Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Chapter 38

Winona kept checking her phone and waited till it was nearly 11.

Hannah should be awake by now.

Helen didn’t seem worried. “Wait and see! Someone will call in ten minutes and ask you to return.”

“What if they don’t?”

The elderly woman shook her head. “That’s not possible. They will, at most, try to act as if nothing is wrong. There’s no doubt that they will call.”

Winona waited until noon, and yet there was still no news from the Crawfords.

She couldn’t stay and do nothing anymore. “No, I have to go check on her!”

Helen tried to stop her to no avail. Why is my daughter so impatient?!

What child could bear to leave her mother’s side? What was the hurry?

**

Back at the Crawford manor.

Lilly was drawing with Hannah.

“For you.” Lilly handed Hannah a piece of paper.

Hannah harrumphed. “I don’t want yours.”

Despite her barbed words, she still accepted the paper.

Lilly was confused. “I thought you didn’t want it.”

Hannah stiffly muttered, “Mine isn’t white enough. I’ll use yours instead!”

“…”

Both of them drew something. “I’m going to show everyone my art!”

She then went searching for Hugh.

Hugh took off his reading glasses and asked, “What did you draw today?”

Lilly showed it off. “Look, Grandpa! It’s an egg.”

The elderly man couldn’t help but laugh. “And you, Hannah?”

Hannah felt depressed at the sight of her cousin and her grandfather getting along so well. Does Grandpa not like me?

help but light up

answered, “It’s a

a brow as he studied her artwork. Her art skills

as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with

phone and took a picture of both hers and Hannah’s drawings before sending

and started, “My

response. “You two draw well! Do you mind if

and joyfully gave him the go-ahead

photos posted

her eyes grew brighter when

what being

me and tells me I

still get attention

as she

who schemes and is here to rob me

she’s not like

no one willing to play with

were now armed with small buckets and catching fish in a shallow

once again turned away before she had even set foot

was willing to leave without seeing her

high walls while others were surrounded

manor and the back mountain were only separated by iron railings that integrated themselves with the

Winona noticed her daughter from a distance,

discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious child after

called out from the top of her lungs. “Over

with Hannah when she suddenly

see the woman on the other side of

began to look around. “Huh? Is

“No, you didn’t

back inside with the buckets. “Hurry up, there’s a monster

to mind the image

off into the safety of the manor without looking

was at a

it’s

she entered the Crawford household, Hannah

she was leading

was livid. As her aunt, she

**

from their remedial

were present

nudged Lilly, “Isn’t it boring being home all day? Let’s go camping

her questioningly as she bit down on her fork. “What is camping,

term ‘camping’ meant as she had never

grinned and explained, “Camping means going out into the wild and

“But we have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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