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?

couldn’t help but light up when he

cheerfully answered, “It’s

as he studied her artwork. Her art skills weren’t bad in the

be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it was

and took a picture of both hers and

voice record button and started, “My cousin and

voice message in response. “You two draw well!

turned to ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the

had both photos posted

well, but the light in her eyes

what being praised is

Mommy praises me and tells me

get attention even if I

looked at Lilly as she

and Mommy say Lilly is a bad girl who

like that

her mother’s company and no one willing to play with her that afternoon, she went seeking out

buckets and catching fish in a

had returned earlier but was once again turned away before she had even

leave without seeing her daughter. That was

were surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded by the lake as its

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

the iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and found her

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

out from the top

fish with Hannah when she suddenly heard

the woman on the other

around.

“No,

with the buckets. “Hurry up,

immediately called to mind the image of

the safety of

was at a loss for

course, it’s because

she entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized

was leading

was livid. As her aunt, she

**

returned from their remedial

present as

home all day?

she bit down on her fork. “What is

the term ‘camping’ meant as she had never been exposed

“Camping means going

we have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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