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

answered, “It’s a

a brow as he studied her artwork.

might not be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled

of both hers and Hannah’s

started, “My

message in response. “You two draw well! Do you

ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the go-ahead after getting

soon had both photos posted on his

in her eyes grew

being

me and tells

get attention even

looked at Lilly as she thought about

a bad girl who schemes and is here

she’s not like that

play with her that

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

returned earlier but was once again turned away

willing to leave without seeing her

enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were

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

was through the iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from

discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What if she

the top of her

fish with Hannah when she

woman on the other side of

to look around. “Huh?

ears. “No, you didn’t hear

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

called to mind the image of

the safety of the manor without looking

at a loss

it’s because

Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized

was leading

aunt, she absolutely despised

**

Josh returned from

sons were present as

all day? Let’s go

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

wasn’t quite sure what the term ‘camping’ meant as she had never been exposed

explained, “Camping means going out into the wild and

have a

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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