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?

eyes couldn’t help but light

cheerfully answered, “It’s a

artwork.

not be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but

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

button and started, “My cousin and I drew these, old

two

joyfully gave him the go-ahead after getting

had both photos posted on

in her eyes grew brighter when she was shown

what being praised

tells me I

get attention even if

as

is a bad girl who schemes and

she’s not like that

no one willing to play with her that afternoon, she

and catching

earlier but was once again turned away before she

to leave without seeing her daughter. That

wasn’t completely enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while

by iron railings that integrated themselves

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

sight left her discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What if

from the top of her

fish with Hannah

on

began to look around. “Huh? Is

covered her ears. “No,

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

called to mind the image of the ‘person’ from the night

off into the safety of the manor

a

course, it’s because

she entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone

was leading Hannah

her aunt, she absolutely despised

**

returned from their remedial lessons

sons were present as it

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

her questioningly as she bit down on her

meant as she had

means going

we have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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