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?

but

answered, “It’s

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

be as dynamic as Lilly’s

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

record button and started, “My cousin and

quick to send a voice message in response. “You two draw well! Do you mind if

joyfully gave him the go-ahead after

both photos posted

her eyes grew brighter when she was shown the

this what being praised is

praises me and tells me I

can still get attention

at Lilly as she

say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and is here to rob me

like that at

to play with

were now armed with small buckets and catching

but was once again turned away before she had even set foot

to leave without seeing her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about outside

enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded by the lake as

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

that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and found her

a good girl. What if

out from the top of

catching fish with Hannah when she suddenly

see the woman on

began to look around. “Huh? Is

ears. “No,

Hannah’s hand and ran back inside with the buckets. “Hurry

immediately called to mind the image of the ‘person’

off into the safety

at a loss

it’s

entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized

was leading

livid. As her aunt, she absolutely

**

from their remedial

eight Crawford sons were present as it

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

down

wasn’t quite sure what the term ‘camping’ meant as she

explained, “Camping means going out into

was confused. “But we have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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