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

cheerfully answered, “It’s

brow as he studied her artwork. Her art

Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled

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

button and started, “My

was quick to send a voice message in response. “You two draw well!

joyfully gave him the go-ahead after

had both photos posted

the light in her eyes

being praised

Mommy praises me and tells me

get attention even if I

Lilly as she thought about

bad girl who schemes and is here to rob me of

she’s not like that at

to play with her

buckets and

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

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

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

only separated by iron railings that integrated themselves with the very

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

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

the top of her lungs. “Over here,

fish with Hannah when

see the woman on

to look around.

ears. “No, you didn’t hear a

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

immediately called to mind the image of the ‘person’

off into the safety of the manor without looking

a loss for

course, it’s because

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

she was leading Hannah

was livid. As her aunt, she absolutely despised the

**

and Josh returned from their remedial lessons that

eight Crawford sons were present as it was a

home all day? Let’s

as she bit down on her fork.

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

“Camping means going out

“But we have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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