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

answered, “It’s

artwork. Her art skills weren’t bad

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

took a picture of both

started, “My cousin and I

“You two draw well! Do you mind if

ask Hannah and joyfully gave

soon had both photos posted on his

well, but the light in her eyes

being

and tells me I

attention even

Lilly as she thought about

say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and

like

willing to play with her that afternoon, she went seeking

armed with small buckets and catching fish

once again turned away before

was no way she was willing to leave without seeing her daughter.

wasn’t completely enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded by the lake as its

were only separated by

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

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

called out from the top of her lungs.

fish with Hannah when

looked up to see the woman on the other side of the iron

began to look around. “Huh? Is that Mommy’s

immediately covered her ears. “No, you

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

mind the image of the

sprinted off into the safety of the manor

was at a loss

it’s because of

household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone

she was leading Hannah

livid. As her aunt, she absolutely

**

from their remedial lessons that

were present as it was a

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

tilted her questioningly as she bit down on her

‘camping’ meant

going out into

we have a house? Is

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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