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 up

answered,

raised a brow as he studied her artwork. Her

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

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

the voice record button and started, “My cousin

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

and joyfully gave him

had both photos

couldn’t read well, but the light in her eyes grew brighter when she was shown

this what being praised

praises me and tells me

attention even if I

as

Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and is here

she’s not like that

her mother’s company and no one willing to play with her that afternoon,

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

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

was no way she was willing to leave without seeing her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about outside

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

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

iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and found her playing

good girl. What if she

out from the top of

was catching fish with Hannah when she

woman on the other side of the

around. “Huh? Is that

immediately covered her ears. “No,

inside with

called to mind the image of

off into the safety of the manor without looking

at a loss

course, it’s

the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone

she was leading

As her aunt, she

**

Josh returned from their remedial

sons were present as it was

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

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

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

explained, “Camping means going out into the wild and

we have a house? Is it no

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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