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

as he studied her artwork. Her art

as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with

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

button and started, “My cousin and I

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

gave him the go-ahead

soon had both photos posted

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

what being praised

tells me I

get attention even if

looked at Lilly as she thought about

Mommy say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and

not like that at

play with her

armed with small buckets and catching fish

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

without seeing her

by high walls while others were surrounded by the

back mountain were only separated by iron railings that integrated

noticed her daughter

is a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious child

the top

Hannah when she suddenly

woman on the other

began to look around.

covered her ears. “No, you didn’t hear a

and ran back inside with the

to mind the image of the ‘person’ from the

off into the safety of

at a loss for

course, it’s because

Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone around

she was leading Hannah

was livid. As her aunt, she

**

Drake, and Josh returned from their remedial lessons

Crawford sons were present as it was a

it boring being home all day? Let’s go camping at

bit down

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

explained, “Camping means going out into

“But we have a house? Is

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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