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?

couldn’t help but light up when

cheerfully answered,

brow as he studied her artwork. Her

Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with childlike

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

voice record button and started, “My

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

ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the go-ahead after

had both photos

well, but the light in her eyes grew brighter

what being praised is

me and tells

get attention even

looked at Lilly as she thought about

bad girl who schemes and

not like that

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

armed with small buckets and catching fish in

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

seeing her

enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while

mountain were only separated by

iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance,

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

Winona called out from the top of her lungs. “Over here,

was catching fish with Hannah when she suddenly heard Winona’s

see the woman on

began to look around. “Huh?

covered her ears. “No, you

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

immediately called to mind the image of the

off into the safety

at a

course, it’s

household, Hannah had been constantly criticized

she was leading Hannah

aunt, she absolutely

**

and Josh returned from their remedial

eight Crawford sons were present as it was

“Isn’t it boring being home all day?

as she bit down on her fork. “What is camping,

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

explained, “Camping means going out

“But we have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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