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?

but

answered, “It’s

as he studied her artwork.

as Lilly’s

grandfather’s phone and took a picture of both hers

hit the voice record button and started, “My

response. “You two draw

gave him

both photos posted on his

light in her

this what being praised

Mommy praises me and tells

attention

at Lilly as she thought about

a bad girl who

she’s not like

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

now armed with small buckets and catching fish

once again turned away before she had even set foot

willing to leave without seeing her daughter.

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

separated by iron railings that integrated

railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a

her discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What

from the top of her lungs. “Over here,

was catching fish with Hannah when she suddenly heard

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

began to look around. “Huh?

ears. “No,

hand and ran back inside with the buckets. “Hurry

the image of

sprinted off into the safety of the manor without looking

a loss

it’s because

Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone

was leading Hannah

her aunt, she

**

Drake, and Josh returned from their

were present as

all day? Let’s go camping

she bit down

meant as

grinned and explained, “Camping means going out into the wild

we have

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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