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 light up when

answered,

her artwork. Her art

Lilly’s artwork, but it was

both hers and Hannah’s drawings before

the voice record button and started, “My cousin and

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

turned to ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the

had both photos

couldn’t read well, but the light in her eyes grew brighter

being praised is

me and tells me I do

attention even if I don’t

at Lilly as she thought about

say Lilly is a bad girl who

like that at

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

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

but was once again turned away

leave without seeing her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about

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

separated by iron

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

discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What

called out from the top of her lungs.

was catching fish with Hannah

up to see the woman on the

around. “Huh? Is that Mommy’s

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

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

image of the ‘person’

off into the safety

a

it’s

entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly

she was leading Hannah

was livid. As her aunt, she absolutely despised the

**

Drake, and Josh returned from

were present as it was

nudged Lilly, “Isn’t it boring being home all day? Let’s go camping at the wetlands park

bit down on her

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

means going out into the

have

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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