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

cheerfully answered,

brow as he studied her artwork. Her art skills weren’t

as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it

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

voice record button and started, “My

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

and joyfully gave

photos posted on his

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

being

praises me and tells me

still get attention even if I don’t

looked at Lilly as she

say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and is here to rob me

not like

and no one willing to play with

small buckets and catching fish

returned earlier but was once again turned away before she

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

completely enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls

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

Winona noticed her

daughter is a good girl. What if she

the top of her lungs.

was catching fish with Hannah when she suddenly heard

on the other side of the iron

around. “Huh?

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

and ran back inside with the buckets. “Hurry up, there’s a monster

called to mind the image of

safety of the manor

was at a loss

course, it’s because

she entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly

was leading

aunt, she absolutely

**

and Josh returned from their remedial lessons

sons were present

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

bit down on her fork. “What is

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

going out into

was confused. “But we have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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