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

cheerfully answered, “It’s a

he studied her artwork. Her art skills weren’t bad in the

as Lilly’s artwork, but

both hers

voice record button and started, “My

voice message in response. “You two draw well! Do you mind if I post these on

Hannah and joyfully gave him the go-ahead after getting Hannah’s

soon had both photos

her eyes grew brighter when

being praised is

me and tells me I do a

can still get attention

Lilly as

is a bad girl who schemes and is here to rob me of my

not like that

play

buckets and catching fish

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

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

enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while

and the back mountain were only separated by iron railings that

was through the iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance,

good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious

called out from the top

with Hannah when

see the woman on the other

to look around.

ears. “No, you

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

mind the image of the ‘person’

sprinted off into the safety of the

a loss

it’s

since she entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone

she was

was livid. As her aunt, she absolutely

**

from their remedial lessons that

were present as it was a

nudged Lilly, “Isn’t it boring being home all day? Let’s

questioningly as she bit down on her fork. “What is

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

means going out into the wild

have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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