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, “It’s

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

Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with childlike

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

the voice record button and started, “My cousin and I drew these,

response. “You two draw well! Do you mind if

to ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the

soon had both photos posted on his

in her eyes grew brighter

being praised is

me and tells me

get attention even if I

looked at Lilly as she thought

is a bad girl who

not like that

mother’s company and no one willing to play with her that afternoon, she went seeking out

armed with small buckets and catching fish in a

once again turned away before

her daughter. That was why she blindly

completely enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded by the lake as its

only separated by iron

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

is a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious child after

Winona called out from the top of her lungs.

catching fish with Hannah when she suddenly heard

the woman on the other side

around. “Huh?

ears. “No,

with the

to mind the image of the ‘person’ from the night

the safety of the manor

was at a

it’s because of

entered the Crawford household, Hannah

was

was livid. As her aunt, she absolutely despised the

**

and Josh returned from their remedial lessons

eight Crawford sons were present as it

“Isn’t it boring being home all day? Let’s go camping at the

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

quite sure what the term ‘camping’ meant as she

means going out into the

“But we have a house? Is

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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