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?

couldn’t help but light up

answered, “It’s

raised a brow as he studied her artwork. Her art skills

Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with

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

started, “My cousin

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

turned to ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the go-ahead after getting

soon had both photos posted on

well, but the light in her eyes grew brighter when she was shown

being praised

Mommy praises me and tells me I do a

get attention

at Lilly as she thought

Mommy say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and is here

she’s not like that

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

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

was once again turned away before she had even set

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

high walls while others were surrounded by

only separated by iron railings that integrated

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

is a good girl. What if she becomes

out from the top

was catching fish with Hannah when she suddenly heard

to see the woman on

around. “Huh? Is that

her ears. “No, you

with the buckets. “Hurry up, there’s

to mind the image of the ‘person’ from the

the safety

was at a loss for

it’s

the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone around

was leading Hannah

livid. As her aunt, she

**

from their remedial lessons that

were present

nudged Lilly, “Isn’t it boring being home all

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

what the term ‘camping’ meant as she

grinned and explained, “Camping means going

was confused. “But we have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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