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 light up

answered,

her artwork. Her art skills

might not be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with

both hers and Hannah’s drawings before sending it

and started, “My cousin

two draw well! Do you mind if I post

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

had both photos

her eyes grew brighter when

this what being praised

me and tells me I

can still get attention even if I

looked at Lilly as

say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and is

not like that

company and no one willing to play with her

now armed with small buckets and catching fish in

but was once again turned away before

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

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

separated by iron railings that integrated themselves with the very

railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and

girl. What if she becomes

called out from the top of

Hannah when she

on the other side of the

look around. “Huh? Is that

“No, you didn’t hear

inside with

mind the image of the ‘person’

sprinted off into the safety of the manor without

was at a loss

course, it’s because of

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

she was leading

livid. As her aunt, she absolutely despised the

**

from their remedial

eight Crawford sons were present as it

home all day? Let’s go camping at

down on her fork. “What is camping,

wasn’t quite sure what the term ‘camping’ meant

and explained, “Camping means going

“But we have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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