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?

help but light

cheerfully answered,

studied her artwork. Her art

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

grandfather’s phone and took a picture of both hers and Hannah’s drawings before sending it to

button and started, “My cousin and I drew these,

to send a voice message in response. “You two draw well!

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

both photos posted on his

light in her eyes grew brighter

this what being

and tells me I do a good

can still get attention even if

at Lilly as she

girl who schemes and is here to rob me of my

not like that at

to play with her that

armed with small buckets and catching

but was once again turned away

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

enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls

by iron

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

her discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious

the top of

with Hannah when she suddenly heard

on the other side of the

around. “Huh? Is that Mommy’s

ears. “No, you didn’t

hand and ran back inside with

mind the image of the

the safety of the manor without looking

at a

it’s because of

since she entered the Crawford household, Hannah had

was leading

was livid. As her aunt, she

**

Josh returned from their remedial lessons that

present as it was

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

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

‘camping’ meant as she had never been exposed to

explained, “Camping means going

we have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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