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 light

answered, “It’s

brow as he studied her artwork. Her art skills weren’t

as Lilly’s artwork, but it was

used her grandfather’s phone and took a picture of both hers

and started, “My

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

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

soon had both photos

well, but the light in her eyes

what being

me and tells me I do a

attention even

Lilly as she thought about

bad girl who schemes and is here to

not like

one willing to play with her that afternoon, she

now armed with small buckets and catching fish

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

way she was willing to leave without seeing her

high walls while others were surrounded by the lake as its

by

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

girl. What if she becomes a

the top of her lungs. “Over

catching fish with Hannah

up to see the woman on the other side

began to look around. “Huh? Is that Mommy’s

covered her ears. “No, you

back inside with the buckets. “Hurry

mind the image of the

safety of the manor without looking

was at a loss for

course, it’s because of

household, Hannah had been

was leading

As her aunt, she

**

from their remedial lessons

eight Crawford sons were present as

“Isn’t it boring being home all day?

as she bit down on her fork.

term ‘camping’ meant as she had never

explained, “Camping means going

have a house? Is it no

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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