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?

but light up when

cheerfully answered, “It’s a

he studied her artwork. Her art skills weren’t bad in

as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled

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

button and started, “My cousin and I

“You two draw well! Do you

gave him

had both photos posted on

well, but the light in her

what being

Mommy praises me and tells me I do

get attention

looked at Lilly as she thought

say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes

she’s not like

and no one willing to play with her that afternoon, she went seeking

now armed with small buckets and catching fish

earlier but was once again turned away before

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

Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded

were only separated by iron railings that integrated

through the iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from

My daughter is a good girl. What if she

Winona called out from the top of her lungs.

Hannah when she suddenly

on the other side of the

around. “Huh? Is

covered her ears. “No, you

Hannah’s hand and ran back inside with

immediately called to mind the image of

off into the safety of

at a loss

course, it’s

the Crawford household, Hannah

she was leading

As her aunt, she absolutely despised

**

from their remedial lessons that

were present as it was

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

bit down on her fork.

quite sure what the term ‘camping’ meant as she had never been exposed

grinned and explained, “Camping means going out into the wild and

have a house? Is it no

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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