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 up when

cheerfully answered,

as he studied her artwork. Her art

as Lilly’s artwork, but it

took a picture of both hers and

started, “My cousin and I

voice message in response. “You two draw well!

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

had both photos posted

the light in her eyes grew brighter

being praised is

and tells me I

get attention

at Lilly as she thought about

bad girl who schemes and is here to rob

she’s not like that at

willing to play with her

buckets and catching

returned earlier but was once again turned away before she

to leave without seeing her daughter. That was why

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

were only separated by iron railings that integrated themselves with

her daughter from a

a good girl. What if she becomes a

out from the top of her lungs.

with Hannah when

looked up to see the woman on the other side of the iron

began to look around.

her ears. “No, you didn’t hear a

hand and ran back inside with the buckets. “Hurry up, there’s

immediately called to mind the image of the ‘person’ from the

into the safety of the manor

a

course, it’s because

Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by

was leading

livid. As her aunt, she

**

returned from their remedial lessons that

present as it

it boring being home all day? Let’s go

bit down on

term ‘camping’ meant as she had never been exposed

going out

confused. “But we have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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