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

be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but

took a picture of both hers and Hannah’s

voice record button and started, “My cousin

“You two draw well! Do

ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the

soon had both photos

the light in her eyes grew brighter when she was shown

being praised is

praises me and tells me I do a

still get attention

at Lilly as she

girl who schemes and is here to rob me of

she’s not like that

play with her that afternoon,

now armed with small buckets and catching fish

had returned earlier but was once again turned away before

willing to leave without seeing her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about outside the Crawford

surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded

by iron railings that integrated

iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from

daughter is a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious child

Winona called out from the top of

catching fish with Hannah when she suddenly heard

the woman on the other side of the iron

around. “Huh? Is that Mommy’s

ears. “No, you didn’t hear

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

immediately called to mind the image of

sprinted off into the safety of

was at a

it’s because

Hannah had

she was

her aunt, she absolutely despised

**

Josh returned from their remedial

present

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

questioningly as she bit down on her fork.

the term ‘camping’ meant as she had

going out into the wild

have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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