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?

couldn’t help but light up

cheerfully answered,

brow as he studied her artwork. Her

be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but

both hers and Hannah’s

hit the voice record button and started, “My cousin and I

a voice message in response. “You two

Hannah and joyfully gave him the go-ahead after getting

photos posted

her eyes grew brighter when she was

what being praised is

Mommy praises me and tells me

get attention even if I

Lilly as she thought

Mommy say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and is

not like that

no one willing to play with her that afternoon,

now armed with small buckets and catching fish in a shallow pond

had returned earlier but was once again turned away before she

without seeing her daughter. That was why

manor wasn’t completely enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded by the lake as its natural

and the back mountain were only separated by iron

iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and

sight left her discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What if she

from the top

with Hannah when she suddenly heard Winona’s

looked up to see the woman on the

to look around. “Huh? Is

covered her ears. “No, you didn’t hear

ran back inside with the buckets.

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

sprinted off into the safety of

was at a loss for

course, it’s because of

Crawford household, Hannah had been

she was leading

livid. As her aunt,

**

from their remedial lessons

sons were present as it was a

all

questioningly as she bit down on her fork.

term ‘camping’ meant as she had

means going out into the

“But we have a house? Is it no

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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