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

cheerfully answered, “It’s

raised a brow as he studied her artwork. Her art skills weren’t bad in the

as Lilly’s artwork, but

phone and took a picture of both

and started, “My

“You two draw well! Do you mind if

turned to ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the go-ahead

had both photos posted on

but the light in her eyes grew brighter

this what being praised

and tells me I do a good

still get attention even

looked at Lilly as she

girl who schemes and is here

like

mother’s company and no one willing to play with her that afternoon, she went seeking

with small buckets and catching fish in a

but was once again turned away before

her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about outside the Crawford

enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while

mountain were only separated by iron railings that integrated themselves

railing that Winona noticed her daughter from

a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious

the top of her lungs.

Hannah when she suddenly heard Winona’s

the woman on the

look around. “Huh? Is

“No, you didn’t hear

with the buckets. “Hurry

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

the safety of the manor

at a loss

it’s

Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone around

she was

As her aunt,

**

Josh returned from

present as it was

nudged Lilly, “Isn’t it boring being home all day? Let’s go camping

questioningly as she bit down on

what the term ‘camping’ meant as she had

means going out into the

have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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