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?

eyes couldn’t help but light up when

cheerfully answered,

her artwork. Her art skills weren’t

as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with childlike

both hers

the voice record button and started, “My cousin

voice message in response. “You two draw well! Do you mind if I post

joyfully gave him the

soon had both photos

her eyes grew brighter when she

this what being

me and tells me I do

still get attention even

Lilly as she thought about

bad girl who schemes and is here to rob

she’s not like that

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

small buckets and catching fish in a shallow pond

was once again turned away before she

to leave without seeing her daughter.

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 railings that integrated

her

daughter is a good girl. What if she becomes

top

Hannah when she suddenly heard Winona’s

up to see the woman on the other side

to look around.

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

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

image of the ‘person’ from the night

into the safety of the manor without

was at a

course, it’s because of

the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by

was leading

aunt,

**

Josh returned from their remedial lessons

Crawford sons were present

“Isn’t it boring being home all day? Let’s go camping at

she bit down on her fork. “What is camping,

meant as she

going out into the

was confused. “But we have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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