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 when he

cheerfully answered, “It’s a

studied her artwork. Her art skills weren’t bad in the

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

grandfather’s phone and took a picture of both hers and Hannah’s drawings before sending it to Lawrence

and started,

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

gave him the

both photos

but the light in her eyes grew brighter when

being praised

me and tells

attention

at Lilly as

girl who schemes and is here

like that at

one willing to play with

now armed with small buckets and catching fish in a

but was once again turned away before she had even set

to leave without seeing her daughter. That was

completely enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded by

and the back mountain were only separated by iron railings that

that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance,

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

the top

was catching fish with Hannah

the woman on the other side of

around. “Huh? Is

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

back inside with the buckets. “Hurry up, there’s a monster

mind the image

off into the safety of

was at a loss for

it’s because

entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone around

she was

aunt,

**

returned from their

Crawford sons were present as it was

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

bit down on her fork. “What is camping,

wasn’t quite sure what the term ‘camping’ meant as

“Camping means going out into the wild

have a

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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