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

cheerfully answered, “It’s

raised a brow as he studied her artwork. Her art

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

her grandfather’s phone and took a picture of both hers and Hannah’s

the voice record button and started, “My cousin and I drew these,

was quick to send a voice message in response. “You two draw well!

Hannah and joyfully gave him the go-ahead after getting Hannah’s

photos posted

the light in her eyes grew brighter when she was shown

being praised

me and tells me I

get attention even if I don’t

at Lilly as she thought about

who

like that at

mother’s company and no one willing to play with her

buckets and catching fish in a shallow pond in

returned earlier but was once again turned

way she was willing to leave without seeing her daughter. That was why she

high walls while others were

back mountain were only separated by iron railings that integrated

Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and found her playing

left her discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious child after

the top of her lungs.

fish with Hannah when she suddenly

see the woman on the other side

look around. “Huh?

her ears. “No, you didn’t

with the

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

off into the safety of the manor

was at a loss for

course, it’s because of

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

she was leading

her aunt,

**

and Josh returned from their remedial lessons

sons were present as it

nudged Lilly, “Isn’t it boring being home all day?

she bit down on her

sure what the term ‘camping’ meant as she had

“Camping means going out into

have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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