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,

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

as dynamic as Lilly’s

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

started, “My cousin and I drew

send a voice message in response. “You two draw well! Do you mind

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

photos posted

light in her eyes grew brighter when she was shown

what being

Mommy praises me and tells

get attention even if I

looked at Lilly as she thought about

who schemes

like that

play with her

now armed with small buckets and catching

earlier but was once again turned

to leave without seeing her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about outside the

were surrounded by high walls while others were surrounded by the lake as its

only separated by iron railings that integrated themselves with the very

Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and

good girl. What if she becomes

top of her

with Hannah when

see the woman on the

began to look around. “Huh? Is that

“No, you didn’t

hand and ran back inside with the buckets. “Hurry

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

sprinted off into the safety of the manor without looking

was at a loss

course, it’s because

household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by

she was

aunt, she absolutely

**

and Josh returned from

present

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

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

term ‘camping’ meant as she

grinned and explained, “Camping means going

was confused. “But we have a house? Is

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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