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

cheerfully answered, “It’s

brow as he studied her artwork. Her

not be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with

of both hers and Hannah’s drawings before sending it to Lawrence

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

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

to ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the

both photos posted on his social

in her eyes grew brighter when she

being

Mommy praises me and tells

get attention even if I don’t

as she

say Lilly is a bad girl who

not like that

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

buckets and catching fish in a shallow pond

was once again turned away before she

her daughter. That was

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

only separated by

Winona noticed her

daughter is a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious child after hanging

from the top of her lungs.

fish with Hannah

to see the woman on the other

around. “Huh? Is that

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

and ran back inside with the buckets. “Hurry

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

the safety of

a loss

course, it’s because of

entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized

she was leading Hannah

livid. As her aunt, she absolutely despised

**

Josh returned from their remedial lessons that

present as it was a

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

as she bit down on her

what the term ‘camping’ meant as she had never

“Camping means going

“But we have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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