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

answered, “It’s

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

as Lilly’s artwork, but it was

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

started, “My cousin and I

message in response. “You two draw well! Do

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

had both photos posted on

well, but the light in her eyes

this what being praised is

me and tells

get attention even

as

girl who schemes and is here to rob me of my

she’s not like that

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

armed with small buckets and catching fish in

again turned

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

manor wasn’t completely enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were

manor and the back mountain were only separated by iron railings that integrated themselves

through the iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and found her playing

left her discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What if she

the top of her

with Hannah when she

up to see the woman on the other side of the iron

began to look around. “Huh? Is that Mommy’s

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

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

mind the image of the ‘person’ from the

sprinted off into the safety of

a loss

course, it’s because

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

was leading

aunt, she absolutely despised the

**

Josh returned from their remedial lessons that

sons were present as it

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

down on her fork. “What

meant as

going out into the wild and living

confused. “But we have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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