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 up when

answered,

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

Lilly’s artwork, but it was

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

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

two draw well! Do you mind if

ask Hannah and joyfully gave him the

both photos posted on

couldn’t read well, but the light in her eyes grew brighter when she was shown the

being praised is

Mommy praises me and tells me I do

attention even if I don’t

as she thought about

girl who schemes and is here to rob me of my

she’s not like that

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

small buckets and catching fish in a shallow pond

returned earlier but was once again turned away before she had

way she was willing to leave without seeing her

by high walls while others

by iron railings that

iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance,

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

from the top of

catching fish with Hannah

woman on the other side

around. “Huh? Is

“No, you didn’t hear

back inside with

immediately called to mind the image of the

safety of the manor

was at a

it’s

entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by

she was

As her aunt,

**

Drake, and Josh returned from their remedial lessons that

Crawford sons were present

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

as she bit down on her fork.

the term ‘camping’ meant as she had

“Camping means going out

was confused. “But we have a house?

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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