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?

help but

answered, “It’s a

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

as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with childlike

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

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

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

gave him the go-ahead after getting

had both photos posted on his social

but the light in her eyes grew brighter

this what being praised is

praises me and tells me

attention even if I don’t

looked at Lilly as she

bad girl who schemes and is here to rob me of

not like that

to play with

armed with small buckets and catching fish in a shallow

once again turned away before she

her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about outside

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

mountain were only separated by iron railings that integrated themselves with the

her daughter from

discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What

called out from the top of

catching fish with Hannah when she suddenly heard Winona’s

to see the woman on the other side of the iron

to look around. “Huh? Is

ears. “No, you didn’t

and ran back inside with the buckets.

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

sprinted off into the safety of the manor

was at a loss

it’s because

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

was leading Hannah

As her aunt, she

**

Drake, and Josh returned from their

were present as

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

her questioningly as she bit down

meant as

going out into the wild

“But we have a house? Is

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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