Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Lilly looked around, yet she still saw only an empty room. “Who are you?” she asked in a shaking voice.

“I’m your master,” the voice answered calmly.

The little girl scowled at the absurd response. “I don’t have a master,” she said firmly.

Suddenly, a shadowy figure sat in the chair next to the bed. The young man, dressed in a white robe, was not visible to the rest. He had blood-red lips, piercing grey eyes, and a high nose. He exuded a cold, sinister aura.

The man glared at the little girl before him and thought, I thought she was going to be an ignorant dumb child. It seems like it isn’t that easy to fool her…

“Tulip.” Before he could continue, Lilly hissed, “My name is not Tulip. I’m Lilly.”

The man rubbed his chin and said, “I’m really your master. Your mum asked me to be your master when she was still around.”

“No, she won’t,” Lilly protested. She did not believe her mother would give her up to a stranger.

The man was speechless at her denial. When Jean was about to die, she saw him and begged him to protect Lilly and the Crawfords. The little girl was only two years old then and could not see his spiritual body. However, the fact remains that he was her master! When Lilly was on the verge of death two days ago, she could finally hear his voice. Nonetheless, she refused to believe his words.

The man rubbed his nose and stated, “Jean Crawford is your mother, and you are Lilly Hatcher. I know who you are.”

Lilly pursed her lips and retorted, “Everyone knows that.”

be able to bully her if it weren’t for her petite

we can do the ceremonious activities. My name is Pablo Belmont. I was

Pablo explained, “It’s natural that you don’t know who I am because I wasn’t born in your era. However, I’m a talented man. I can teach you many things, such as

with silence, she

not even when she was crying or hurt. For the past year, she tried her best to avoid stepping on anyone’s toes. Despite her efforts, her father and grandparents did not adore her. Debbie even beat her

stated solemnly. His face hardened, and he

later. This is my welcome gift for you.”

sensation and found red threads circling her wrist. The room fell silent once again. She looked around but saw no

Finally, she was well enough

to heal so quickly. Given the severity of her injuries, I expected

glued to the red string around

patted her head gently. “What’s this?” He pointed to the red string and asked curiously. He did not remember seeing the

asked, “Where’s my rabbit, Uncle

that while Lilly was unconscious, she held on to a worn-out rabbit stuffed animal. He quickly wiped the snow off the little girl and emptied her bag to get her ready for the

Gilbert spoke gently. He quickly added, “I can get

tried desperately to stop the tears from streaming down her cheeks. She squeaked,

the only thing left. It was the only thing Mommy had left for me, and it was now gone. Mommy’s gone, my so-called master is gone, and my rabbit

and saw Gilbert and a tearful Lilly, he

to admit the rabbit was gone for good for fear of upsetting Lilly. If he said it was with the Hatchers,

brand new toy, Lilly. Don’t be upset.” He was