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.”

would never be able to bully her if it weren’t for her petite stature

do the ceremonious activities. My name is Pablo Belmont. I was a formidable man in my past

Lilly’s confused expression, 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

great men perish?” Lilly inquired. When she realized her question had met with silence, she asked again, “If

master, why did you leave me alone?” Nobody cared about her since her mother died, not even when she was crying

solemnly. His face hardened, and he offered no further explanation. Lilly

and said, “Get some rest. I’ll be back later. This is my welcome gift for you.” He had rushed to see Lilly and needed to return

room fell silent once again. She looked around but saw

mostly recovered. Finally, she was well

severity of her injuries, I expected it to take

eyes glued to the red string around her wrist. She

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

and asked, “Where’s my

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 emergency room. He tossed the filthy rabbit aside

that it’s gone,” Gilbert spoke gently. He quickly added, “I can get you a brand new rabbit toy. I’m going to buy

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

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

Anthony entered the room and saw Gilbert and a tearful Lilly, he scowled and asked solemnly, “What

Hatcher Mansion,” Gilbert said innocently. He did not want to admit the rabbit was gone for good for fear of upsetting Lilly. If he said it was with the Hatchers, there was a glimmer of

He was more than capable of purchasing all the rabbit toys in the