Spoiled by Eight Uncles

The rest of the Crawford brothers narrowed their eyes when they heard Anthony’s words.

Gilbert loosened his wrists and cracked his knuckles; Edward, an architectural engineer with a fiery temper and tanned skin, scoffed and grabbed a rebar from nowhere.

“We’re law-abiding citizens. How can we openly assault someone in public?” Bryson, the good-natured Captain, said gently. He interjected a nurse nearby and said, “Hello, do you have a gunny sack in the storeroom?”

The nurse stuttered, “Yeah… yeah… we have a polybag and some paper boxes in the pharmacy.” She suggested the paper boxes instead, assuming they wanted to store something.

Bryson smiled and said, “Thank you. A gunny sack will be sufficient.”

The Crawford brothers thought, a sack will be useful to beat up someone.

Meanwhile, Stephen shivered in the cold as he waited outside the VIP wards. He swore in his heart, I’ve been up all night, and it’s almost daylight. Where the hell are the Crawfords?

Richard left earlier because he could not stand the cold any longer. He reminded Stephen to stay put and demonstrate their sincerity before he left.

Spring nights were colder than winter nights. Stephen could feel the biting cold filling his lungs with every breath of the stale air. The long wait had also left him hungry and exhausted. All he wanted to do was return home, take a warm, relaxing shower, and sleep the rest of the day away.

could be at. Stephen decided it was pointless to wait any longer after another

once the Crawfords leave…” Before he could continue, he experienced

the hell! Who are you?” Stephen screamed in

did not typically get their hands dirty but could not help themselves when they considered Lilly’s unfortunate situation. Their resentment grew as they remembered Lilly’s body of injuries and how she had cautiously asked if there would be food when she returned home and if they would hurt

and at his captors’ mercy. “Do you know who I am? I’m the President of Ador Hatcher Corporation. How dare you attack me! I

the assault. Everyone

appeared to have backed down.

agonizing cries rang out throughout

made matters worse was that he had

were awake, he would notice the lack of sincerity in her eyes. The woman appeared to be a worried wife, but she was secretly

told her of the news yesterday. She fumed inwardly, how did that bastard become the only beloved daughter of the Crawford

that Stephen was on the verge of bankruptcy after incurring numerous debts. Debbie believed that a young and beautiful lady like her had a good chance of finding a new husband; one who was wealthier and more powerful than Stephen. If

had never been kind to her. Stephen had even admitted in his drunken stupor that he despised her presence. Hence, Debbie felt that it was safe to pin the blame

tingled at the prospect of offending one of the four greatest families. What should I do? I’ll be in trouble if they find out the truth. I need to figure out how to keep Lilly

the room was completely empty and deathly quiet. She was feeling insecure and uneasy

lit up when she saw Gilbert enter the room.