Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Chapter 4 Would They Abandon Her Again?

Stephen went around the hospital looking for people, trying to find out what was going on. However, everyone he encountered told him that they did not know what was happening either.

By now, the Hatchers were so cold they were shivering uncontrollably in the icy corridor. The Crawfords would not see them either. It was becoming unbearable to wait there.

Paula was the first to admit defeat. “I’m going to see Debbie…”

Debbie was also warded at this hospital, but she was in the maternity wing.

Stephen and Richard could not stand it any longer either, but they did not want to leave so they had no choice but to keep on waiting in the interminable cold…

Incessant complaints filled their minds. They had no idea, however, that this was only the beginning of their troubles!

…

Lilly could hear the quiet beeping of machines around her. There were also people talking, but very indistinctly.

However, there was one voice in particular that was very clear.

“Lilly…Lilly dear…hey, little Tulip! You have to wake up soon, okay? If you don’t, I’ll…”

Lilly felt as if a small swarm of bees was buzzing beside her ear and chattering to her. It was just a little bit tiresome.

Who was this person talking to her?

Lilly’s eyelids fluttered slightly and she finally opened her eyes, only to see a snowy-white wall right in front of her.

A group of people surrounded her bed. Pursing her lips, she carefully scrutinized them.

Gilbert reacted enthusiastically; he was also the first to speak. “Lilly! You’re awake now! I’m your Uncle Gilbert…”

The rest of the Crawfords did not even dare to breathe; they watched Lilly tensely.

Lilly found herself at a loss. “Uncle Gilbert?”

Her pretty little face was expressionless and wooden. She looked just like a fragile porcelain doll.

It sounded as if she were repeating a foreign phrase.

Hugh’s mouth tightened into a hard line. Lilly was very thin; she was so tiny that the hospital bed seemed very large.

It hurt to see her like that, so much so that it was hard to breathe.

I’m your mother’s brother. My name is Gilbert. You telephoned me earlier, do you

her brow. After a moment, she let

She remembered now.

called Uncle Gilbert’s

had ignored her

her uncles want

come to look for me?” Lilly

bed nodded vigorously. Bryson added, “Lilly, I’m your Uncle Bryson. We’re all here to take you back home

“That’s right. We’re here to take you home, Lilly. In the future, no one will dare

at each of

going to

they would abandon her again

beat her and starve

how silent she was, the Crawfords felt even

had much experience handling children. One

the eldest Crawford boy; he was 40 years old and had two children. Liam, the second son, was 38 and

interacting with children; after hesitating for a moment, he asked bluntly,

in his customary inflexible, rather harsh way, his siblings all glared

coughed slightly in embarrassment. By nature, he was a taciturn

the air was so thick one could cut it with

closer to Lilly’s bed and very tenderly caressed her hair. In as gentle a voice as he could muster, he asked, “Lilly darling,

silence for a while before

need a proper name; they’d discuss that when

named her. She didn’t have any

a dull ache in his heart. How had this child passed her days in the Hatcher household without even a

anger, he asked, “Well then, Lilly, can you

his direction with an effort, staring at

world had been so very dark but this man had broken through that

trembled slightly and she asked, “Uncle Gilbert…when we go home, am I…am I

were dumbfounded when they

if she was

could muster up a response, Lilly asked again in a tiny voice, “Will you

simple four words almost made Hugh

was afraid she would

she endured in

and inadequately dressed for the

she awoke in fright, and in summer

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