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.

your mother’s brother. My name is

furrowed her brow. After a moment, she let out

She remembered now.

called Uncle Gilbert’s

ignored

uncles want

to look for me?” Lilly asked

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

take you home, Lilly. In the future, no one will dare to bully you or harass you. If anyone

looked at each of

going to take her

if they would abandon her again once they

they beat her and starve

how silent she was, the Crawfords

experience handling children. One by one, they looked at Anthony

had two children. Liam, the second son, was 38 and also had two

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

he said this in his customary inflexible, rather harsh way, his siblings all glared

slightly in embarrassment. By nature, he was a taciturn person and found it difficult to

so thick one could cut it

bed and very tenderly caressed her hair. In as gentle a voice as he could muster, he asked, “Lilly darling, why don’t you tell us

in silence for a while before replying,

proper name; they’d discuss that when her stepmother gave birth to

named her. She didn’t

felt a dull ache in his heart. How had this child

he asked, “Well then, Lilly, can you

gaze in his direction with an effort, staring at this person who called himself her Uncle

very dark but this man had broken through that darkness like a ray of light and

she asked, “Uncle Gilbert…when we

were dumbfounded when they

she was allowed to eat when

asked again in a

words almost made Hugh

afraid she would be

abuse had she endured in

was half-starved and inadequately

her when she awoke in fright, and in summer no one would bother when she was drenched

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