Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 3 Lilly’s Eight Uncles To The Rescue!

Everything happened so fast that the Hatchers had no time to react.

By the time Stephen rushed out, he saw Anthony preparing to get into his car and drive off. However, he had not been in time to see Gilbert brushing the snow off Lilly and picking her up from where she had been kneeling by the gate.

“My goodness! It’s Mr. Anthony Crawford!” Stephen plastered a bright smile onto his face and greeted the other cheerfully. “What brings you here? It’s an honor to have you visiting our humble abode!”

By then, Richard, Paula, and some of the Hatcher servants had hurried out to join Stephen as well, their faces wreathed in smiles of welcome.

When they saw Anthony’s stern, aloof countenance, they became even more fawning and obsequious.

Anthony Crawford was the current head of the Crawford family’s business empire and the CEO of Crawford Holdings!

The Crawford family was one of Clodston’s four influential families; everyone wanted to butter them up and curry favor.

A true aristocratic family like this with old money and such deep ties to Clodston was rare. The Crawfords were an elusive, mysterious entity; they kept themselves out of the limelight. The only thing anyone in Clodston knew for sure was that the Crawfords had eight sons, but even then, few had even set eyes on them.

Anthony was occasionally featured in the headlines of the financial news, which was why the Hatchers had recognized him.

“Mr. Crawford, please come in! It’s freezing out here. We’d love to have you stay a little while if you don’t mind such humble surroundings,” Richard said enthusiastically.

“Yes, yes, please do come in and have something hot!” Stephen chimed in, smiling.

Now that they were in the presence of a truly distinguished person, all the Hatchers could not help trying to ingratiate themselves with him.

The Ador Hatcher Corporation was in dire straits; for the Hatcher family, this was a catastrophe.

However, just a word from Anthony would revive their flagging fortunes!

If luck favored them, they might even become one of Clodston’s top ten influential families…

Anthony’s face betrayed no hint of expression; instead, he studied Stephen with keen eyes.

Was this Lilly’s father?

Still without expression, Anthony declined Richard’s offer coolly and enigmatically. “Very well, Mr. Hatcher and family.”

Without another word, he got into his car and drove off.

The Hatchers stood there, confused and dazed, watching him leave.

Paula was the first to speak. “Mr. Crawford said very well… Does that mean he’s intending to help us?”

Richard frowned. “Given his expression, I don’t think he meant anything complimentary.”

Stephen ordered the servants to enlighten him about what had happened earlier.

the Hatcher Mansion and taken Lilly away, and that a man in black had stripped off

was

Crawfords had eight sons and a daughter. However, the daughter’s health was frail, and she had never appeared

four years

family felt their hearts

was the Crawfords’ daughter… hurry, we need to go and get Lilly

have forced Lilly to kneel in the snow if

her like a goddess

he recalled how he had disciplined Lilly so harshly, he felt

get her back? Do you think we can walk in and take her

a long moment of consideration, he said, “Well, regardless, we’re still Lilly’s blood relations. We’re her grandparents, after all! The Crawfords can’t deny that, no matter how angry they are. Then again, Lilly did cause Debbie’s miscarriage, that’s a

was to teach Lilly not to be an irresponsible

the better of him

was to have a satisfactory explanation for everything. Once that was settled, they would be able to look forward to a future of wealth and

…

Clodston after rescuing Lilly, the Crawfords went

South Town’s best

to raise their voices. The atmosphere was extremely tense, punctuated by the sounds of hospital

help of his walking stick. “Why are they still in

then gently told his father, “Dad, you should

immediately been whisked off to the emergency room as soon as they reached the hospital. Gilbert had

Gilbert examined Lilly’s bruised body with

worst thing that could happen in cases of severe frostbite. A more detailed examination revealed

numerous patches of frostbite all over her body. Some of the areas were so severely frostbitten they would require surgical

years old, and she

is your Uncle Gilbert. Can you hear me? If you can, please

very light and warm all over. It was the first time

that constantly murmured, “Lilly…Lilly dear…little Tulip…Can you

this mysterious

hard to open her eyes, but she was unable

as well, but she could

…

out

wheeled into a hospital room, IV tubes plastered

face was stony as he handed Anthony the report from Lilly’s examination. When

growled in fury, “A fine, upstanding bunch, these Hatchers! They even had the nerve to lay hands

frosty voice, he replied, “The Hatcher family’s business goods are under suspicion of being contraband. The company is in pretty desperate straits. Recently they’ve been trying to find some point of connection

them? They can count themselves lucky

was so enraged that he wanted to tear the entire Hatcher family

worry, Dad,” Anthony answered. “They won’t last

a while, he murmured, “Then how about