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.

Hatcher Mansion and taken Lilly away, and that a man in black had stripped off his coat and wrapped it around her, cradling her in his arms. He had also identified himself as her

heard this, he was thunderstruck.

Crawfords had eight sons and a daughter. However, the daughter’s health was frail,

woman he had rescued four years

rest of the Hatcher family felt their

lips trembled. “So Jean was the Crawfords’ daughter… hurry, we need to go

to kneel in the

her like a goddess and worshiped at her

regretted his actions as well; when he recalled how he had disciplined Lilly

he snapped, “How are you going to get her back? Do you think we can walk in and take her away just

regardless, we’re still Lilly’s blood relations. We’re her grandparents, after all! The Crawfords can’t deny

to do was to teach Lilly not to be an irresponsible little

the better of him and had disciplined her more severely than

the Crawfords. All they had to do was to have a satisfactory explanation for everything. Once that

…

of returning to Clodston after rescuing Lilly,

South Town’s best hospital was now a hive of frantic

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

with the help of his walking stick. “Why are

gently told

as they reached the hospital. Gilbert had gone with

examined Lilly’s bruised body with shaking

in cases of severe frostbite. A more detailed examination revealed that Lily had been badly beaten; in fact,

Some of the areas were so severely frostbitten they

only three or four years old, and she had been

stung Gilbert’s eyes. Leaning down, he murmured, “Lilly, this is your Uncle Gilbert. Can you hear me? If you can, please hang in

eyes were tightly closed, but she had the oddest sensation of her body feeling very light and warm all over. It was the first time she had

by her ear that constantly murmured, “Lilly…Lilly dear…little Tulip…Can you see me?

was this mysterious

her eyes, but she

to her as well, but she could not make

…

Lilly was out of danger, and the doctors all felt

wheeled into a hospital room, IV tubes plastered

the report from Lilly’s examination. When the Crawfords read it, they were

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

background check on the Hatcher family. In a frosty voice, he replied, “The Hatcher family’s business goods are under suspicion of being contraband. The company

merely laughed derisively. “Help them? They can count themselves lucky if I don’t ruin

wanted to tear

answered. “They won’t last

silent. After a while, he murmured, “Then how