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.

how the Crawfords had shown up en masse at the Hatcher Mansion and taken Lilly away, and that a man in black had stripped off

heard this, he was thunderstruck. Suddenly, everything became

daughter. However, the daughter’s health was frail, and she had never appeared in

woman he had rescued four years ago was the Crawford family’s one and only precious

their hearts sinking. How they

Jean was the Crawfords’ daughter… hurry, we need to go

Lilly to kneel in the

have treated her like a goddess and

as well; when he recalled how he had disciplined Lilly so harshly,

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

After a long moment of consideration, he said, “Well, regardless, we’re still Lilly’s blood relations.

to teach Lilly not to be an irresponsible little

his temper get the better of him and had disciplined her more severely than he should

All they had to do was to have a satisfactory explanation for everything. Once that was settled, they would be

…

Lilly, the Crawfords went straight to the nearest

VIP suite in South Town’s best hospital was

extremely tense, punctuated by the sounds

back and forth with the help of his

glanced at the time, then gently told his father, “Dad, you

soon as they reached the hospital. Gilbert had gone with her; up until now, neither of them

examined Lilly’s bruised body with shaking

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

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

four years old, and she had been made to

Uncle Gilbert. Can you hear me? If you can, please hang in there. You’ll

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 ever felt

except for a voice by her ear that constantly murmured,

was this

tried very hard to open her eyes, but she was unable

this person talking to her as well, but she could not make a sound, no

…

of surgical procedures before Lilly was out of danger, and the doctors all felt this

hospital room, IV tubes plastered all over her

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

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

family’s business goods are under suspicion of being contraband. The company is in pretty desperate straits. Recently they’ve been trying to

them? They can count themselves lucky

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

Anthony answered.

After a