Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 6 My Master

Lilly looked around, yet she still saw only an empty room. “Who are you?” she asked in a shaking voice.

“I’m your master,” the voice answered calmly.

The little girl scowled at the absurd response. “I don’t have a master,” she said firmly.

Suddenly, a shadowy figure sat in the chair next to the bed. The young man, dressed in a white robe, was not visible to the rest. He had blood-red lips, piercing grey eyes, and a high nose. He exuded a cold, sinister aura.

The man glared at the little girl before him and thought, I thought she was going to be an ignorant dumb child. It seems like it isn’t that easy to fool her…

“Tulip.” Before he could continue, Lilly hissed, “My name is not Tulip. I’m Lilly.”

The man rubbed his chin and said, “I’m really your master. Your mum asked me to be your master when she was still around.”

“No, she won’t,” Lilly protested. She did not believe her mother would give her up to a stranger.

The man was speechless at her denial. When Jean was about to die, she saw him and begged him to protect Lilly and the Crawfords. The little girl was only two years old then and could not see his spiritual body. However, the fact remains that he was her master! When Lilly was on the verge of death two days ago, she could finally hear his voice. Nonetheless, she refused to believe his words.

The man rubbed his nose and stated, “Jean Crawford is your mother, and you are Lilly Hatcher. I know who you are.”

Lilly pursed her lips and retorted, “Everyone knows that.”

What a clever young lady. The Hatchers would never be able to bully her if it weren’t for her petite stature and desire to be loved.

and replied, “Don’t overthink everything, little one. When you are well enough, we can do the ceremonious activities. My name

because I wasn’t born in your era. However,

realized her question had met with silence, she asked again, “If

and pursed her lips. “If you’re really my master, why did you leave me alone?” Nobody cared about her since her mother died, not even when she was crying or hurt. For the past

stated solemnly. His face hardened, and he offered

said, “Get some rest. I’ll be back later. This is my welcome gift for you.” He had rushed to see Lilly and needed to return to tie up any loose

once again. She looked around but saw no one. To her

days, Lilly’s wounds mostly recovered. Finally, she was well enough to

is a miracle. She has managed to heal so quickly. Given the severity of her

soon arrived and observed Lilly on the bed, her eyes glued to

and patted her head gently. “What’s this?” He pointed to the red string

asked, “Where’s my rabbit,

a worn-out rabbit stuffed animal. He quickly wiped the snow off the little girl and emptied her bag to get her

important, Lilly? I’m afraid that it’s gone,” Gilbert spoke gently. He quickly added, “I can get you

tried desperately to stop the tears from streaming down her cheeks. She squeaked, “Mommy got me

It was the only thing Mommy had left for me, and

and saw Gilbert and a tearful Lilly, he scowled and

said innocently. He did not want to admit the rabbit was gone for

brand new toy, Lilly. Don’t be upset.” He was more than

the only gift Jean left for Lilly,” Gilbert said, shaking his

Anthony instructed. He did not know whether the rabbit was still at the Hatcher Mansion. If it wasn’t, he swore to dig through all the bins in South City to get it

Apart from the rabbit, she still had something important to