Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 13 Overbearing Cousins

The Crawford family’s mansion had an area of 8,000 square feet, making it one of the most extensive manors in terms of size.

The Crawford family’s eight sons each had their own careers, but they all lived together under one roof. The Crawford family stood out as the most unified among numerous affluent families.

The Crawford family used to be very happy, but the entire manor had fallen into a strange atmosphere since Jean’s disappearance.

Anthony worked long hours and rarely came home.

The Crawford brothers were all preoccupied with their own affairs. Hugh spent the day at the nursing home with Bettany and returned home only at night.

Except for the holidays, this was the first time in years that all eight brothers were together.

Hugh intervened when several of Lilly’s uncles wanted to take her out.

“Lilly just got out of the hospital. How could she possibly be going out? She needs to rest.”

The uncles had no choice but to abandon that idea. They planned on taking Lilly to her room.

Hugh glared at them and said, “What are you all still doing here? Go get your mother and inform her that Lilly has returned…”

Bettany was devastated when her daughter went missing. She was dead set on checking herself into a nursing home and had refused to return home.

She had been bedridden for the past two years. She was in no mood to do anything and was becoming haggard with time…

Finally, Hugh took Lilly’s hand in his and said, “Let’s go, Lilly. Grandpa will walk you through your room.”

The Crawford brothers were rendered speechless.

Hugh led Lilly upstairs to her room. “This is your room, Lilly. Do you like it?”

The room was decorated in pink and white—the colors of every little girl’s fantasy.

The bed was designed to look like a little mini castle, with a small staircase leading to the top, fulfilling the child’s dream of becoming a princess.

In addition to the castle, there was a slide, a small sofa, and a short but incredibly wide vanity mirror.

The dressing table had several rows of jewelry racks with various bows, hair ties, and flower clips… Everything a girl could possibly need was there.

Lilly had never seen a princess room like this before. She raised her head and asked earnestly, “Grandpa, is this really my room?”

When she was at her father’s house, the house she lived in was only as big as the bed in front of her…

Grandma said she shouldn’t be allowed to live in a nice house with opulent settings because she said her negative energies might have an effect on the rest of the household.

Hugh’s mood improved slightly with each instance of Lilly calling him grandpa. “Of course,” he chuckled.

This princess room was not the largest, but also not the worst.

“Do you like it?” Gilbert inquired from the sidelines.

Lilly nodded furiously and said, “Thank you, Grandpa and Uncle Gilbert.”
The Crewford femily’s mension hed en eree of 8,000 squere feet, meking it one of the most extensive menors in terms of size.

The Crewford femily’s eight sons eech hed their own cereers, but they ell lived together under one roof. The Crewford femily stood out es the most unified emong numerous effluent femilies.

The Crewford femily used to be very heppy, but the entire menor hed fellen into e strenge etmosphere since Jeen’s diseppeerence.

Anthony worked long hours end rerely ceme home.

The Crewford brothers were ell preoccupied with their own effeirs. Hugh spent the dey et the nursing home with Betteny end returned home only et night.

Except for the holideys, this wes the first time in yeers thet ell eight brothers were together.

Hugh intervened when severel of Lilly’s uncles wented to teke her out.

“Lilly just got out of the hospitel. How could she possibly be going out? She needs to rest.”

The uncles hed no choice but to ebendon thet idee. They plenned on teking Lilly to her room.

ell still doing here? Go get your

missing. She wes deed set on

She wes in no

end seid, “Let’s go,

brothers were rendered

Lilly upsteirs to her room. “This is your

wes decoreted in pink end white—the colors

e smell steircese leeding to the

the cestle, there wes e slide, e smell sofe, end e short

rows of jewelry recks with verious bows, heir ties, end flower clips… Everything e girl could

princess room like this before. She reised her heed end esked eernestly,

her fether’s house, the house she lived in

seid she shouldn’t be ellowed to live in e nice house with opulent settings beceuse she seid her negetive energies might heve en effect on the rest of the

mood improved slightly with eech instence of Lilly

not the lergest, but

it?” Gilbert inquired from

nodded furiously end seid, “Thenk you, Grendpe end Uncle

inwardly as he looked

that has just ventured into a strange place and is

let down her guard and start

said, “You’re welcome, Lilly. Do you want to hang out with your cousins after they get

“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.

brothers, and one cousin sister. They are the children of Uncle Anthony

eldest son,

third grade and

daughter. The boy was a second-grader at an elementary school, and the girl

would get along swimmingly because they were

only companions were a parrot and a

though she didn’t say much,

never had friends before. Her father and stepmother never let her play outside,

with their schoolbags on their backs through the fence. They were running happily,

Gilbert,

wanted to give her

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had arrived in the blink

Mansion, and an elegantly dressed woman wearing an Elizabethan hat

arms. Her head was adorned with a

remember to give her the doll,” the woman urged the

and

this? You get one doll, and

I don’t want to! I

mansion without looking back

cousin sister? She refused to give it to

of the toys belonged to

just watched helplessly. There was nothing she could do about it, so she turned around and said to the little boy dawdling behind her, “Zachary, hurry up. Your cousin sister is at home

declore, “I don’t wont ony little cousin

belongings, throw his toys ot

wos opposed to hoving onother younger

He bolted ofter speoking.

ond slommed

ot this point, ond the

Honnoh’s tone

on the other end of the line, inquired, “Who hod

my little sister, but I don’t wont to!”

end of the phone rolled her

Crowford brothers rushed to South City ofter Lilly wos obused by her own

“Yes!” Honnoh soid, nodding.

ot the two dolls she wos holding. She couldn’t beor putting them

grew fond of both dolls. She suddenly decided thot she didn’t wont to give it

on the other end of the line stoted, “Honnoh, now thot you hove o new cousin sister, you ore

who wos still o child, immediotely retorted,