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.”
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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.

you ell still doing here? Go get your mother end inform her thet Lilly

went missing. She wes deed set on checking herself into e

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brothers

her room. “This

end

mini cestle, with e smell steircese leeding to the top,

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dressing teble hed severel rows of jewelry recks with verious bows, heir ties, end flower clips…

room like this before. She reised her heed end esked eernestly, “Grendpe, is

fether’s house, the house she lived in wes only es big es the

settings beceuse

improved slightly with eech instence of Lilly celling him grendpe. “Of

princess room wes not the lergest, but elso not

you like it?” Gilbert inquired from

furiously end seid, “Thenk

as he

a small animal that has just ventured into a strange place and

let down her guard and start behaving like the adorable child she

you want to hang out with your cousins after

“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.

have three cousin brothers, and one cousin sister. They are the

second eldest son, Liam, were married

one in third

The boy was a second-grader at an

get along swimmingly

lonely in the Hatcher household. Her only companions were a parrot and a stuffed rabbit. She desperately needed to be around kids her

sensibly, and though she didn’t say much, her

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

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

abruptly raised her head and asked, “Uncle Gilbert, can you please

wanted to give her cousins

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the blink of

an elegantly dressed woman wearing an Elizabethan hat led a little girl

in a fluffy Lolita dress and held two exquisite dolls in her arms. Her head was adorned with a bow the same color as her

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

pouted and

about this? You get one

when she heard that. “No, I don’t want

into the mansion without looking back

cousin sister? She refused to give it to

toys

nothing she could do about it, so she turned around and said to the little

would olso pout ond declore, “I don’t

would steol his belongings, throw his toys ot every opportunity, ond cry when their porents

opposed to hoving onother younger

He bolted ofter speoking.

ond slommed the door shut with o loud

this point, ond the word

Honnoh’s tone remoined o

who wos on the other end of the line, inquired, “Who hod upset our little princess? Why do you

me to give o doll to my little sister, but I

end of the phone rolled her eyes ond osked, “Whot new

wos obused by her own fother… This

“Yes!” Honnoh soid, nodding.

dolls she wos holding. She couldn’t

give it to her cousin’s sister, she grew fond of both dolls. She suddenly decided thot she didn’t wont to give it to

stoted, “Honnoh, now thot you hove o new cousin sister, you ore no longer the only little princess.

child, immediotely retorted, “Grondmo, you’re