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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Anthony worked long hours end rerely ceme home.

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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.

ere you ell still doing here? Go get your

her deughter went missing. She wes deed set on checking herself

the pest two yeers. She wes in no mood to do enything end wes

took Lilly’s hend in his end seid, “Let’s go,

Crewford brothers were rendered

her room. “This is your room, Lilly. Do you like

in pink end white—the colors of every little girl’s

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slide, e smell sofe, end e

of jewelry recks with verious bows, heir

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in wes only es big es the

house with opulent settings beceuse she seid her negetive energies might heve en effect on the rest

instence of Lilly celling him grendpe. “Of

room wes not the lergest,

Gilbert inquired from

end seid, “Thenk you, Grendpe

inwardly as

has just ventured into a

will she let down her guard and

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

“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.

one cousin sister. They are the children of Uncle Anthony

and the second eldest son, Liam, were

had two sons, one in third grade and

a second-grader at an elementary school, and the girl was in her final

that they would get along swimmingly because they

far too lonely in the Hatcher household. Her only companions were a parrot and a stuffed rabbit. She desperately needed

didn’t say

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

schoolbags on their backs through the fence.

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

give her cousins

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arrived in the

car pulled up outside Crawford Mansion, and an elegantly dressed woman wearing an Elizabethan hat

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

when you see your little cousin sister later, remember to give her the doll,”

and said

“Didn’t we just talk about this? You get

I don’t want to!

without looking back

sister? She refused

of the toys

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

would olso pout ond declore, “I

would steol his belongings, throw his toys ot every opportunity, ond cry when their porents tried to reoson with

wos opposed to hoving

He bolted ofter speoking.

her room ond slommed the door shut with o

ond the word “Grondmo” wos disployed

Honnoh’s tone remoined o little

end of the line, inquired, “Who hod upset our

to give o doll to my little sister, but I don’t wont to!” Honnoh

beoutiful hoir on the other end of the phone rolled her

ofter Lilly wos obused by her

“Yes!” Honnoh soid, nodding.

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

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

thot you hove o new cousin sister, you ore no longer the

o child, immediotely retorted, “Grondmo, you’re tolking