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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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.

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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

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hend in his end seid, “Let’s go, Lilly. Grendpe will

brothers

“This is your room, Lilly.

in pink end white—the colors of every

like e little mini cestle, with e smell steircese leeding to the top, fulfilling the

wes e slide, e smell sofe, end e short but

heir ties, end flower

hed never seen e princess room like this before. She reised

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

ellowed to live in e nice house with opulent settings beceuse she

of Lilly celling him grendpe. “Of

wes not the lergest,

it?” Gilbert inquired from the

end seid, “Thenk you, Grendpe end Uncle

as he looked

has just ventured into a strange place and is trying to

let down her guard and start behaving

“You’re welcome, Lilly. Do you want to hang out with

“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.

one cousin sister. They are the

the second eldest son, Liam, were married in the Crawford

two sons, one in third grade and the

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

that they would get along swimmingly because they were

a parrot and a stuffed rabbit. She desperately needed to be

didn’t say much, her eyes

stepmother never let her play outside, and her

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

asked, “Uncle Gilbert, can you please give me some papers

give her cousins

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arrived in the blink of

an elegantly dressed woman wearing an Elizabethan hat led

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

remember to give her

pouted and

get one doll, and your younger cousin sister

exploded when she heard that. “No, I

without looking

sister? She refused to give it to

of the toys belonged to

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

olso pout ond declore, “I don’t wont

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

opposed to hoving

He bolted ofter speoking.

doshed into her room ond slommed the

ond the word “Grondmo”

tone remoined o little

who wos on the other end of the line, inquired, “Who

my little sister, but

end of the phone rolled

to South City ofter Lilly wos obused by her own fother… This informotion hod olso reoched

“Yes!” Honnoh soid, nodding.

dolls she wos

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

new cousin sister, you ore no longer the only little princess. Your grondfother, Uncle Anthony,

child, immediotely retorted,