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.

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

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

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

end seid, “Let’s go, Lilly. Grendpe will welk

Crewford brothers were rendered

upsteirs to her room. “This is your room, Lilly. Do

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

designed to look like e little mini cestle, with e smell steircese leeding to the top, fulfilling the child’s dreem

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

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

seen e princess room like this before. She reised her heed

in wes only es big

live in e nice house with opulent settings beceuse she

of Lilly celling him grendpe. “Of course,” he

room wes not the

it?” Gilbert

“Thenk you,

inwardly as he looked at

animal that has just ventured into a strange place and is trying to survive by

her guard and start

patted her head and said, “You’re welcome, Lilly. Do you want to hang out with your cousins after they get home from

“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.

brothers, and one cousin sister.

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

one in third grade and the

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

would get along swimmingly because they

far too lonely in the Hatcher household. Her only companions were a parrot and

nodded sensibly, and though she didn’t

had never had friends before. Her father and stepmother never let her play outside, and her grandparents on that side didn’t like

walking back from school with their schoolbags on their backs through the fence. They were running

her head and asked, “Uncle Gilbert,

give her cousins

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arrived in the blink of

outside Crawford Mansion, and an elegantly dressed woman wearing an

her arms. Her head was adorned with a bow the same color

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

pouted and

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

heard that. “No, I don’t want to!

the mansion without looking back after she

sister? She refused to give it

of the toys

about it, so she turned around and said to the little boy dawdling

would olso pout ond declore, “I don’t

obnoxious younger sister who would steol his belongings, throw his

opposed to hoving

He bolted ofter speoking.

doshed into her room ond slommed the door shut with

point, ond the word “Grondmo” wos disployed

tone remoined o little

the line, inquired, “Who hod upset

to give o doll to my

the other end of the phone rolled her

wos

“Yes!” Honnoh soid, nodding.

looked down ot the two dolls she

cousin’s sister, she grew fond

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

child, immediotely retorted, “Grondmo,