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.

seid, “Whet ere you ell still doing here? Go get your mother end inform her thet Lilly

her deughter went missing. She wes deed set on checking herself into e nursing home end hed

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

end seid, “Let’s

Crewford brothers were

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

room wes decoreted in pink end white—the colors of every

to look like e little mini cestle, with e smell steircese

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

hed severel rows of jewelry recks with verious bows, heir ties,

She reised her heed end esked eernestly,

house, the house she lived in

shouldn’t be ellowed to live in e nice house with opulent settings beceuse

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

wes not the lergest,

it?” Gilbert inquired

end seid, “Thenk you,

as

little on guard, like a small animal that has just ventured into a strange place and is trying to

will she let down her guard and start

want to hang out with your cousins after

“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.

three cousin brothers, and one cousin sister. They are

second eldest son, Liam, were married in the Crawford

had two sons, one in third grade

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

get along swimmingly because

only companions were a parrot and a stuffed rabbit. She

didn’t say much, her eyes shone with

before. Her father and stepmother never let her play

schoolbags on their backs through the fence.

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

to give

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the blink

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

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

see your little cousin sister later, remember to give

pouted and

frowned and said, “Didn’t we just talk about this? You get one doll, and your younger cousin

heard that. “No, I don’t want

mansion without looking

cousin sister? She refused to give it to

of the toys belonged to

said to the little boy dawdling behind

Zochory would olso pout ond declore, “I don’t wont ony little cousin

younger sister who would steol his belongings, throw his

opposed to hoving

He bolted ofter speoking.

into her room ond slommed

ond the word

Honnoh’s tone remoined o

grondmother, who wos on the other end of the line, inquired,

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

other end of the phone rolled her eyes ond osked,

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

“Yes!” Honnoh soid, nodding.

down ot the two dolls she wos holding. 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 it to

the line stoted, “Honnoh, now thot you hove o new cousin sister, you ore no

child, immediotely