Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 344

Chapter 344 Blake Clears The Battlefield

Bettany sneered. “The library is so dirty?”

Hannah had a gifted talent for lying. She said, “We went to the library and read in silence. After that, a librarian was arranging the bookshelves when she fell off a ladder. He started to cry and was unsure of what to do because he couldn’t finish his work. We felt bad for him, so we helped him organize the shelves. We smudged our faces because there was a lot of dust on the shelves.”

Drake and Josh twitched their mouths.

Bettany was speechless. Probably only Hannah could tell such a blatant lie with a straight face. This girl thought her story was flawless.

“Why are the soles of your shoes black?”

Bettany played along with her lie. She wanted to see what kind of outrageous lie Hannah could come up. with next.

Hannah said confidently, “Some books are kept in the warehouse, and the place is dirty. We went to the warehouse to move books.”

She rendered Bettany speechless. She comforted herself; at least her logic was not too bad.

The old lady looked fierce, and she commanded, “All of you! Stand in the corner!”

The kids instinctively walked up to the door; even Zachary, who had an extremely slow reaction, also stood neatly in line.

Bettany grunted and glanced at Drake. She wanted to ask Drake something, but Anthony returned at this, time.

As soon as Anthony returned, he saw the kids lined up beside the door as if they were welcoming

him. He handed his briefcase to Jack and asked, “What happened?”

Bettany told him the story of the kids sneaking out to have fun.

“I have no idea where they went. Is this something to joke about? They claimed they visited the library, but in reality, they had snuck outside to play. What happens if they sneak over to the reservoir?”

Many children were reported to have drowned while swimming in the reservoir during the summer. break. Bettany was not upset when the kids went outside to play. She was irate because they did not inform the adults, and it could be dangerous.

Anthony looked at Drake and said, “Don’t worry, they were with Drake; he knows the limits.”

at Drake; she was curious

he said, “Hannah is

was stunned. Do you take

lied about the study; she was reading a comic, so she described everything like

Bettany glared at Drake.

laughed and said, “Mom,

said, “Alright then, I’m just worried about your safety. You did

relief. She felt quite pleased

I had

Lilly and asked, “Lilly,

and she answered, “It was fun,

asked, “But

moment and said, “It’s just that my siblings are too clingy.

and Josh liked to

to probe deeper, but Anthony pulled her inside the house. He said, “That’s enough, Mom. The children must be hungry.

this time. She looked pitifully and blinked her eyes at Bettany.

felt both helpless and

his opinion, so she would not probe any

was the backbone of the Crawfords. Even though Drake

your hands. Forget it take your bath. Come down for

and Lilly cheered, “Yeah! “Grandma

added, “Granny

bath. Drake was a clean freak; he silently went

#

wrong? Aren’t

murmured as he walked, “It’s true that we

Zachary and said, “Zac, I need you to go to

hospital was to have a physical examination. He nodded

to help them with a variety

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skirt for a flowing effect in photographs. Zachary agreed out of habit rather than asking the reason for going

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