Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 590 You’ve Done Well, Sean

Sean said quietly, “I was eleven when my mother was pregnant with Cathy. I’ve just started sixth grade.”

That seemed like such a long time ago. Sean could barely remember it.

He could only remember running up and down happily, fetching whatever his mother wanted, going grocery shopping with her as they chatted over whether it would be a little boy or little girl. What they would name the baby if it was a boy, or a girl.

“It was me who came up with the name Cathy too,” Sean said quietly.

He had even prepared a gift for her in secret.

“The day Mom gave birth to Cathy, everyone was so nervous. Dad was rushing around bringing things to the hospital, and I rushed to the hospital first thing after school as well. Cathy came out of the delivery room just as I got there.”

“I was the first to hold her.”

Sean was overjoyed then. His mother had asked him if he would like a younger brother or sister, to which he had said that he was fine with either— but really wanted a little sister just a little more.

Then it turned out to really be a little sister.

“She was like a kitten! She was only this small!” Sean gestured with his hands. “I reached out to touch her face, and she grabbed my finger.”

Sean would never forget the shock and joy he felt the first time his sister grabbed his finger.

Then came the few days of Dad running to and from the hospital, delivering meals to Mom.

His mother had gotten pregnant at an older age, and there had been complications post-birth that required her to be on medicine. Cathy could not be breastfed because of this, and Sean thus learnt how to make her formula.

Another chaotic week passed, and his mother and sister finally returned from the hospital.

“There were lots of relatives over. They all fussed and cooed over my sister. Mom talked to them, and Dad was so busy.”

Everyone was so busy.

or grandaunt came she would snatch Cathy out of Sean’s arms, saying that he didn’t know how to hold

and laughing with everyone as

by the door by himself. A whole half hour

the first time I ever felt left out,” Sean said. “Dad finally saw me standing there, and asked me what I was doing. He told me to go wash

washing those fruits. He

“And then?”

fair. “Then Cathy fell

up like a frog’s. It had only been a week, and she had begun crying all day and night without stopping aside from the occasional nap during the

take well to breastmilk, which meant she couldn’t drink breastmilk or she would have an upset stomach from

But Cathy was stubborn too, refusing to be bottle-fed ever since she had a taste

given his sister’s belly a little press. Other babies’ bellies were soft

She cried so hard she was practically screaming, her lips

got mad at me since

the entire night, and Cathy cried

mother’s expression turned

an enemy, shouting

sister was only so young, and she had

did not have time to care about how he felt, because Cathy was truly getting worse by the second. Everyone rushed her to the hospital, and

with something when he

should go to bed and get

need to care about this either, as long as he didn’t cause any more

after that, Cathy would make round trips

the water well enough, or not washing the bottles cleanly enough. One time Cathy was throwing up and he rushed over with napkins

happened time after time, day after day. Eventually,

their sister, but had they thought of me before?” Sean smirked. “It was unnecessary.”novelxo.com

opened her mouth, unsure

you don’t

being can survive without sleep. Scientists once conducted an experiment where they didn’t allow their participants to sleep, and

experiment yielded photos that would send chills down anyone’s back. Even reading the description