Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

The Crawford House.

Bettany sat in the foyer of the main building. She was almost done crocheting the purse in her hands.

She glanced at the garden from time to time, but the headache she had from a sudden immense pressure gave her a lingering fear, so she did not dare to take a look again.

Yet, when she looked this time, Lilly was not there anymore.

“Where’s Lilly?” she appallingly asked.

Josh hid behind the wall holding his phone. He only dared to observe the whole situation through the lens of his phone.

He saw Lilly disappear with his own eyes!

“That was unbelievable. Will I ever be that powerful one day…” Zachary murmured to himself.

Josh was at a total loss. “So teleportation does exist in the world…”

As soon as the murmurs died down, a glimmer flashed near the garden pavilion. And Lilly was there again, just like she never left.

“Ah… I must be getting old. These eyes can’t see the way they used to anymore,” Bettany sighed. “I don’t think this old grandma will be able to catch up all of y’all young people soon.”

As the kids grow older, they walk faster and faster too. Bettany could only watch from afar, and genuinely hope that her grandkids will someday find their place in the world.

“Please, Granny. You’re not old all,” Zachary disagreed.

“Exactly. You’re the most glamorous one out all of the old ladies in town, Granny! If you’re old, then all of the others would be ancient!” Josh chimed in.

Bettany remained silent.

Lilly then hurried over excitedly, no longer examining her mirror.

“Granny! I did it!” Lilly’s heart was still pounding like a drum. Her cheeks were flushed red, her eyes wide and bright.

it! I drew

I really did it! Can you

stunned. Did his sister really go down into the ground and

to places anymore, she can

up and wanted to hold her as high

delighted jumped together

he only knew that he had to become stronger and powerful. But he

he knew what he

even harder, to follow

could not understand what the Crawford siblings were so happy about. She could only recall the intense look of Lilly trying to examine that mirror of

something

Bettany says as her hand caresses Lilly’s head. “Look at

Burgers… Garlic

tea! And we can put that in the fridge to chill it, and we can add some boba into

in her own excitement, she had not even thought

of the food she was going to make, she started

Thanks Granny! I’m going to help you in the

Zachary followed Bettany to the kitchen with much glee. It seemed like they might

who was to complain about the chaos that followed precious times

made a great accomplishment, the eight uncles begun a new round of celebrations after their

the roof of the sun room on the Crawford house rooftop was opened once

upstairs, while

ever so self-reliant Drake eventually followed

you think the floor might collapse? There’s so many of us up here…”

dare you underestimate

by himself. The steel and the glass used were all the strongest ones to exist, not even the weight of a hundred

Mom could hear

what if she could hear us! We’ll get her up here to celebrate

happily while raising a glass of