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

sister really go down into the ground and

obstacles getting to places anymore, she can just come and go whenever

wanted to hold her as high as he can, if only his height

siblings delighted

was a strange light bubbling under Zachary’s eyes, a hunger of sorts. At first, he only knew that he had to become stronger and powerful. But he did not know

after seeing Lilly, he knew what

even harder, to follow

could not understand what the Crawford siblings were so happy about. She could

had been something important. A good kind of

says as her hand caresses Lilly’s head. “Look at you, being so happy! Well then, let’s kill

Burgers… Garlic

little lobsters? Lately Granny has been learning how to make milk tea! And we can put that in the fridge to chill it, and we can add some boba into it… It would be so great

own excitement, she had not even thought about

Bettany talking about all of the food she was going

going to help you

glee. It seemed like they might

to complain about the chaos that followed precious times of

uncles begun a new round of celebrations after

of the sun room on the Crawford house rooftop was opened once again. The eight uncles carried the wine and the iced milk tea up to

them upstairs, while

followed too up

collapse? There’s so many of

retorted. “How dare you underestimate

had reconstructed the whole sun room by himself. The steel and the glass used were all the strongest ones

quiet down? Mom could

wine bottle in her hand and raised it enthusiastically. “So what if she could hear us! We’ll get her up here to celebrate with

while raising a