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

did it! Can you believe

into the ground and came back

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

was so elated to Lilly that he picked her up and wanted to hold her as

delighted jumped together in

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

seeing Lilly, he knew what he had

to work even harder, to follow in his little

She could only recall the intense

must had been something important. A good

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

potatoes… Burgers…

is so hot today, do y’all want to have 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

so engulfed in her own excitement, she

she was going to make,

going to help you in

Josh and Zachary followed Bettany to the kitchen with much glee. It seemed like they might not be able to help their grandma

who was to complain about the chaos that followed

the eight uncles begun

asleep, the roof 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 the roof, along with the

Zachary joined them upstairs, while Hannah had already

self-reliant Drake eventually followed too up

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

“How dare you underestimate

by himself. The steel and the glass used were all the strongest

down? Mom

a wine bottle in her hand and raised it enthusiastically. “So what if she could hear

while raising a glass of iced milk tea