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.

did it!

did it! Can

sister really go down into the ground and came back a

places anymore, she can just come and go whenever she

and wanted to hold her as high as he

delighted jumped together

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

he knew what he had to

harder, to

Crawford siblings were so happy about. She could

had been something important. A

hand caresses Lilly’s head. “Look at you, being so happy! Well then,

Burgers… Garlic

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 add some boba into it… It would

in her own excitement,

she was going to make,

Granny! I’m going to help

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

followed precious times of being

the eight uncles

making sure that Bettany was well-rested and sound 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 leftovers

them upstairs, while Hannah had already zonked

eventually followed too

floor might collapse? There’s so many of us up

“How dare

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

you guys quiet down? Mom could hear you…” Liam

it enthusiastically. “So what if she could hear us! We’ll

chimed in happily while raising a glass