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Chapter 3 Lilly’s Eight Uncles To The Rescue!

Everything happened so fast that the Hatchers had no time to react.

By the time Stephen rushed out, he saw Anthony preparing to get into his car and drive off. However, he had not been in time to see Gilbert brushing the snow off Lilly and picking her up from where she had been kneeling by the gate.

“My goodness! It’s Mr. Anthony Crawford!” Stephen plastered a bright smile onto his face and greeted the other cheerfully. “What brings you here? It’s an honor to have you visiting our humble abode!”

By then, Richard, Paula, and some of the Hatcher servants had hurried out to join Stephen as well, their faces wreathed in smiles of welcome.

When they saw Anthony’s stern, aloof countenance, they became even more fawning and obsequious.

Anthony Crawford was the current head of the Crawford family’s business empire and the CEO of Crawford Holdings!

The Crawford family was one of Clodston’s four influential families; everyone wanted to butter them up and curry favor.

A true aristocratic family like this with old money and such deep ties to Clodston was rare. The Crawfords were an elusive, mysterious entity; they kept themselves out of the limelight. The only thing anyone in Clodston knew for sure was that the Crawfords had eight sons, but even then, few had even set eyes on them.

Anthony was occasionally featured in the headlines of the financial news, which was why the Hatchers had recognized him.

“Mr. Crawford, please come in! It’s freezing out here. We’d love to have you stay a little while if you don’t mind such humble surroundings,” Richard said enthusiastically.

“Yes, yes, please do come in and have something hot!” Stephen chimed in, smiling.

Now that they were in the presence of a truly distinguished person, all the Hatchers could not help trying to ingratiate themselves with him.

The Ador Hatcher Corporation was in dire straits; for the Hatcher family, this was a catastrophe.

However, just a word from Anthony would revive their flagging fortunes!

If luck favored them, they might even become one of Clodston’s top ten influential families…

Anthony’s face betrayed no hint of expression; instead, he studied Stephen with keen eyes.

Was this Lilly’s father?

Still without expression, Anthony declined Richard’s offer coolly and enigmatically. “Very well, Mr. Hatcher and family.”

Without another word, he got into his car and drove off.

The Hatchers stood there, confused and dazed, watching him leave.

Paula was the first to speak. “Mr. Crawford said very well… Does that mean he’s intending to help us?”

Richard frowned. “Given his expression, I don’t think he meant anything complimentary.”

Stephen ordered the servants to enlighten him about what had happened earlier.

how the Crawfords had shown up en masse at the Hatcher Mansion and taken Lilly away, and that a man in black had stripped off his coat and wrapped it around her, cradling her in his arms. He had also identified himself as

he was thunderstruck. Suddenly, everything became terrifyingly

was common knowledge that the Crawfords had eight sons and a daughter. However, the daughter’s health

the woman he had rescued four years ago

their hearts sinking. How they

was the Crawfords’ daughter… hurry, we need to go and get Lilly

never have forced Lilly to kneel in the snow if they had

treated her like a

actions as well; when he recalled how he had disciplined Lilly so

snapped, “How are you going to get her back? Do you think we can walk in and take

consideration, he said, “Well, regardless, we’re still Lilly’s blood relations. We’re her grandparents, after all! The Crawfords can’t deny that, no matter how angry they are.

wanted to do was to teach Lilly not to be an irresponsible

had let his temper get the better of him and had

would be able to clear up any misunderstandings with the Crawfords. All they had to do was to have a satisfactory explanation for everything. Once that

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Lilly, the Crawfords

vacant VIP suite in South Town’s best hospital was now

their voices. The atmosphere was extremely tense, punctuated by the sounds of

of his walking stick. “Why

time, then gently told

room as soon as they reached the hospital. Gilbert had gone with her; up until now, neither of them

Gilbert examined Lilly’s bruised body with shaking

were the worst thing that could happen in cases of severe frostbite. A more detailed examination revealed that Lily had been badly beaten; in fact, her arms, ribs, and shins had been

were numerous patches of frostbite all over her body. Some of the areas were so severely frostbitten they would require surgical

four years old, and she had been

Can you hear me? If you can, please hang in there. You’ll make it

tightly closed, but she had the oddest sensation of her body feeling very light and warm all over. It was the first time she had

by her ear that constantly murmured, “Lilly…Lilly

was this mysterious

to open her eyes, but she was unable

this person talking to her as well, but she could not make a sound, no matter how

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procedures before Lilly was out of danger, and the doctors all

was wheeled into a hospital room, IV tubes

as he handed Anthony the report from Lilly’s examination. When the

fine, upstanding bunch, these Hatchers! They even had the nerve to lay

goods are under suspicion of being contraband. The company is in pretty desperate straits. Recently they’ve been trying to find some point of connection so that we’ll help

“Help them? They can count themselves lucky if I

that he wanted to tear the entire Hatcher

worry, Dad,” Anthony answered. “They

After a while,