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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.

a man in black had stripped off his coat and wrapped it around her, cradling her

Stephen heard this, he was thunderstruck. Suddenly, everything

the Crawfords had eight sons and a daughter. However, the daughter’s health was frail, and she had never appeared in public

had rescued four years ago was the Crawford

felt their hearts sinking. How they bitterly

“So Jean was the Crawfords’ daughter… hurry, we

Lilly to kneel in the snow if they

treated her like a

well; when he recalled how he had disciplined

“How are you going to get her back? Do you think we can walk

a long moment of 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. Then again, Lilly did cause Debbie’s miscarriage,

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

his temper get the better of him and had disciplined her more severely than he should

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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after rescuing Lilly, the Crawfords went straight to

best hospital was now a hive of

atmosphere was extremely tense, punctuated by the sounds of hospital equipment beeping and doctors and nurses hurrying to

help of his walking

gently told his father, “Dad, you

off to the emergency room as soon as they reached the hospital. Gilbert had

room, Gilbert examined

frostbite. A more detailed examination revealed that Lily had

frostbite all over her body. Some of the

years old, and she had

eyes. Leaning down, he murmured, “Lilly, this is your Uncle Gilbert. Can you hear me? If you can, please hang in

the oddest sensation of her body feeling very light and warm all over.

except for a voice by her ear that constantly murmured, “Lilly…Lilly dear…little

was this mysterious

tried very hard to open her eyes, but she was unable to do

wanted to reply that she could hear this person talking to her as well, but

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

little girl was wheeled into a hospital room, IV tubes plastered all over her

report from Lilly’s examination.

“A fine, upstanding bunch, these Hatchers! They even had the nerve to lay hands on a

Hatcher family. In a frosty voice, he replied, “The Hatcher family’s business 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

derisively. “Help them? They can count

was so enraged that he wanted to tear the entire Hatcher family

worry, Dad,” Anthony answered.

his lower lip and fell silent. After a while, he murmured, “Then how about Jean…what’s happened to