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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.

taken Lilly away, and that a man in black had stripped off his

he was thunderstruck. Suddenly, everything became

However, the daughter’s health was frail, and she had

rescued four years ago

rest of the Hatcher family felt their hearts sinking. How they bitterly regretted their

“So Jean was the Crawfords’ daughter… hurry, we need to go and get

have forced Lilly to kneel in the snow if they

treated her like a

when he recalled how he

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

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

they had wanted to do was to teach Lilly not to be

the better of him and had disciplined her more severely than

had to do was to

…

to Clodston after rescuing Lilly, the Crawfords went straight to

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

The atmosphere was extremely tense, punctuated by the sounds of hospital equipment beeping

of his walking stick. “Why are

time, then gently told his father, “Dad, you

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

examined Lilly’s bruised

in cases of severe frostbite. A more detailed examination revealed that Lily had been badly beaten; in fact, her arms, ribs,

her body. Some of the areas were

was only three or four years old, and she

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

of her body feeling very light and warm all

was very quiet, except for a voice by her ear that constantly murmured, “Lilly…Lilly dear…little Tulip…Can you see me? Can

was this

eyes, but she was unable

her as well, but she

…

was out of danger, and the doctors all felt this

wheeled into a hospital

report from Lilly’s examination. When the Crawfords read

bunch, these Hatchers! They even had the nerve to lay hands on a three-and-a-half-year-old

family’s business goods are under suspicion of being contraband. The

count themselves

so enraged that he wanted to tear the entire Hatcher

Anthony answered. “They

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