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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.

Lilly away, and that a man in black

was

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

this mean that the woman he had rescued four years ago was the Crawford family’s one and

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

Jean was the Crawfords’ daughter…

never have forced Lilly to kneel

they would have treated her like a

how he had disciplined

her back? Do you think we can

so hard his brow looked like a wrinkled prune. After 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, that’s

had wanted to do was to teach Lilly not

his temper get the better of him and had

they would be able to clear up any misunderstandings with the Crawfords. All they had to do was to have

…

rescuing Lilly, the Crawfords went straight to the

best hospital was now a hive of frantic

to raise their voices. The atmosphere was extremely tense, punctuated by the sounds of hospital equipment beeping and doctors and

his walking

the time, then gently told his

as soon as they reached the hospital.

the emergency room, Gilbert examined Lilly’s bruised body with

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,

body. Some of the areas were so severely frostbitten they

three or four years old, and

“Lilly, this is your Uncle Gilbert. Can you hear me? If you can, please hang in there. You’ll make it

her body feeling very light and warm all over.

ear that constantly murmured, “Lilly…Lilly dear…little

was this

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

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

…

out of danger, and the doctors all felt this was a

hospital room, IV tubes

from Lilly’s examination. When the Crawfords read

bunch, these Hatchers! They even had the nerve to

the 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

count themselves lucky

to tear the entire Hatcher family to pieces there

Anthony answered. “They won’t last

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