Chapter 4 Would They Abandon Her Again?

Stephen went around the hospital looking for people, trying to find out what was going on. However, everyone he encountered told him that they did not know what was happening either.

By now, the Hatchers were so cold they were shivering uncontrollably in the icy corridor. The Crawfords would not see them either. It was becoming unbearable to wait there.

Paula was the first to admit defeat. “I’m going to see Debbie…”

Debbie was also warded at this hospital, but she was in the maternity wing.

Stephen and Richard could not stand it any longer either, but they did not want to leave so they had no choice but to keep on waiting in the interminable cold…

Incessant complaints filled their minds. They had no idea, however, that this was only the beginning of their troubles!

Lilly could hear the quiet beeping of machines around her. There were also people talking, but very indistinctly.

However, there was one voice in particular that was very clear.

“Lilly…Lilly dear…hey, little Tulip! You have to wake up soon, okay? If you don’t, I’ll…”

Lilly felt as if a small swarm of bees was buzzing beside her ear and chattering to her. It was just a little bit tiresome.

Who was this person talking to her?

Lilly’s eyelids fluttered slightly and she finally opened her eyes, only to see a snowy-white wall right in front of her.

A group of people surrounded her bed. Pursing her lips, she carefully scrutinized them.

Gilbert reacted enthusiastically; he was also the first to speak. “Lilly! You’re awake now! I’m your Uncle Gilbert…”

The rest of the Crawfords did not even dare to breathe; they watched Lilly tensely.

Lilly found herself at a loss. “Uncle Gilbert?”

Her pretty little face was expressionless and wooden. She looked just like a fragile porcelain doll.

It sounded as if she were repeating a foreign phrase.

Hugh’s mouth tightened into a hard line. Lilly was very thin; she was so tiny that the hospital bed seemed very large.

It hurt to see her like that, so much so that it was hard to breathe.

Gilbert spoke more gently. “Lilly, I’m your mother’s brother. My name is Gilbert. You telephoned me earlier, do you remember?”

brow. After a moment, she let

She remembered now.

Uncle Gilbert’s phone

ignored her

uncles want

you…did you come to look for me?”

around the bed nodded vigorously. Bryson added, “Lilly, I’m your Uncle Bryson. We’re all here to take you back home with

you home, Lilly. In the future, no one

at each of

going to

they would abandon her again once they

her and starve

Crawfords

One by one, they looked at Anthony and

old and had two children. Liam,

not very good at interacting with children; after hesitating for a moment, he asked bluntly, “Lilly, what are you worried

he said this in his customary inflexible, rather harsh way, his siblings

By nature, he was a

was so thick one could

hair. In as gentle a voice as he could muster, he asked, “Lilly darling, why don’t you tell us all what your

silence for a while before replying,

proper name; they’d discuss that when her stepmother gave

Mommy named her. She didn’t have

child passed her days in the Hatcher household

then, Lilly, can you tell your Uncle Gilbert what you’re thinking right

effort, staring at this person who called himself

but this man had broken

trembled slightly and she asked, “Uncle Gilbert…when we go

were dumbfounded when

was allowed to eat when she arrived

Lilly asked again in a tiny

words almost

girl was afraid she would be starved and

sort of abuse had she endured

inadequately dressed for the

she had nightmares, no one would be there with her when she awoke in fright, and in summer no one would bother when she was drenched in

almost drew blood so he could suppress the

Crawford brothers were so enraged they clenched their fists tightly. However, they did not dare give vent to their anger for fear of

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