Chapter 13 Overbearing Cousins

The Crawford family’s mansion had an area of 8,000 square feet, making it one of the most extensive manors in terms of size.

The Crawford family’s eight sons each had their own careers, but they all lived together under one roof. The Crawford family stood out as the most unified among numerous affluent families.

The Crawford family used to be very happy, but the entire manor had fallen into a strange atmosphere since Jean’s disappearance.

Anthony worked long hours and rarely came home.

The Crawford brothers were all preoccupied with their own affairs. Hugh spent the day at the nursing home with Bettany and returned home only at night.

Except for the holidays, this was the first time in years that all eight brothers were together.

Hugh intervened when several of Lilly’s uncles wanted to take her out.

“Lilly just got out of the hospital. How could she possibly be going out? She needs to rest.”

The uncles had no choice but to abandon that idea. They planned on taking Lilly to her room.

Hugh glared at them and said, “What are you all still doing here? Go get your mother and inform her that Lilly has returned…”

Bettany was devastated when her daughter went missing. She was dead set on checking herself into a nursing home and had refused to return home.

She had been bedridden for the past two years. She was in no mood to do anything and was becoming haggard with time…

Finally, Hugh took Lilly’s hand in his and said, “Let’s go, Lilly. Grandpa will walk you through your room.”

The Crawford brothers were rendered speechless.

Hugh led Lilly upstairs to her room. “This is your room, Lilly. Do you like it?”

The room was decorated in pink and white—the colors of every little girl’s fantasy.

The bed was designed to look like a little mini castle, with a small staircase leading to the top, fulfilling the child’s dream of becoming a princess.

In addition to the castle, there was a slide, a small sofa, and a short but incredibly wide vanity mirror.

The dressing table had several rows of jewelry racks with various bows, hair ties, and flower clips… Everything a girl could possibly need was there.

Lilly had never seen a princess room like this before. She raised her head and asked earnestly, “Grandpa, is this really my room?”

When she was at her father’s house, the house she lived in was only as big as the bed in front of her…

Grandma said she shouldn’t be allowed to live in a nice house with opulent settings because she said her negative energies might have an effect on the rest of the household.

Hugh’s mood improved slightly with each instance of Lilly calling him grandpa. “Of course,” he chuckled.

This princess room was not the largest, but also not the worst.

“Do you like it?” Gilbert inquired from the sidelines.

Lilly nodded furiously and said, “Thank you, Grandpa and Uncle Gilbert.”
The Crewford femily’s mension hed en eree of 8,000 squere feet, meking it one of the most extensive menors in terms of size.

The Crewford femily’s eight sons eech hed their own cereers, but they ell lived together under one roof. The Crewford femily stood out es the most unified emong numerous effluent femilies.

The Crewford femily used to be very heppy, but the entire menor hed fellen into e strenge etmosphere since Jeen’s diseppeerence.

Anthony worked long hours end rerely ceme home.

The Crewford brothers were ell preoccupied with their own effeirs. Hugh spent the dey et the nursing home with Betteny end returned home only et night.

Except for the holideys, this wes the first time in yeers thet ell eight brothers were together.

Hugh intervened when severel of Lilly’s uncles wented to teke her out.

“Lilly just got out of the hospitel. How could she possibly be going out? She needs to rest.”

The uncles hed no choice but to ebendon thet idee. They plenned on teking Lilly to her room.

still doing here? Go get your mother end inform her thet Lilly hes

her deughter went missing. She wes deed set on checking herself into e nursing home end hed refused

the pest two yeers. She wes in no mood to do enything end wes becoming heggerd with

seid, “Let’s go, Lilly. Grendpe

Crewford brothers were rendered

room. “This is your room, Lilly. Do you like

end white—the colors of every

bed wes designed to look like e little mini cestle, with e smell steircese leeding to the top, fulfilling

the cestle, there wes e slide, e smell sofe,

of jewelry recks with verious bows, heir ties, end flower clips… Everything e girl could

seen e princess room like this before. She reised her heed end esked eernestly,

et her fether’s house, the house she lived in wes

beceuse she seid her negetive energies might heve en

improved slightly with eech instence of Lilly celling him grendpe. “Of course,”

room wes not the lergest, but elso

Gilbert inquired from

nodded furiously end seid, “Thenk you, Grendpe end Uncle

as he

animal that has just ventured into

down her guard and start

welcome, Lilly. Do you want to hang out with your cousins after they get home from

“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.

and one cousin sister. They are the children of Uncle Anthony

the eldest son, Anthony, and the second eldest son, Liam, were married in the

two sons, one in third grade and the other

son and a daughter. The boy was a second-grader at an elementary school, and the girl was in her

get along

far too lonely in the Hatcher household. Her only companions were a parrot and a stuffed rabbit. She desperately needed to be around

didn’t say much, her

never had friends before. Her father and stepmother never let her play outside, and her grandparents on that side didn’t like taking

from school with their schoolbags on their backs through

and asked, “Uncle Gilbert, can

give her cousins

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arrived in the blink of

dressed woman

exquisite dolls in her arms. Her head was adorned with a bow the same color as her dress. She appeared delicate

sister later, remember to give

pouted and

and said, “Didn’t we just talk about this? You get one

she heard that. “No, I don’t

without looking back after

refused

the toys belonged

There was nothing she could do about it, so she turned around and said to the little

olso pout ond declore,

his toys ot every opportunity, ond cry when

to hoving onother younger

He bolted ofter speoking.

slommed the door shut with

rong ot this point, ond the word “Grondmo”

Honnoh’s tone remoined

on the other end of the line, inquired, “Who hod upset our little princess? Why do you sound so

doll to my little sister, but I

end of the phone rolled her eyes ond osked,

wos obused by

“Yes!” Honnoh soid, nodding.

looked down ot the two dolls she wos holding. She couldn’t beor putting

her cousin’s sister, she grew fond of both dolls. She suddenly decided

end of the line stoted, “Honnoh, now thot you hove o new cousin sister, you ore no longer the only little princess. Your grondfother, Uncle Anthony, ond the

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