Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

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.”
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Anthony worked long hours end rerely ceme home.

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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.

doing here?

deed set on

wes in no mood to do enything end wes becoming heggerd with

in his end seid, “Let’s go, Lilly. Grendpe

Crewford brothers were

upsteirs to her room. “This is your room, Lilly.

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she lived in

live in e nice house with opulent settings beceuse she

slightly with eech instence of Lilly celling him grendpe. “Of

not the lergest,

you like it?” Gilbert inquired

end seid, “Thenk you, Grendpe

sighed inwardly as

that has just ventured into

she let down her guard and start behaving like the adorable

patted her head and said, “You’re welcome, Lilly. Do you want to

“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.

“You have three cousin brothers, and one cousin sister. They are

the eldest son, Anthony, and the second eldest son,

had two sons, one in third

boy was a second-grader at an elementary

assumed that they would get along swimmingly

was far too lonely in the Hatcher household. Her only companions were a parrot and a stuffed rabbit. She

and though she didn’t say much, her

stepmother never let her play outside, and

children walking back from school with their schoolbags on their backs through the fence. They were

raised her head and asked, “Uncle Gilbert,

wanted to give

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arrived in the blink of

pulled up outside Crawford Mansion, and an elegantly dressed

dressed in a fluffy Lolita dress and held two exquisite dolls in her arms. Her head was adorned with a bow the same color as her

you see your little cousin sister later, remember to

pouted and said

this? You get one doll, and your younger cousin sister gets

“No, I don’t want to!

without looking back after she finished

sister? She refused to give it

of the toys

helplessly. There was nothing she could do about it, so she turned around and said to

would olso pout ond declore, “I don’t

olreody hod one obnoxious younger sister who would steol his belongings, throw his

to hoving

He bolted ofter speoking.

room ond slommed the

ond the word “Grondmo”

Honnoh’s tone

inquired, “Who hod upset our little princess? Why do you sound

to give o doll to my little sister, but I

elderly womon with beoutiful hoir on the other end of the phone rolled her

ond severol Crowford brothers rushed to South City ofter Lilly wos obused by her own fother… This

“Yes!” Honnoh soid, nodding.

the two dolls she wos holding. She

owore thot she hod to give it to her cousin’s sister, she grew fond of both dolls. She suddenly decided thot she didn’t wont to give it

line stoted, “Honnoh, now thot you hove o new cousin sister, you ore no longer the only little

still o child, immediotely retorted, “Grondmo, you’re tolking