Filed to story: Eight Uncles Beloved Treasure
The uncles had no choice but to abandon their 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 determined to check herself into a nursing home and refused to return home.
She had been bedridden for the past two years. She had no desire to do anything and was becoming increasingly worn out…
Finally, Hugh took Lilly’s hand and said, “Let’s go, Lilly. Grandpa will walk you to your room.”
The Crawford brothers were left 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 resemble a mini castle, complete with a small staircase leading to the top, fulfilling a 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 looked up earnestly and asked, “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 it was far from the worst.
“Do you like it?” Gilbert asked from the sidelines.
Lilly nodded enthusiastically and said, “Thank you, Grandpa and Uncle Gilbert.”
Hugh sighed inwardly as he looked at Lilly.
Sweet Pea is still a little guarded, like a small animal that has just ventured into a strange place and is trying to survive by being cautious.
When will she let her guard down and start behaving like the adorable child she is?
Gilbert patted her head and said, “You’re welcome, Lilly. Do you want to hang out with your cousins after they come home from school?”
“Cousins?” Lilly wondered aloud.
Gilbert replied, “You have three cousin brothers and one cousin sister. They are the children of Uncle Anthony and Uncle Liam.”
Only the eldest son, Anthony, and the second eldest son, Liam, were married in the Crawford family.
Anthony had two sons, one in third grade and the other in first.
Liam had a son and a daughter. The boy was a second-grader at an elementary school, and the girl was in her final year of kindergarten.
Gilbert assumed that they would get along well because they were all children.
Lilly nodded sensibly, and though she didn’t say much, her eyes shone with anticipation.
She had never had friends before. Her father and stepmother never let her play outside, and her grandparents on that side didn’t like taking her for walks.
She once saw children walking back from school with their schoolbags on their backs through the fence. They were running happily, holding hands. She was extremely envious…
Lilly suddenly raised her head and asked, “Uncle Gilbert, can you please give me some paper and brushes?”
She wanted to give her cousins gifts!
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Afternoon arrived in the blink of an eye.
A car pulled up outside Crawford Mansion, and an elegantly dressed woman wearing an Elizabethan hat led a little girl out.
The little girl was 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 dress. She appeared delicate and beautiful.
“Hannah, when you see your little cousin sister later, remember to give her the doll,” the woman reminded the little girl.
Hannah pouted and said nothing.
The woman frowned and said, “Didn’t we just talk about this? You get one doll, and your younger cousin sister gets one as well. Quit sulking!”
Hannah exploded when she heard that. “No, I don’t want to! I want to keep them both!”
She dashed into the mansion without looking back after she finished speaking.
What cousin sister? She refused to give it to her!
All of the toys belonged to her!
The woman helplessly watched. There was nothing she could do, so she turned around and said to the little boy trailing behind her, “Zachary, hurry up. Your cousin sister is at home waiting for you.”
Little did she know that Zachary would also pout and declare, “I don’t want another little cousin sister.”
He already had one obnoxious younger sister who would steal his belongings, throw his toys at every opportunity, and cry when their parents tried to reason with her.
Zachary was against having another younger sister!
He bolted after speaking.
Hannah dashed into her room and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
Her smartwatch rang at that moment, and the word “Grandma” appeared on the screen.
“Hello? Grandma,” Hannah answered, her tone still dissatisfied.
Her grandmother, on the other end of the line, asked, “Who upset our little princess? Why do you sound so unhappy?”
“Mommy asked me to give a doll to my little sister, but I don’t want to!” Hannah pouted.
An elderly woman with beautiful hair on the other end of the phone rolled her eyes and asked, “What new little sister?”
Hugh and several Crawford brothers rushed to South City after Lilly was abused by her own father… This information had also reached them.
“Yes!” Hannah said, nodding.
She looked down at the two dolls she was holding. She couldn’t bear to put them down.
Although she knew she had to give the dolls to her cousin’s sister, she grew attached to both of them. Suddenly, she made up her mind that she didn’t want to give them away.
However, her grandmother, who was on the other end of the line, said, “Hannah, now that you have a new cousin sister, you are no longer the only little princess. Your grandfather, Uncle Anthony, and the other uncles will no longer treat you as well.”
Hannah, still a child, immediately responded, “Grandma, you’re talking nonsense!”
“Why would I be talking nonsense? You used to be the only girl in the family, but now there is another one. Do you understand what I mean? Didn’t you have to give her a doll? They don’t love you anymore because they all love your sister!”
Hannah burst into tears and hung up the phone.
She grabbed the doll and threw it to the ground, flinging it around.
She had no intention of giving the doll to her cousin sister. She wouldn’t give it to her, even if it was broken!
Outside the door, Lilly gathered the courage to knock on Hannah’s door.
She had been waiting for a long time, and her wait finally ended when her cousin sister came home from school. However, as soon as she arrived home, she went straight to her room.
