Filed to story: Eight Uncles Beloved Treasure
Lilly had made a promise to her mother that she would be a devoted granddaughter and take good care of her grandmother.
And she was determined to fulfill that promise!
When Bettany heard Lilly calling her grandma, she couldn’t help but burst into tears and pulled Lilly into a tight embrace.
“Lilly, my dear little Lilly!”
Bettany sobbed uncontrollably. Lilly didn’t know how to console her, so she gently patted her on the back.
“Grandma, please don’t cry. Please, don’t cry!”
Meanwhile, after much coaxing, Winona finally managed to persuade Hannah to leave the room. When she saw Bettany and Lilly huddled together downstairs, she felt relieved.
Hugh whispered, “Alright, that’s enough. Stop crying.” Liam, who was busy in the background, remained silent as he handed Bettany tissue paper and water.
Hannah, still clutching her doll, became angry again.
Why did her grandmother have to be that annoying girl’s grandmother?
That annoying girl had already stolen her toys, and now she was stealing her grandparents!
Unable to control her anger, Hannah turned around and sprinted upstairs. As she passed by Lilly’s room, she heard some chirping sounds.
“Uh-oh. I couldn’t resist, I’m almost at your house again, again!”
When Hannah briefly opened Lilly’s room door, she was surprised to find a green bird perched on a birdcage.
Her eyes lit up, and she rushed inside immediately!
Upon seeing Hannah rush into Lilly’s room, Winona immediately followed her. She gently coaxed Hannah, “Let’s leave now, sweetie. This is your sister’s room…”
Polly was flapping its wings in panic when it saw Hannah rushing in. Polly squawked, “Caw caw! The spoiled child is here! Send help! Send help!”
Winona furrowed her brows upon hearing that.
Was this parrot not taught manners? How could it call Hannah a spoiled child in front of her face like that?
How ill-mannered!
Winona grabbed Hannah’s arm and said, “Let’s go downstairs and see Granny!”
Hannah struggled to break free from Winona’s grasp and stubbornly shouted, “No! I want the parrot!”
Not knowing how else to appease Hannah, Winona could only try to persuade her again by saying, “This is your sister’s parrot. If you want one, I’ll buy one for you later.”
Hannah stomped her feet in anger and yelled, “No! I don’t want a new parrot! I want this one!”
She clambered onto a stool and raised her hand to grab Polly.
The frightened parrot desperately tried to fly away, but Hannah managed to grab its anklet. She pulled Polly down and grabbed it by its neck.
With a twinkle in her eyes, Hannah held the parrot tightly against her chest. She barked sternly, “Don’t struggle, or else I will kill you!”
Polly had always been afraid of strangers, and it took the parrot 2 days to slowly get used to Lilly’s uncles. At that moment, terror could be seen reflected in the parrot’s little green eyes.
Polly squawked at the top of its voice, “Help! Send help! I’m roasted!”
Everyone downstairs heard the parrot’s squawk, and Lilly immediately got out of Bettany’s arms.
She rushed upstairs without saying a word, while Hugh turned to reprimand Liam. He said angrily, “It’s Hannah again, isn’t it? I’ve told you countless times to properly discipline her. What have you been doing all this time?
The usually quiet and reserved Liam turned red in the face as he anxiously struggled to say something. Unable to get a word out, he ended up following everyone else as they hurried upstairs.
Despite her best efforts, Hannah could not tame the parrot as it kept trying to break free from her grasp. It even managed to scratch Hannah’s arms with its claws.
In a fit of rage, Hannah threw the parrot onto the table and yelled angrily, “You won’t behave? I’ll show you! Take this!”
The parrot kept squawking incessantly.
Lilly just came into the room in time to witness the event unfolding before her. Her face turned red with rage as she rushed forward like a beast going amok.
Lilly said angrily, “Why are you hitting Polly? Stop it!”
Having been spoiled and sheltered like a princess her whole life, Hannah never had anyone saying “no” to her. Hence, when Lilly rushed forward to snatch the parrot from her, it felt like Lilly was taking away what belonged to her. She roughly pushed Lilly away and bellowed, “It’s mine!”
She held Polly so tightly in her hands that it looked like the parrot’s eyes almost popped out.
Lilly was fuming.
She grabbed Hannah forcefully and pinned her to the ground with a loud thud. She then raised her tiny fists and started throwing punches at Hannah.
The flurry of fists rained down on Hannah, hitting every part of her face. She could only scream in pain.
By then, the parrot had broken free from Hannah’s clutches and fluttered away in fear.
Feathers were left floating about in the air in its wake.
For some reason, despite being bigger than Lilly, Hannah could not retaliate. She could only cry loudly.
Everyone was stunned; they never expected a well-mannered and obedient child like Lilly to lose her temper like that. They quickly tried to break up the fight.
“Stop. Stop fighting…”
Lilly managed to sneak in a kick just as everyone finally succeeded in pulling her away from Hannah.
Hannah’s wailing was so loud that everyone thought it could collapse the ceiling at any time.
Zachary, Drake, and Josh peeped in through the door to watch the commotion. Drake and Josh had just gotten back home. The three boys were stunned at what unfolded in front of them.
Winona was distressed and angry. She yelled at Lilly, “How could you hit someone like that?
Instead of hitting her, you could use your words if you don’t want your sister to have the parrot!”
She quickly hugged Hannah and tried to soothe her.
With tears in her eyes, Lilly squeezed her tiny lips and clenched her fists tightly while defiantly saying, “She started it first! She hit me first!”
Winona replied angrily, “So you have to hit her back just because she hit you first? Don’t you know children should be gentle and obedient?…”
“That’s enough!” roared Hugh as he interrupted Winona.
“How dare you try to lecture others on being gentle? Look at Hannah, is she gentle and obedient? In this case, she was the one who snatched Lilly’s parrot and raised her hand against Lilly first. You dare to be the first to criticize Lilly?”
Winona paused. Despite not saying another word, she was shaken deep down.
Yes, she was too rash with her words, but her precious child had never been hit by anyone since birth. Winona had never even raised her voice towards Hannah. To see Hannah in pain at that moment, how could she, as a mother, keep quiet?
What’s more, it was wrong to hit someone, but Hannah only pushed her! She did not hit Lilly at all! It was nothing but an excuse by Lilly to hit her!
Winona then looked at Bettany, who pushed herself towards Lilly in her wheelchair. Instead of comforting Hannah, she went to comfort Lilly.
Winona’s heart broke. Hannah was also Bettany’s granddaughter! Why did she not comfort Hannah immediately? Did she know how heartbroken Hannah was by being ignored?
Winona hugged Hannah tightly and said, “Good girl, I’m here.”
Winona angrily left with Hannah in her arms, infuriating Hugh even more. He shouted, “So I can’t even criticize her now? Does she not see what the problem was?”
Liam, who had been quiet throughout, finally said, “Calm down, dad. Winona has always been a little more sensitive when it comes to her child…”
Upon hearing this, Hugh became even more agitated, but he knew it wasn’t the right time to express his anger. He turned around and approached Lilly.
“Are you okay, Lilly?”
