Filed to story: Eight Uncles Beloved Treasure
“What do you mean ‘mess things up’?! I do all this because I care about you!” Helen gave her a death stare.
Winona ignored her and walked away.
After more nagging, Helen eventually left the scene as well.
At the back of the construction site, Winona stealthily walked towards the statue. She examined it thoroughly and felt relieved when everything appeared normal.
As Winona turned her head, she noticed a white plastic bag hanging from a tree.
It swayed left and right creepily as Winona stared at it.
Winona’s face turned pale, and she ran as fast as she could.
“Shoo!”
The white plastic bag was blown by a strong wind and swirled behind Winona like a tornado.
Winona’s mind went blank. She ran as fast as she could, even losing one of her high heels like Cinderella. Her once well-kept hair became a total mess.
She was being chased by a spirit! She was so afraid that she let out a terrified scream while running, startling all the dogs passing by.
Meanwhile, Lilly leaned her head against a window in the pantry on the sixteenth floor. She tilted her head in confusion when she saw Winona running across the construction site like a maniac.
The plaza at the construction site had been built, and the ground was paved with floor tiles. There were high-rise buildings under construction not far away.
Lilly mumbled while caressing Polly’s head, “Polly, that person looks like Aunt Winona!”
Polly tilted his head and blinked his eyes,
“Gorilla! Gorilla!”
Lilly corrected him, “It’s Aunt Winona, not a gorilla!”
Polly said, “Winona, Winona is a gorilla!”
“No, Polly. Aunt Winona is not a gorilla.”
“Gorilla!” Polly exclaimed, still tilting his head.
Lilly was speechless.
A few office ladies who were having lunch watched them.
“Oh my god, that’s so cute! She’s talking to the parrot!”
“Whose child is this? I just came back, and suddenly there’s a child here.”
“Is this Mr. Crawford’s child?”
One of them pointed at Liam, who was busy preparing milk formula for Lilly. The adults often had coffee, tea, or even milk tea during breaks. Liam felt that Lilly should have something to drink as well, so he brought a can of milk formula.
He looked like a scientist in a laboratory, carefully reading the instructions, taking two scoops of milk formula precisely, and putting them in the cup according to the scale.
“Smack!”
Suddenly, a plastic bag slapped against the window.
“Hello, Auntie Ugly!” Lilly greeted.
“Hurry up and let me in!” She stuck her tongue out like a dog.
She was in pain from the sun.
How can you be so heartless and make me work outside under the sun?
She almost died!
Pablo squinted his eyes as he lazily rested his head on the windowpane, “Calm down. I won’t let you die.”
His words startled the female spirit.
Lilly lifted her head and spoke earnestly,
“Master, don’t lie, or else you’ll be struck by lightning.”
Just as Pablo was about to say something…
“Rumble!”
A small bolt of lightning flashed across the blue sky.
Pablo, “…”
Pablo’s heart skipped a beat as he looked at Lilly in awe.
Is this just a coincidence?
He cleared his throat and said, “Put her back in the jar. Do you still remember the soul-shifting spell? If you don’t…”
Before Pablo could finish his sentence, Lilly raised her hand and grabbed something from the window.
In no time, the Female Spirit returned to the jar.
Pablo subconsciously touched his nose.
What kind of sorcery is this…
Then, Liam handed over a round glass containing milk, saying, “Drink it, Lilly.”
Lilly took the glass politely and said, “Thank you, Uncle Liam!”
He grinned at Lilly proudly.
Even though he had two children of his own, he rarely spent time with them. He admitted that he was not a good father.
He felt guilty when thinking of his own children. He gently petted Lilly’s head and asked absentmindedly, “Lilly, do you think I should get a divorce from Aunt Winona?”
Lilly looked at him and asked innocently, “Uncle Liam, why do people get married if they are going to get divorced anyway?”
She knew what “divorce” meant. It was a term that her father frequently brought up.
At that time, she was still too young and didn’t really understand the meaning of it. However, she finally understood now; to divorce is to marry a new woman.
Lilly didn’t understand the ways of adults. It was their own decision to marry someone at first, so why would they change their mind in the end?
Liam was startled by her question and didn’t know how to answer.
He pursed his lips and said softly, “Well, it’s because Aunt Winona was pregnant with Zachary back then.”
Liam knew that it was a conscious choice he made, but the only thing that Liam was upset about was that he had no idea that he was being cheated on until after Hannah was born.
At that time, Jean was extremely sick and even went missing. He didn’t have the right state of mind to think that much.
Lilly frowned and asked, “Why was Aunt Winona pregnant with Zachary? Do you like Aunt Winona?”
Liam shook his head, “No, I don’t love her… I guess!”
Lilly was silenced by his reply and stared angrily at him.
He was creeped out by her aggressive staring and asked why.
“You don’t love Aunt Winona, but she gave birth to your son, Zachary. Are you what they call a f*ckboy?” Lilly asked with a poker face.
