Spoiled by Eight Uncles (Lily) novel Chapter 47

Colton had never met a child who was not afraid of him and even smiled at him.

Somehow, he got the feeling that he had seen her somewhere before…

Snapping out of his thoughts, Colton gave a nod and replied, “Hello.”

He paused before asking, “Were you the one who carried Ivan back?”

Lilly responded, “Yeah.”

The little girl had rosy cheeks and baby fat. Her huge eyes were clear and bright. It was the cutest thing when she bobbed her head while talking.

Colton could not take his eyes away from her.

“Thank you. I’ll drop by with Ivan soon to formally thank you.” Although she was a child, Colton did not soften the tension along his facial lines.

The men in black behind him entered the tent and quickly carried the unconscious boy out.

Colton nodded at Anthony and was ready to leave when Lilly jumped in. “Mister, you can’t leave…”

With Pablo guiding at the side, Lilly read after him, “He’s got an unusual illness. You must come look for me if he doesn’t wake up.”

Colton nodded nonchalantly.

It was clear that he did not take her seriously.

She was simply a four-year-old. What could she do?

It was not like he could count on a girl to save Ivan if the professionals could not do anything.

Colton took Ivan along and left.

Watching as the fleet of cars drove away, Lilly could not wipe the worried look off her face.

Bettany said, “Alright. Let’s head back.”

The family intended to camp out overnight at the wetlands park so that Lilly could enjoy the camping trip, the night sky, and the morning dew.

After all that happened, Bettany felt like she was on an emotional roller coaster that she could not get out of. The thought that Ivan was kidnapped… It was better for the family to make haste home.

The Crawfords had a family meeting and decided to pack up and drive back to the Crawford Mansion overnight.

Lilly fell asleep on the road…

Meanwhile, Cheryl’s family also collected their things and left once the Crawfords and Shaws were gone.

Tina looked envious. “Sigh. Did you see Lilly just now? Mr. Shaw smiled at her… I can’t believe the girl’s dumb luck. How she stumbled upon the unconscious boy is beyond me!”

Thomas chimed in, “Yeah! Unlike the Crawford family who has three boys, the Shaw family has no sons except Ivan… Jeez. Now, whoever Ivan has his eyes on in the future is lucky…”

Slumping against the child’s seat, Cheryl pretended to be asleep as she paid attention to her parents’ conversation.

She felt that the world was unfair. Why was Lady Luck always smiling at Lilly?

Cheryl would be blessed with good fortune too if she was born into the Crawford family.

Hmph! What was the big deal anyway?

…

Lilly fell into a deep sleep.

She dreamed about the ghost she carried back.

The ghost stared at her with a blank but bloody face.

Lilly jolted awake in a shudder.

She ran downstairs barefooted and shouted, “Granny!”

Fixating on Lilly’s feet, Bettany said, “You’re up, Lilly. Why aren’t you wearing your shoes?”

Anthony was back at the office while Liam and Edward went to the police station to deal with the follow-up.

God knew where the others went as only Jonas sat at the dinner table in a casual T-shirt and jeans, sipping on coffee.

He took a glance at Lilly’s bare feet and uttered, “Come here.”

Lilly said hello before Jonas picked her up and put her down on the chair next to him.

She asked Bettany, “Granny, did the boy yesterday wake up yet?”