Chapter 17 Lilly''s Starry Dress
Winona embraced Hannah who was crying. She began to shed tears as well.
Winona felt that the situation was too cruel as Liam remained indifferent towards Hannah despite being
together for six years.
As they were crying, Helen made a video call. "What''s going on?" she asked as Winona picked up.
Winona proceeded to tell Helen everything that happened.
"Seems like I was right! When the Crawford family only had Hannah, they would pamper her like a
princess! However, everything''s changed ever since that brat joined the family!" Helen uttered furiously.
Hannah cried louder as she heard their conversation. She realized that it was the first time that she got
beaten yet no one cared about her.
"Mom, that''s enough," Winona muttered in frustration. "Did I say anything wrong? It''s the truth! The fact
that a blood-rted child is no match for an adopted brat left me speechless!" Helen said as she red
at Winona through the screen.
"Lilly will inherit the Crawford family name soon," Winona said. Helen shook her head and said,
"Hannah is done for when that happens! Lilly is a brat that shouldn''t be provoked. She pushed her
stepmother down the stairs and caused her miscarriage. Despite that, her uncles decided to cover up
the truth and caused the Hatcher family to go bankrupt!"
Winona frowned and replied, "Wasn''t it Lilly''s stepmother that caused her own miscarriage to frame
her?"
"Give me a moment, I''ll send you the evidence," Helen said. Winona received a video recording the
next second. The recorder was a person that used a voice changer. They imed to be good friends
with Debbie.
The recorder showed a medical report stating that Debbie had undergone critical conditions twice due
to a miscarriage. After that, a video recording disyed two bodyguards forcing Pa, Richard, and
Stephen out of the Hatcher Mansion. Moreover, the recording revealed Edward holding Stephen''s head
and brutally smashing it against the wall.
The faces of the Crawford family were censored in the video except for Lilly''s.
Helen said, "Who would put their line on the line just to frame a child? There''s no way that Debbie
would harm herself and her unborn child out of hatred. She suffered major blood loss twice! They said
that Hannah is being disobedient, but Lilly is straight-up outrageous! She''s a sly brat yet she''s good at
putting on a fa?ade despite her young age. Lilly beat up Hannah today yet the Crawford family turned a
blind eye. This proves that Lilly had been spreading nonsense and bad mouthing Hannah!"
Winona was disgusted after watching the video recording. "Seems like we have to be on guard when
Lilly is around," she said.
Lilly killed her stepmother''s baby; Lilly is a sly brat; Lilly is putting up a fa?ade…
Hannah had kept their words in mind as she listened in.
**
The video recording was not distributed through the mass media. Instead, it was spread through
discrete channels. The fact that Lilly caused Debbie''s miscarriage and caused the bankruptcy of the
Hatcher family had reached multiple online groups within a week. However, the Crawford family was
unaware of it until Lilly''s birthday.
The invitations to Lilly''s birthday party were sent ahead of schedule. The Crawford family was eager to
announce that Lilly was about to inherit the Crawford family name and be an official member.
They had invited celebrities from around the city.
Lilly''s wardrobe was filled with many dresses in different styles and colors. "Lilly, choose a dress that
you like!" Bettany said as she patted Lilly''s head.
"Any dress that I like?" Lilly asked. Bettany nodded and replied, "That''s right. All of these are yours."
Lilly hesitated for a moment and approached Bettany. She kissed her on the cheek and said, "Thanks,
granny!"
Lilly decided on a violet Lolita-style princess dress. She tied her hair in the style of twin pigtails with two
pink butterfly-shaped hair clips. She also had a bow tie headband to top it off.
"You look so adorable," Bettany said. Lilly smiled and touched Bettany''s nose with her fingertip. She
said, "Granny is adorable too!"
**
Two figures were sneaking around outside the lively mansion. It was Debbie and Stephen. Crawford
Mansion was decorated with shining lights and filled with melodious tunes.
Debbie felt envious as she looked at the lively asion. No one knew her sufferings. Her face was
scarred and Stephen beat her multiple times as he loathed her. The Hatcher family ordered her around
as if she was a servant.
Stephen peaked around and said, "We don''t have an invitation. How are we going to get it?" Debbie
suppressed her feelings and replied, "Stephen, we are Lilly''s parents. There is no reason that we can''t
enter. We just need to tell the guards about it. However, there is one small issue."
Debbie felt ashamed as she looked at her shabby attire.
"What is it?" Stephen asked. "Let''s go get some formal clothes. We ought to dress up properly for the
special asion," Debbie said.
"We don''t have any money for that!" Stephen was frustrated. "Well, I know a ce where we can sell
blood!" Debbie replied.
**
Anthony held Lilly''s hand and led her down the stairs. She was dressed in new clothes but she was
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holding an old bunny rag doll. Gilbert, Jonas, and Bryson followed behind her. However, no one else
noticed the spirit following them.
Pablo was leaning against the stair railings. He smiled and said, "Good, you''re just in time."
Pablo snapped his fingers and the spotlight shined on Lilly. Her violet dress began to sparkle like a
starry night sky. Everyone was astonished by her appearance.
After seeing the video recording, most had changed their impression of Lilly. Some were afraid of
letting their children get close to her, while thetter did the opposite to please her.
Hannah stood on the second floor and looked at Lilly. She pointed at her dress and said, "Mommy, I
also want that dress!"