Anthony carried Lilly when he saw her. He looked at Lisa who was at the side and said to her, “Let’s go home.”
Lisa’s hair was still messy. A few pieces of leaves were stuck in between her hair. Anthony reached out to remove the leaves with another hand. He asked, "Did everything go well?"
Lisa nodded excitedly, "Yes! We got a large piece of soul flower!"
“Did you encounter any danger?”
“Yes, but we met a nice person too.”
Polly chirped in, “It’s super exciting! We got into Rookie’s world and pulled out their sacred tree. Then we jumped into a pot of water and took some of it. We also encountered the nine-headed bird. We collected many soul flowers. More and more of them!”
Lilly stepped into the Crawford Mansion and she could smell the familiar aroma of Bethany’s cooking.
“Granny! I’m back!” Lilly hurriedly ran to the kitchen and jumped into Bethany’s arms.
“You’re back. You’re finally back!” Bethany said repeatedly with teary eyes. “Are you hungry? Wash your hands. It’s time to eat!”
Lilly clunged to Bethany. “Granny, sorry for making you worry.” Her brothers told her that Bethany worried about her the most.
Bethany squatted and hugged her, “What are you sorry for? Lilly is a good girl. She never made me worry about her.”
Hugh stood at the kitchen door and looked at them in disbelief. “Okay, that’s enough. It looks exaggerated now.”
Lilly let go of Bethany, turned around and hugged Hugh, "Grandpa! I miss you!"
“Alright. Alright.”
Hugh ruffled Lilly's head. “Have you grown a little taller?” He asked and got teary.
Bettany rolled her eyes and snickered, “Talk for yourself.”
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