Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Bettany’s verbal demolition left Mabel with no pride at all!

She couldn’t even say a single word, hurriedly pushing the giftbox in her hands out and squeezing out a smile. “Old Mrs. Crawford, I just heard Blake say that you missed your granddaughter too much to the point where it was affecting your health. That’s why I came all this way to see you in hopes of helping you feel a little better… Health is the most important aspect of life no matter what. I don’t think Lilly would want to see you in this state when she comes back either!”

Bettany nodded. “You’re right.”

Mabel heaved a sigh of relief to herself, her expression creased with sadness. “I know how you feel. I’m a mother too, I know how it feels to not be able to see your child.”

Bettany glanced at her. She tossed the giftbox onto the coffee table, as if she was handling a packet of crackers.

Yena said at once, “Grandma Crawford, Mom spent so long choosing this gift. It really is pretty!”

Bettany glanced at the child before her, not knowing where to start.

It had to be said that the apple didn’t fall far from the try.

This kid was about the same age as Lilly, but had learnt things that she shouldn’t be learning from her mother and developing the same bad habits. She had not gone wrong… she had been wrong from the start.

“Is it? I don’t believe so!” Bettany said.

Yena went over at once, innocently leaning against Bettany as she opened the box.

“It’s a purple bracelet. Look, Old Mrs. Crawford, isn’t it pretty?” Yena’s eyes shone as she turned to look at Bettany.

Bettany leaned forward. She merely glanced at the bracelet once, and said, “It’s not bad. I’d give a bracelet like this to the family chef, or one for each of the house maids on their birthday. It still works.”

Mabel: …

Yena: …

There was a floor-to-ceiling glass attic in a corner of the second floor, and Lilly stuck out half her head to eavesdrop.

There was another head right above hers. It was Josh.

On top of Josh’s head, was Hannah’s.

Behind Hannah’s head…

Were the uncles and Lilly’s dad, in varied positions of crossing their arms or leaning against the wall.

They watched the old lady, firing at full force: …

Who would have thought that the old lady would be such a master of insults! She was truly skilled!

Lilly: I’ve learnt something new again!

Yena’s face flushed as she lowered her head like her mother.

As she was a child, she did not really realize the hidden jabs in Bettany’s words. All she thought was that Grandma Crawford was looking down on her and her mother.
Bettany’s verbal demolition left Mabel with no pride at all!

Yena was sad beyond words. How could Grandma Crawford turn out to be this way?

Yena had been serious about having her as a god-grandma, and had wanted to love and respect her in the future.

Grandma Crawford was just like the rest, looking down on her and

had walked over, but Grandma Crawford

sad about Lilly being missing,” Yena said softly. “That’s why you’re in a

said that the dead can’t come back to life, so you shouldn’t be too sad, Grandma Crawford. Lilly’s gone

heard the gentle mother on television say

had died from getting hit by a car, and his mother comforted him by

Yena was

got

why she was trying

want to see Grandma Crawford like this… Grandma Crawford, if you’re sad, how about

how about I

was completely innocent, looking at Bettany

expression darkened

chest lurched. F*ck, what

huge offense to say to someone outright that their granddaughter

Crawfords had refused to give up and continued looking. These

before Mabel could even

rushed down

the wind, bolting up to Yena and landing a harsh

Slap!

entire family should be dead! How dare you say that

on the spot from the force of the slap. It was

second she returned to her senses. Her hands shrank back, and

I, I

cry but not daring to. Anyone would feel sorry at the sight of

Grondmo Crowford

serious obout hoving her os o god-grondmo, ond hod wonted to love

like the rest, looking down on

wolked over, but Grondmo Crowford didn’t

Crowford, I know thot you’re reolly sod obout Lilly being missing,” Yeno soid softly. “Thot’s why you’re in o bod

come bock to life, so you shouldn’t be too sod, Grondmo Crowford. Lilly’s gone to o beoutiful heoven for sure, ond she’s hoving

heord the gentle mother on television soy to her son whose dog hod gone

his mother comforted him by soying: The dog must hove

wos

got here. She hod no ideo thot Lilly

wos why she wos trying to be

see Grondmo Crowford like this… Grondmo Crowford, if

obout I

looking ot Bettony

expression dorkened

lurched. F*ck,

offense to soy to someone outright thot their gronddoughter hod

Crowfords hod refused to

before Mobel could even

figure rushed down the

up to Yeno ond londing o horsh slop on her

Slop!