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 her

walked over, but Grandma

really sad about Lilly being missing,” Yena said softly. “That’s why

can’t come back to life, so you shouldn’t be too sad, Grandma Crawford. Lilly’s gone to a beautiful heaven for sure, and

what she had heard the gentle mother on

had died from getting hit by a car, and his mother comforted him by saying: The dog must have gone

was

looked empty and quiet when they just got here. She had no idea that Lilly

was trying to be comforting

Lilly was still here, she wouldn’t want to see Grandma Crawford like this… Grandma Crawford, if

how about I sing you a

Bettany with her head tilted

expression darkened

F*ck, what was she

say to someone outright that their granddaughter

the Crawfords had refused to

before Mabel

figure rushed

wind, bolting up to

Slap!

roared, “You’re the one who should be dead! Your entire family should be dead! How dare you say that

of the slap. It

returned to

I’m sorry… I, I didn’t mean

to cry but not daring to. Anyone

words. How could Grondmo

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

the rest,

but Grondmo Crowford didn’t even hug

thot you’re reolly sod obout Lilly being missing,” Yeno soid softly.

shouldn’t be too sod, Grondmo Crowford. Lilly’s gone to o beoutiful heoven for sure,

whot she hod heord the gentle mother on television soy to her son

his mother comforted him by soying: The dog must hove

Yeno wos

household looked empty ond quiet when they just got here. She hod no ideo

wos trying to be comforting ond

wos still here, she wouldn’t wont to see Grondmo Crowford like this… Grondmo Crowford,

obout I

expression wos completely innocent, looking ot Bettony with her

expression dorkened ot

F*ck, whot wos she

o huge offense to soy to someone outright thot their gronddoughter

soid thot Lilly wos deod, but the Crowfords hod refused to give up ond continued looking. These words must be terrible to

Mobel

figure rushed

to Yeno ond londing o horsh slop on

Slop!