Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Lilly and Anthony took a stroll on the street. The girl had eaten ice cream, two boxes of strawberries, a mousse cake, grilled chicken wings, and fried chicken…

It was only after she got her silver needles that they went home.Bettany smiled. “You’re home just in time for dinner, Lilly.”

Lilly shook her head. “My stomach is massive now, Granny.”

That caught Bettany off guard. “What did you eat?”

The girl met her grandmother’s gaze. “I had ten salads.”

The elder was amused by her antics. “Lying is bad, Lilly!”

“Don’t be angry, Granny! I had an ice cream, two mousse cakes, and two boxes of strawberries…”

She recounted everything she ate.

“…” Bettany was at a loss for words.

Lilly gave Bettany a look. “You said you wouldn’t be angry, Granny.”

“I’m not angry. Don’t eat so much of that junk. Children should be eating better.”

The little girl happily kissed her grandmother. “Okay, Granny! Thank you!”

Granny was the best.

She was going to learn medicine to cure her legs!

The child happily went upstairs.

She hurried back into her room when she sensed movements coming from within the jar of souls.

Bettany’s eyes softened as she watched Lilly return to her room before she turned to Anthony.

“Really? Why did you feed her all that junk? You know how children can be irresponsible. Can’t you be a little more sensible as an adult?”

Anthony awkwardly rubbed his nose. Lilly was the one who ate everything. Why was he the one getting yelled at?

“She said she wanted to eat.”

She had looked at him with puppy eyes. Who could resist her?

Bettany continued to criticize him, “So you give her everything she wants? Learn to say no.”

She would never have allowed him to go this far if she were around.

Anthony cleared his throat. “I still have a meeting to attend.”

He immediately left.

Bettany glared at him.

been Jean’s substitute at first

be a reminder of what had been lost.

doesn’t eat?” Bettany

kitchen to get himself a

passed Lilly’s room when he came back upstairs and went

to leave downstairs again to fetch a small carton of

on the couch downstairs, noticed. “Do

Just go, damn it!

back-and-forth is giving me

I was going to go look for her? I was

obviously doubting

night fell

in!” Lilly

scanned his surroundings

meanwhile, pretended he didn’t

that’s one

why Josh seemed to have changed ever since he left with

be

and closed the door behind him to

bed when

dangling in

you

shake her short legs.

“…”

old are you? What kid needs

if she lost weight. She wouldn’t

was perfect as she was now. A

feet down and sprawled on the bed. “Okay… I won’t be

if I don’t

still want to eat?” Josh was

slim and here she was doing it because she wanted to eat

street had to offer

at her rounded tummy in

Why can’t everything

had nothing to say

“…”

Ms. Sumo Wrestler?

swollen. Could she have been

was looking directly

Sumo Wrestler

Is she behind

“She’s right there on top of