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.

Jean’s substitute at first

since ceased to be a reminder of what had been

grow up if she doesn’t eat?” Bettany muttered and went to the kitchen

was upstairs, left for the kitchen to get

he came back upstairs and went

take him long to leave downstairs again to fetch a small carton of

sitting on the couch downstairs, noticed. “Do you want

Just go, damn it!

back-and-forth is giving me

going to go look for her? I was just thirsty

obviously

until night fell when he knocked

in!” Lilly

and nervously scanned his surroundings

pretended he didn’t

one stubborn

seemed to have changed ever

annoying person. He’d never be

huffed and closed the door behind him to

lying in bed when

were dangling in the

you

to shake her short legs. “I’m trying to

“…”

are you? What kid

she lost weight. She wouldn’t

perfect as she was now. A

the bed. “Okay… I won’t be

worry if

to eat?”

went on a diet to appear slim and here she was doing it because she wanted

the street had

was clutching at her

so small? Why can’t everything below the neck be a

Josh had nothing to say

“…”

up. “Hey, Ms. Sumo Wrestler? How did

so swollen. Could she have been

was looking directly

“M-Ms. Sumo Wrestler is

Is she behind

behind him. “She’s right there on