Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Pursing her lips, Lilly stared at Cheryl.

Although Cheryl looked nothing like her stepmother, the expression on the girl’s face was all too familiar to Lilly.

That was the trick her stepmother always pulled, and her daddy would turn around and give Lilly a piece of his mind.

Even though Lilly did nothing to deserve any of that!

Lilly was forthright with her answer. “I didn’t push you. You fell on your own.”

Biting her lip, Cheryl wiped her eyes in distress. After giving her eyes a good rub, she said, “Yeah, I know you didn’t mean to. It was my fault…”

Lilly pressed her lips together.

Other children might be dumbfounded in Lilly’s shoes, not understanding what was going on.

However, Lilly had been in this position far too many times.

She turned to Bettany and uttered, “Granny, I didn’t push her. I was getting up after finishing the food, and Cheryl suddenly fell.”

Bettany picked Lilly up and gave an affirmative answer, “It’s okay. I trust you didn’t push anybody. Maybe somebody can’t tell the difference between intentional and accidental.”

She made a point to look at Cheryl.

Lilly blinked her eyes and fell into thought.

Tina awkwardly jumped in, “The kids were just fooling around. I should have paid closer attention…”

She tried to cover up the whole thing as harmless horsing around between children.

Nevertheless, the Crawfords were not going to let it go.

Bettany callously said, “So? What are you trying to say? Are you expecting our darling to apologize to you?

“Or are you trying to give us the wrong idea about Lilly? What? So we would think she is bad and Cheryl is good? You are foolish to flatter yourself.”

The family ignored their child and took someone else’s child under their wing. Now, they had the nerve to point fingers at Lilly.

Bettany did not hold back with her choice of words.

Color washed off Tina’s complexion… That was not the end of it. The other Crawford family members chimed in to give their two cents.

Anthony curtly snapped, “The last person to frame Lilly is still sitting in jail.”

Hugh had a deadpan look. “It’s the parents’ duty to educate their children. It’ll be too late if you don’t start now.”

Gilbert faintly uttered, “What are you thinking to pull this sort of stunt? Don’t you think it’s embarrassing?”

The Crawford family took turns jumping down Tina’s throat.

the earth

got up in her

trying

was young and only meant well. The Crawford

“I’m sorry, Bettany! I’m sorry, Mr. Anthony… Let us take it

tears streaming down her face, Cheryl

sob… It’s my fault… It’s my fault either way… Don’t be mad, Grandma

crying

look that no one

did not sit well

did Cheryl mean

was dragging Lilly down in

then, Lilly approached with a plate of salad in hand and cautiously made

Crawford family had mixed feelings about it because they thought

jumped in,

wiped away her tears and magnanimously

dumped the whole plate of salad all over

red bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the

sure stopped Cheryl

“Here you go. That’s intentional! The one before

can you differentiate

out Lilly took everything Bettany

why Lilly felt the need to explain

easier to

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

of her skirt just now, so

outfit was drenched in salad dressing. She had

lost it. “How can you do this to

in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

appeared earnest with her bright eyes as she genuinely explained to Cheryl

they were flabbergasted, but…

that Lilly could not have done a better

smile on her face. That was a good thing about being kids. They were free to do whatever

Nothing held them back!

was how it should be with the young heiress of the Crawford

Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling attacked, Cheryl burst

the cries, “How can you do this to me? You

Cheryl was crying for real this time.

She said, “I’m sorry!”

still did not believe she was

Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional and

apologized, Tina could

She said, “It’s okay. You know kids. You fight today, but

a bit before saying, “No, I don’t want to be

a loss for

sorry. I’m really sorry. I’ll take Cheryl to get a