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.

wished the earth could

Crawfords really got up in her

up by trying too hard to get

and only meant well. The

Bettany! I’m sorry, Mr.

tears streaming down her face, Cheryl

fault… It’s my fault either way… Don’t be

sniffles, trying to stop herself from crying out loud. Yet, she was sensible

no one would have

not sit well with the

did Cheryl mean

dragging Lilly down in her

approached with a plate of salad in hand and cautiously made her

thought Lilly was so nice

out, Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss

her tears and magnanimously

plate

bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the

stopped Cheryl from

you go. That’s intentional! The one

you differentiate between intentional

Lilly took everything Bettany

why Lilly felt the need

easier to remember things when put

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

salad on the hem of her skirt just now, so it

drenched in salad dressing.

“How can

the plate in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes.

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

as she genuinely explained to Cheryl

they were flabbergasted,

that Lilly could not have done

smile on her face. That was a good thing about

Nothing held them back!

with the young heiress of the

residue from Cheryl’s face and skirt.

can you do this to me? You can’t do this

tell Cheryl was crying for real this time. The girl was

She said, “I’m sorry!”

not

trusted Cheryl could now

had apologized, Tina could

and pat Cheryl on the back. She said, “It’s okay. You know kids. You fight today, but tomorrow you’re

“No, I don’t want to be friends with her tomorrow

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