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 could

really got up

screwed up by trying too hard to get people to like

and only meant well. The Crawford family should not

forced a smile. “I’m sorry, Bettany! I’m sorry, Mr. Anthony… Let us

tears streaming down her face, Cheryl choked

my fault either way…

from crying out loud. Yet, she was sensible

the look that no one would have the heart

not

did Cheryl mean

Lilly down in

of salad in hand

about it because they thought Lilly was so nice to try and resolve things

an out, Tina jumped in,

and magnanimously

the whole plate of salad all

bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad was tossed

stopped Cheryl

on the details, Lilly said, “Here you

can you differentiate between

it turned out Lilly took everything Bettany said to

felt

it was easier to remember things

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

the hem of her skirt just now, so it

was drenched in salad dressing. She had never

“How can you do this to

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

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

appeared earnest with her bright eyes as she genuinely

were flabbergasted, but…

had to say that Lilly could not

thing about being kids.

Nothing held them back!

be with

face and skirt. Feeling attacked, Cheryl burst

can you do this to me?

tell Cheryl was crying for real this time. The girl

She said, “I’m sorry!”

Lilly still did not believe she was

now

had apologized, Tina could

infuriated, Tina had to force a smile and pat Cheryl on the back. She said, “It’s okay. You know kids. You

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

a loss

stiff smile, she turned to Bettany. “I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’ll