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 swallow her

Crawfords really got up in

up by trying

meant well.

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

streaming down her face, Cheryl choked

fault either way… Don’t

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

one would have the heart to put the

did not sit well with the

did Cheryl mean by either

dragging Lilly down in

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

feelings about it because they thought Lilly was so nice to try

jumped in, “Oh, Miss Lilly. That

away her tears and magnanimously uttered,

plate of salad

twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad was

stopped Cheryl

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

you differentiate between intentional and

turned out Lilly took everything Bettany said

why Lilly felt the need to

was easier to remember things

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

hem of her skirt

drenched in salad dressing.

it. “How can you

Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I was only

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

bright eyes as she genuinely explained to Cheryl the difference

were

to say that Lilly could not have done a better

was a good thing about being kids. They were free to

Nothing held them back!

how it should be with the young

cleaned off the residue from Cheryl’s face and

you do this to me? You can’t do this even if you’re trying to teach

was crying for real this time. The girl

She said, “I’m sorry!”

did not believe she was

now distinguish between intentional and

Lilly had apologized, Tina could

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

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

at a loss for

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