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.

earth could swallow

really got

admit that Cheryl screwed up by trying too hard to get people

was young and only meant well.

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

her face,

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

to stop herself from crying out loud. Yet,

had the look that no one would have the

not sit well

Cheryl mean

was dragging Lilly down in her

of salad in hand and cautiously made her way

thought Lilly was so nice to try and resolve things

in, “Oh,

and magnanimously uttered,

dumped the whole plate of salad all

glint as the salad was tossed onto

stopped

on the details, Lilly said, “Here you go. That’s intentional! The

differentiate

Lilly took everything Bettany said

was why Lilly felt the need to explain

that it was easier to remember things when put

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

of her skirt just now, so it

outfit was drenched in salad dressing. She had

lost it. “How can

her hands, Lilly innocently blinked

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

sweet pea appeared earnest with her bright eyes as she genuinely explained to Cheryl the difference between intentional and

they were

say that Lilly could not have done a

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

Nothing held them back!

was how it should be with

cleaned off the residue from Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling attacked, Cheryl burst

this to me?

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

She said, “I’m sorry!”

did not

could now distinguish between

that Lilly had apologized, Tina

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

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

a

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