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 swallow

really got up in her

Cheryl screwed up by trying too hard to get

and only meant well. The Crawford family should not rip into

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

down her face,

my fault either way… Don’t be

crying

She had the look that no one would have the heart to

not sit well with the

Cheryl mean by

dragging Lilly down in her

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

family had mixed feelings about it because they thought Lilly was so nice to

out, Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss Lilly. That

tears and

whole plate

red bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad was tossed

stopped Cheryl

you go. That’s intentional! The one before was

you differentiate between

took everything Bettany said to

was why Lilly felt the need

was easier to remember things when

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

of her skirt just now, so it

her outfit was drenched in salad dressing.

it. “How can you do this to

her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I was only teaching

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

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

were flabbergasted,

family had to say that Lilly could

about being kids.

Nothing held them back!

be with the young heiress of the

face and skirt. Feeling attacked, Cheryl burst

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

real this time. The girl

She said, “I’m sorry!”

Lilly still did not believe she

Cheryl could now distinguish between

Lilly had apologized, Tina could no longer

force a smile and pat Cheryl on the back. She said, “It’s okay.

I don’t want to be friends with her tomorrow

was at a loss for

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