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

got up in

admit that Cheryl screwed up by trying too hard

was young and only meant well. The Crawford family should not rip

sorry, Bettany! I’m sorry, Mr. Anthony… Let us

streaming down her

fault

from crying out loud.

the look that no one would have the heart

did not

mean by

dragging Lilly down in

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

thought Lilly was so nice to try and

jumped in, “Oh, Miss Lilly. That isn’t

her tears and magnanimously

the whole plate of salad all

glint as the salad was tossed onto

stopped Cheryl

“Here you go. That’s intentional!

differentiate between

Lilly took everything

was why Lilly felt the need

easier to

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

the hem of her skirt just now, so

in salad dressing. She had

it. “How can you do

in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

little sweet pea appeared earnest with her bright eyes as she genuinely explained

were

family had to say that Lilly could not

had a smile on her face. That was a good thing about being kids. They

Nothing held them back!

was how it should be with the young

from Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling attacked, Cheryl burst out

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

Cheryl was crying for real this time.

She said, “I’m sorry!”

did not believe she

could now distinguish between intentional

that Lilly had apologized, Tina could no longer

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

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

at a loss

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