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

screwed up by trying too hard

was young and only meant well. The Crawford

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

down her face, Cheryl choked

It’s my fault… It’s my fault either way…

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

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

the whole thing did not sit

mean by either

was dragging Lilly down

Lilly approached with a plate of salad

they thought

Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss Lilly. That

away her tears and

the whole plate of

glint as the salad was tossed onto Cheryl’s

stopped Cheryl from

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

you differentiate between intentional

Lilly took everything Bettany said

felt the need to explain

said that it was easier to remember things when put into

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

salad on the hem of her skirt just now, so it

her outfit was drenched in salad

lost it. “How can you

plate in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I was

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

her bright eyes as she genuinely explained to Cheryl the difference

they were flabbergasted, but…

to say that Lilly could not

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

Nothing held them back!

should be with the young heiress of the

face

Lilly amid the cries, “How can you do this to me? You can’t do this even if you’re trying to teach me…

for real this time. The girl

She said, “I’m sorry!”

Lilly still did not believe she was

now distinguish between intentional

had apologized, Tina could no longer

smile and pat Cheryl on the back. She said,

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

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“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’ll take