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

really got up

admit that Cheryl screwed up by trying

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

sorry, Mr. Anthony… Let us

down her face, Cheryl choked with

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

stop herself from crying out loud.

that no one would have

whole thing did not sit well with the

mean by either

was dragging Lilly down

a plate of salad in

it because they thought Lilly was

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

tears and

whole plate of salad all

scarlet glint as the

sure stopped Cheryl

the details, Lilly said, “Here you go.

can you differentiate between intentional

took everything Bettany said to

was why Lilly felt the need

often said that it was easier to remember things when put

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

the hem of her skirt just now,

her outfit was drenched in salad dressing. She had never been

it. “How can you do

hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

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

were flabbergasted,

family had to say that Lilly could not have

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

Nothing held them back!

be with the

the residue from Cheryl’s face and

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

tell Cheryl was crying for real this time. The girl

She said, “I’m sorry!”

did not believe she

Cheryl could now

Tina could

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

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

at a

turned to Bettany. “I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’ll take Cheryl