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 her

got up in her

by trying too hard to get

and only meant well. The Crawford family

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

tears streaming down her face,

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

in sniffles, trying to stop herself from crying out loud. Yet, she was sensible enough

the look that no one

did not sit well

mean

dragging Lilly

Lilly approached with a plate of salad in

feelings about it because they thought Lilly was so nice to try and

in, “Oh, Miss Lilly. That isn’t

and

the whole plate of salad

twinkled a flashing scarlet glint

sure stopped Cheryl from

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

can you differentiate between intentional and

Lilly took everything

Lilly felt the need to

it was easier to remember things

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

on the hem of her skirt just now,

drenched in salad dressing. She

“How can you do this

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

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

earnest with her bright eyes as she

they were flabbergasted,

to say that Lilly

thing about

Nothing held them back!

it should be with the

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

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

crying for real this time. The girl was

She said, “I’m sorry!”

Lilly still did not believe she was at

Cheryl could now

that Lilly had apologized, Tina could no longer

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

before saying, “No, I don’t want

was at a loss

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