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

really got up

that Cheryl screwed up by trying too hard to get people to like

meant well. The Crawford family should not

sorry, Bettany! I’m sorry, Mr.

tears streaming down her face,

my fault either way… Don’t

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

appeared so miserable. She had the look that no one would have the heart to put the blame on

thing did not sit well with the

did Cheryl mean by either

was dragging Lilly down in

of salad in hand and cautiously made

thought Lilly was so nice to try and

in, “Oh, Miss

tears and magnanimously uttered, “It’s

whole plate

glint as the salad was tossed

stopped Cheryl from

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

differentiate between intentional and

it turned out Lilly took

why Lilly felt the need to explain

easier to remember things when

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

of her skirt just now, so it

salad dressing. She had never

it. “How can you do this

her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

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

were flabbergasted,

say that Lilly

on her face. That was a good thing about being

Nothing held them back!

it should be with the young heiress

from Cheryl’s face

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

Cheryl was crying for real this time. The girl was sad and

She said, “I’m sorry!”

Lilly still did not believe she was at

Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional and

had apologized, Tina could

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

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

was at a loss for

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