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

really got up

screwed up by trying too hard to get

and only meant well. The Crawford family should not

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

her face, Cheryl

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

from crying out loud. Yet, she was sensible

the look that no one would have the heart to

not sit well

mean

Lilly down in her

salad in hand and cautiously

they thought

jumped in, “Oh,

wiped away her tears and magnanimously uttered, “It’s

plate of

bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad

sure stopped

“Here you go. That’s intentional!

you differentiate between intentional

out Lilly took everything Bettany said to

was why Lilly felt the

said that it was easier to remember things

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

only poured salad on the hem of her skirt

salad dressing. She had

lost it. “How can you do this to

innocently blinked her

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

eyes as

they were flabbergasted,

that Lilly

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

Nothing held them back!

should be with the young heiress of

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

me? You can’t do this

was crying for real this time. The girl

She said, “I’m sorry!”

still did not believe she was

now distinguish between

that Lilly had apologized, Tina could

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

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

was at a loss for

turned to Bettany. “I’m sorry. I’m