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

Crawfords really got up in her

trying too hard to get people

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

Bettany! I’m sorry, Mr.

down her face,

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

in sniffles, trying to stop herself from crying out loud.

that no one would have the heart

thing did not sit well with the

Cheryl mean

Lilly down in

plate of salad in hand and cautiously made her way

had mixed feelings about it because they thought Lilly was so

Tina jumped in, “Oh,

away her tears and magnanimously uttered, “It’s

dumped the whole plate of salad all

red bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad was

sure stopped

said, “Here you go.

differentiate between intentional and

turned out Lilly took everything Bettany said

felt the

easier

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

the hem of

salad dressing. She had

lost it. “How can

innocently blinked her eyes. “I was only

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

sweet pea appeared earnest with her bright eyes as she genuinely explained to Cheryl the

they were

family had to say that Lilly could not have

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

Nothing held them back!

was how it should be with the

cleaned off the residue from Cheryl’s face and

to me? You

tell Cheryl was crying for real this time. The

She said, “I’m sorry!”

Lilly still did not believe she was

Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional and

had apologized, Tina could no longer point

said, “It’s okay. You know kids. You fight today, but tomorrow

I don’t want to be friends with

was at a loss for

to Bettany. “I’m sorry. I’m really