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

got

by trying too hard to get people to like

and only meant well. The Crawford family

smile. “I’m sorry, Bettany! I’m sorry, Mr. Anthony… Let

down her face, Cheryl choked

sob… It’s my fault… It’s my fault either way…

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

miserable. She had the look that no one

the whole thing did not

mean by either

dragging Lilly down in her

Lilly approached with a plate of salad in hand and cautiously made her way

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

Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss

wiped away her tears and magnanimously

whole plate of salad all over

twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad was tossed

sure stopped Cheryl

“Here you

can you differentiate between intentional and

turned out Lilly took everything Bettany said

Lilly felt the need

it was easier

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

only poured salad on the hem of her skirt just now, so

salad dressing.

it. “How can you

the plate in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I was

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

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

they were

say that Lilly could not have done a

smile on her face. That was a good thing about being kids. They

Nothing held them back!

it should be with

from Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling attacked,

you do this to me? You can’t do

tell Cheryl was crying for real this time.

She said, “I’m sorry!”

still did not believe she

could now distinguish between intentional and

that Lilly had apologized, Tina could no

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

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

was at a loss

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’ll take