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.

earth could

Crawfords really got up in

by trying too

meant well. The Crawford family should

Mr. Anthony…

her face, Cheryl

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

crying out loud. Yet, she was

miserable. She had the look that no one would have the

not sit well with the

mean

was dragging Lilly down in

Lilly approached with a plate of salad

thought Lilly was so nice to try and resolve things with

Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss

away her tears and magnanimously uttered,

whole plate of

flashing scarlet glint as the salad was tossed onto Cheryl’s

stopped Cheryl from

details, Lilly said, “Here you go.

you differentiate between intentional and

Lilly took everything Bettany said

Lilly felt

said that it was easier

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

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

was drenched in salad dressing. She had never been

lost it. “How can you do this

innocently blinked her eyes. “I was

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

earnest with her bright eyes as she genuinely explained to

were

family had to say that Lilly could not have done a

a good thing about being kids. They were free

Nothing held them back!

be with

Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling attacked, Cheryl

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

could tell Cheryl was crying for real this time. The girl

She said, “I’m sorry!”

not believe she was

now distinguish between intentional

that Lilly had apologized, Tina could no longer point

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

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

at a loss for

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