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

really got

up by trying too

well. The Crawford family should not rip

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

her

my fault… It’s my fault

stop herself from crying out loud. Yet,

one would have the heart to put the blame on

thing did not sit well

Cheryl mean

was dragging Lilly down in her

of salad in hand and cautiously made her way to

feelings about it because they thought Lilly was so

out, Tina jumped in, “Oh,

and

plate of salad

scarlet glint as the salad

sure stopped Cheryl

Lilly said, “Here you go. That’s intentional! The one before was

differentiate between intentional and

Lilly took everything Bettany

felt the need to

said that it was easier to remember things

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

of her skirt just now, so

drenched in salad dressing. She

it. “How can you do this to

holding the plate in her hands, Lilly 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 difference between intentional and

were

Lilly could not have

her face. That was a good thing about

Nothing held them back!

it should be with the young heiress of the Crawford

the residue from Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling

accused Lilly amid the cries, “How can you do this to me? You can’t

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

She said, “I’m sorry!”

did not believe

trusted Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional and

that Lilly had apologized, Tina could no longer

the back. She said, “It’s okay. You know kids.

a bit before saying, “No, I don’t want

a loss

smile, she turned to Bettany. “I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’ll take