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

Crawfords really got up in her

could admit that Cheryl screwed up by trying too hard

was young and only meant well.

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

her face, Cheryl choked

fault either

in sniffles, trying to stop herself from crying out

the look that no one would

thing did not sit well

mean

Lilly down in

a plate of salad in hand and cautiously made her way

mixed feelings about it because they thought Lilly was

Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss Lilly.

away her tears and magnanimously

the whole plate

red bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad was tossed onto Cheryl’s

sure stopped

on the details, Lilly said, “Here you go.

you differentiate between intentional

Lilly took

was why Lilly felt the

easier to remember things

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

on the hem of her

in salad dressing. She had never been

“How can you do

hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I was only

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

with her bright eyes as she genuinely explained to Cheryl the

they were

Lilly

good thing about

Nothing held them back!

with the young

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

me? You can’t do this even if

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

She said, “I’m sorry!”

not

Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional

Lilly had apologized, Tina

pat Cheryl on the back. She said, “It’s okay. You know kids. You fight today, but tomorrow you’re

before saying, “No, I

was at a loss for

to Bettany. “I’m sorry. I’m