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 swallow her

got up in

trying too hard to get people to like

meant well. The Crawford family should not rip

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

streaming down her face,

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

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

had the look that no one would have the heart

not sit well with the

Cheryl mean by

dragging Lilly down in her

a plate of salad in hand and cautiously

Crawford family had mixed feelings about it because they thought Lilly was so nice

out, Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss Lilly. That

tears and

the whole plate of salad all

scarlet glint as the

sure stopped Cheryl from

on the details, Lilly said, “Here you

differentiate between intentional

turned out Lilly took

Lilly felt the

easier to remember things when put

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

salad on the hem of her skirt just now, so

in salad dressing. She had never been

can you

holding the plate in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

little sweet pea appeared earnest with her bright eyes as she

were

Lilly could not have done

a smile on her face. That was a good thing about

Nothing held them back!

with

face and skirt. Feeling

do this to me? You can’t do this

Cheryl was crying for real this

She said, “I’m sorry!”

not believe she was

trusted Cheryl could now distinguish between

that Lilly had apologized, Tina could

infuriated, Tina had to force a smile and pat Cheryl on the back. She said, “It’s okay. You know kids. You fight today, but tomorrow you’re

saying, “No, I don’t want to be

was at a loss

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