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 up

admit that Cheryl screwed up by trying too hard to get people to

young and only meant well. The Crawford family should not

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

streaming down her face, Cheryl choked

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

trying to stop herself from crying

had the look that no one would

not sit

Cheryl mean by

was dragging Lilly down in

then, Lilly approached with a plate of salad in hand and cautiously

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

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

her tears and

whole plate of

twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad was

stopped Cheryl from

you go. That’s intentional! The one before

differentiate between intentional

it turned out Lilly took everything Bettany said to

was why Lilly felt the

easier to remember things when put

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

on the hem of her skirt just now, so it was

in salad dressing. She had never been

“How can you

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

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

little sweet pea appeared earnest with her bright eyes as she

they were flabbergasted,

Lilly could not have

had a smile on her face. That was a good thing about being kids. They were free to do

Nothing held them back!

was how it should be with the young heiress of the

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

“How can you do this to me? You can’t do this even if you’re trying to teach me…

crying for real this

She said, “I’m sorry!”

still did not believe

Cheryl could now distinguish

apologized, Tina could no longer point

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

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

was at a

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’ll