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

got

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

young and only meant well. The Crawford family should not rip into

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

her face, Cheryl choked

sob… It’s my fault… It’s my fault either way… Don’t

trying to stop herself from crying out loud. Yet, she was

look that no one would have

the whole thing did not sit well with the

mean by

Lilly down in

of salad in hand and cautiously made her way to

they thought Lilly was so nice to try and resolve things with

Tina jumped in,

wiped away her tears and magnanimously

plate

bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad

stopped Cheryl from

you go. That’s intentional!

differentiate between

out Lilly took everything Bettany said

was why Lilly felt the need to

it was easier

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

hem of her skirt just now, so

outfit was drenched in salad dressing. She had

it. “How can

the plate in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

sweet pea appeared earnest with her bright eyes as she genuinely explained to Cheryl the difference between intentional

were flabbergasted,

Lilly could not have done

face. That was a good thing about being kids. They were free to do

Nothing held them back!

how it should be with the

Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling attacked, Cheryl burst out

to me? You

for real this time. The girl was sad and

She said, “I’m sorry!”

still did not believe she

trusted Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional

had apologized, Tina could no longer

the back. She said, “It’s okay. You know kids. You fight today, but tomorrow

for a bit before saying, “No, I

at a

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