Chapter 8 Unworthy to Be Lilly’s Mother

Lilly looked around the garden and shouted, “Polly!”

A loud squawk was heard, followed by the flight of a colorful parrot out of the woods. However, after flying one round around Lilly, it quickly flew back into the trees.

“Polly is scared of you, Uncle Gilbert,” the little girl whispered, motioning for Gilbert to remain silent. Her large watery eyes and endearing actions made her look adorable. He looked at the garden and suggested, “Lilly, why don’t I send someone to catch Polly so we can bring it home?”

She frowned and shook her head. “No.” As though worried that the parrot was eavesdropping, she checked her surroundings, she added, “We can’t catch Polly because it will be scared. It’s a good bird.”

Even though Lilly’s rationale amused Gilbert, he nodded and agreed to her plan.

“Don’t move, Uncle Gilbert,” the little girl tapped on his shoulder and instructed. She then walked into the garden and called for Polly once more.

“A Dumb Dumb! A Dumb! Dumb!” Polly sat on the tree branch and chirped.

Lilly chided, “Uncle Gilbert isn’t a Dumb Dumb, Polly.”

“A Bad Dog! A Bad Dog!” Polly chirped once more.

“Uncle Gilbert isn’t a Bad Dog,” the little girl explained. Gilbert was speechless at the incredulous conversation.

Regardless of Lilly’s assurance, Polly refused to get off the tree branch. She found herself walking deeper into the garden. Suddenly, she heard a sound. When she turned to look at the source of the noise, she noticed a pair of familiar eyes staring back at her. When Lilly was about to flee, Debbie grabbed her arm and said, “You are finally here, Lilly.”

mouth to muffle her cries. “Aren’t you happy

pinched the little girl’s face and said with a look of menace, “I don’t like that attitude of yours, Lilly. I’m

from Debbie’s clutches. Debbie thought furiously,

still willing to care for you?” Debbie hissed.

me. But why would I fall if it weren’t for your sudden appearance? You should be responsible for my baby’s death. I’m in a miserable state. If your uncles asked about the incident, you

to force her to follow instructions. However, Lilly bit her lip and remained silent. She refused to admit to

such

If you continue to act so stubbornly, I’ll

incident, and no one observed what caused me to fall. The Crawfords will unquestionably believe Lilly’s story. I can’t let her ruin my reputation; I’m still planning to

He was so terrified because he thought the teacher could hear everything he said. Because of this, the teacher could keep

hard on the hand, much to her astonishment. She let out a yell before immediately slapping the girl. Just as her palm landed squarely on Lilly’s face, the red string around

she sneered inwardly, her limps is so short and powerless. Does

up right away. The latter looked at her palm and

kicked hard enough to knock Debbie to the ground. He wondered

Lilly,” Gilbert snarled. He fixed his

she did not know that Gilbert was present. She waved her hand and said meekly, “This must be a misunderstanding, Mr. Gilbert. Why will I

Lilly’s mother!” He covered Lilly’s ears and placed her on his

man. “Ahh!” she cried in pain when Gilbert pinned her face down on the ground with his shoe. The rough

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