Chapter 44 Teach You Manners

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.

Tina wished the earth could swallow her up.

The Crawfords really got up in her face.

screwed up by trying too hard to get people

Cheryl was young and only meant well. The Crawford

“I’m sorry, Bettany! I’m sorry, Mr. Anthony… Let

tears streaming down her face, Cheryl choked with

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

from crying out loud.

that no one would have the

the whole thing did not sit well with the

Cheryl mean

was dragging Lilly down

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

family had mixed feelings about it because they thought Lilly was so nice to try and resolve things with

an out, Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss Lilly. That isn’t

away her tears and magnanimously

the whole plate of salad

red bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as the salad was tossed

stopped Cheryl from

the details, Lilly said, “Here you go. That’s intentional! The one before was

differentiate

Lilly took everything

was why Lilly felt the need

said that it was easier to remember things when put into

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

salad on the hem of her skirt

outfit was drenched in salad dressing.

can you do this to

holding the plate in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked her

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

as she genuinely explained to Cheryl the difference

they were flabbergasted, but…

say that Lilly could not have done a better

good thing about being kids. They were free to do

Nothing held them back!

should be with the young heiress of the

face

Lilly amid the cries, “How can you do this to me? You can’t

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

She said, “I’m sorry!”

still did not believe she was

trusted Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional and

Lilly had apologized, Tina could no longer

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 back

“No, I

was at a loss for

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

her,

ago, and now they were

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