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.

admit that Cheryl screwed up by trying too

and only meant well. The Crawford

Mr. Anthony… Let us take it easy…

her face,

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

stop herself from crying out loud. Yet,

look that no one would have the heart to put the blame

not sit

mean

was dragging Lilly down in her

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

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

Tina jumped in,

away her tears and

the whole plate of salad all

bracelet twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as

stopped Cheryl from

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

differentiate between

took

felt the need

it was easier to remember things

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

hem of her

in salad dressing. She had never been so

“How can you

holding the plate in her hands, Lilly innocently blinked

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

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

were flabbergasted,

had to say that Lilly could not

was a good thing about being kids. They were free to do whatever was on their

Nothing held them back!

was how it should be with the young heiress of the

the residue from Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling

the cries, “How can you do this to me? You can’t do this even if you’re trying

tell Cheryl was crying for real this time. The girl

She said, “I’m sorry!”

Lilly still did not believe she was

trusted Cheryl could now

Lilly had apologized, Tina

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

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

a loss for

I’m really sorry.

with her,

came with such graces moments ago, and now they were leaving

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