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 hard to get people to

young and only meant well. The Crawford

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

streaming down her

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

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

that no one would have the heart to put the

whole thing did not

Cheryl mean

was dragging Lilly down in her

plate of salad in hand and cautiously made her way

thought Lilly was so nice

Tina jumped in, “Oh,

away her tears and

the whole plate of

glint as the salad was tossed onto Cheryl’s

sure stopped Cheryl

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

you differentiate

turned out Lilly took everything Bettany said to

was why Lilly felt the need

it was easier to remember things when put into

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

poured salad on the hem of her skirt just

salad dressing. She had never been

lost it. “How can you

hands, Lilly innocently blinked her eyes. “I

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

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

were

Lilly

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

Nothing held them back!

should be with the young heiress

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

this to me? You can’t do this even if

crying for real this time. The girl was sad and

She said, “I’m sorry!”

still did not believe she was at

trusted Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional and

that Lilly had apologized, Tina

a smile and pat Cheryl on the back. She said,

a bit before saying, “No, I don’t

at a

to Bettany. “I’m sorry. I’m

Cheryl with her, Tina

ago, and now

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