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.

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

was young and only meant well. The Crawford family should

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

her face,

fault

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

so miserable. She had the look that no one would have

thing did not sit well with the

mean by either

was dragging Lilly down in her

of salad in hand and cautiously

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

Tina jumped in, “Oh, Miss Lilly. That

tears and magnanimously uttered, “It’s okay,

whole plate of salad

twinkled a flashing scarlet glint as

stopped Cheryl

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

differentiate between

turned out Lilly took everything Bettany

Lilly felt the

easier to remember

Cheryl was dumbfounded.

on the hem of her skirt just now, so it

in salad dressing. She had

can you do this to

Lilly innocently blinked her

The Crawfords were dumbstruck.

appeared earnest with her bright eyes as

were

family had to say that Lilly could

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

Nothing held them back!

with

off the residue from Cheryl’s face and skirt. Feeling attacked, Cheryl burst out

accused Lilly amid the cries, “How can you do this to me? You can’t do this even if you’re trying to teach me…

Cheryl was crying for real this time. The girl was sad

She said, “I’m sorry!”

did not believe she

Cheryl could now distinguish between intentional

that Lilly had apologized, Tina could no longer

said, “It’s okay. You know kids.

“No, I don’t want to

at a

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

her, Tina

such graces moments ago, and now they were leaving

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