Filed to story: Eight Uncles Beloved Treasure
Lilly felt indifferent, as she was used to situations like this.
When she was with the Hatcher family, her father would question her whenever her aunt got injured or cried. Her father would always slap her when she tried to explain.
Lilly eventually got used to it. She would say nothing even when people doubted or hated her.
But this time was different. She didn’t want
Anthony and her grandfather to misunderstand.
She gathered up her courage and said, “I was cutting the cake just now. Hannah ran over and grabbed my dress. Then, she hit me. Then, I got very angry. Then, I pushed her.”
Lilly struggled with constructing sentences, but she clearly described the whole incident.
Anthony and Richard knew their suspicions were correct. It was Hannah who hit Lilly first.
Winona stood her ground and said, “Are you trying to say that Hannah was the one who hit you first? Hannah might be spoiled, but she doesn’t hit people.”
Richard angrily replied, “Don’t you know well whether she would hit someone?”
Winona raised her voice, “Hugh, what do I know? I only know that every one of you is against Hannah since Lilly came into the family. Hannah behaved this way because all of you forced her into a corner. She didn’t do anything wrong!”
Everyone started murmuring. What Winona said confirmed their assumption that Lilly was a troublemaker and the one who caused the family to break apart. In their opinion, Hannah would not cry so loudly if she was lying.
Liam was angry, but he only said two words, “Shut up!”
He grabbed Winona’s hand and said, “Come with me!”
Winona shook his hand off and refused.
Hannah saw her parents fighting and started screaming.
Anthony said in a cold voice, “Jack, get the security camera footage.”
Winona was stunned…
Is he going to check the footage? Are they really trying to corner Hannah?
Choking on her words, Winona said, “There’s no need for that! I will leave with Hannah!”
She carried Hannah, but Hannah wouldn’t leave. Both of them cried together.
Everyone looked at them with pity.
Helen Jones, Hannah’s grandmother, said, “Calm down! It’s normal for children to have arguments! Do we really need to take this so seriously?”
The old woman smiled and tried to mediate the situation. However, she forgot who started it.
Anthony ignored her.
Jack quickly produced a USB drive and said, “Sir, I have the footage. Would you like to see it?”
Anthony replied, “Bring out the screen and projector. Let’s view the footage!”
Winona was taken aback. She asked, “Why do you feel the need to do this?”
Anthony chuckled and responded, “Didn’t you claim that Hannah wouldn’t harm anyone? What are you afraid of?”
Winona was left speechless.
The screen was prepared, and the events that occurred in the garden were displayed…
In the footage, Lilly could be seen cutting the cake. Drake rejected her when she offered him a slice.
Then, Hannah rushed towards Lilly. She grabbed Lilly’s dress and pushed her. Lilly tried to say something, but Hannah wouldn’t listen and slapped Lilly’s face.
Lilly became angry and fought back.
Although their conversation couldn’t be heard, it was clear that Hannah was the one who struck Lilly first.
Everyone looked at Cheryl in shock. It turned out that what she had just said was untrue.
“Didn’t Cheryl claim that Miss Lilly hit Miss Hannah first? This is the opposite of what she said…”
“This doesn’t seem right.”
Cheryl’s lie was exposed. She felt so embarrassed that she wanted to cry. Her
mother was also in an awkward position. She smiled and said, “Children can sometimes remember things incorrectly…”
She didn’t expect the Crawford family to check the camera footage! She had hoped to gain favor with Winona, but instead, she was left embarrassed.
No one believed Cheryl’s mother’s words. Cheryl was not a toddler, so it was impossible for her to remember incorrectly.
“In that case, we shouldn’t blame Miss Lilly.”
“Indeed. It was Miss Hannah who hit her first. No matter what, she shouldn’t be hitting people.”
Those who had previously sympathized with Hannah now saw her as a spoiled brat.
Hannah was at a loss when she saw people doubting her, so she started crying again.
Winona was angry. Her voice trembled as she said, “Anthony… How could you do this…”
She thought that showing the footage in front of everyone would hurt Hannah’s pride. It would be a traumatic experience for her.
Anthony simply stared at her without saying a word. Both Lilly and Hannah were children. It wasn’t fair for Winona to think that Lilly should be blamed while Hannah shouldn’t.
Anthony looked at Hannah and said in a low voice, “Stand up!”
Hannah was afraid of Anthony. She was crying, but she dared not disobey him. She sobbed and stood up.
Anthony asked, “Do you think what you did was right?”
Hannah sobbed without saying anything. She started to realize that she was wrong. She wiped her tears and said, “I don’t want to say it… No!”
She was still protesting, but her voice became much softer.
It hurt Winona to see Hannah being questioned. Before she could say anything, Liam stared at her and said, “You better shut up! Otherwise, we will be getting divorced when we get back.”
Lilly looked at Hannah. She didn’t think Hannah was a bad person, so she wondered why Hannah would always do this to her.
Hannah was supposed to be happy because she had a loving mother. However, Hannah wasn’t happy at all.
Anthony asked again, “Why did you hit Lilly?”
Hannah sobbed and said, “I want the dress. That is my dress. Without her, they will all belong to me.”
Helen quickly said, “Oh, look at her! She should tell us what she wants!”
Anthony stared at Winona and asked her, “Did you tell Hannah that this dress belongs to her?”
Winona bit her lip and replied, “I didn’t…”
Helen said anxiously, “It’s just a dress. If Lilly likes it, just give it to her! Hannah didn’t know any better.”
Gilbert asked, “What do you mean by that?”
They didn’t want to focus on these minor issues, but they couldn’t allow others to simply blame Lilly. They had to clarify everything today.
Anthony muttered something to his assistant, and his assistant took out a document.
Winona suddenly had a bad feeling.
