The water bed broke, and water spurted from a hole. Lilly's paints on the bedside table were all swept off, and there were all kinds of colors in an instant, and the carpet on the floor was all wet and a mess.
Lilly, Hannah, Zachary, and Josh lay on the bed with dazed faces. They were all wet. The quilts and the pillows were also wet.
The wire socket was short-circuited, and smoke burst out instantly.
Polly woke up from sleeping. It fluttered about in fright and yelled, "Help, it's on fire!"
The Crawford Mansion was plunged into darkness.
Drake was speechless.
Half a minute later, the backup power supply was activated, and the electrician rushed to repair it. Bettany caught up and felt her blood pressure rise when she saw the mess in the room.
"Who did this?" Bettany was pissed off. Several children lowered their heads. They dared not to speak.
Lilly raised her hand cautiously. "Granny, it's my idea."
Hannah quickly said, "I also did it!"
Josh stood up. "I did these."
"I got involved," Zachary said.
Drake was silent, then said, "Granny, I made the water bed. It's my fault."
Drake, who did nothing, admitted the mistake for his younger siblings.
Bettany stared at them. "Go to stand outside! Wait, change your clothes first!"
The children changed their clothes and stood obediently against the wall while holding the water basin on their heads.
When Anthony and Blake came over, they saw the children standing pitifully in the corridor with basins on their heads.
Jean could not help but laugh when she saw that. She recalled the scene when Bettany punished her for standing. All her brothers accompanied her.
She did not expect that she could see such a scene again. Mom is the most powerful!
Blake asked amusedly, "What's wrong? Did you all take the circuit board apart?"
Lilly answered honestly, "No! We only made a water bed. We rolled on it, and it broke..."
Hannah said innocently, "Then, the water poured into the socket..."
Zachary looked indifferent. "Then, the whole circuit short-circuited and burned."
Josh said, "The water bed I made isn't strong enough... I know it! I might use the wrong material."
Hannah said, "I think the seal isn't tight!"
Lilly said, "I think I'm too heavy! And we shouldn't be rolling around."
A few children discussed why the water bed broke and concluded their experience. Even if standing with basins, the punishments could not make their mouths shut.
Bettany gritted her teeth and glared at Anthony and Blake. "What water bed? What rolls around? How do they know these?"
Anthony and Blake froze.
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