Chapter 189
‘I think this sweater looks good on Caden, a teenager. Furthermore, the color blue complements his neat appearance.‘ Molly thought. “I can‘t take this, Molly,” Caden said, waving his hand. He was aware of how expensive the clothes in this boutique were and did not want Molly to spend money on him. Caden tried to remain calm by looking away. He took his gaze away from the sweater. ‘That is, in fact, a nice sweater,‘ he thought.
The triplets know nothing about dressing up. Molly chose the outfits for them, and they loved them. They had always assumed that their mother had the best taste in everything.
“Why don‘t you try it on, Uncle Caden, to see if it fits?” Alex suggested. Caden had no response to that question. He examined his white sneakers, soiled with dust and a little mud.
Caden noticed the white floor of the boutique was cleaner than his sneakers. His low self esteem crept up on him as if it were devouring him from within.
‘Is Uncle Caden okay?‘ the triplets wondered. ‘Why wasn‘t he content to go shopping with us?‘ Molly became aware of what was going on. “Please hold on to these. I‘ll be right back,” she said as she quickly returned the clothes to the shop assistant. “You kids wait here for a while. Mommy and Uncle Caden have something to talk about,” Molly said to the triplets. “I‘ll be back, so behave yourselves and stay where you are.” Molly then led Caden outside, not far from the boutique. “Are you feeling like
you‘re not good enough for the things here?” she asked after making sure the triplets were sitting nicely in the boutique. Molly was blunt because she didn‘t want Caden to avoid her. Her actions stunned him.
Molly noticed something was wrong here. “Caden, I know you are a sensible child, and your parents love you very much and provide everything for you,” she said with a smile.
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