Chapter 189

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 clot hes 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 sneaker s, 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.

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‘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 somet hing 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 be cause 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 pro vide everything for you,” she said with a smile.

“Just that those things will not boost your self–

esteem. So don‘t just think of the prices here as high. Consider how those on the streets use their appearance as a weapon. Would you ! choose these well–

worn people or those who have dressed averagely if you wanted to bully someone?”

“That is why I am buying these branded clothes for you. Not to brag about, but to use as a means of protection. I believe you can one day earn all of this with your own hands.” J ust as Molly finished, she noticed Caden was patiently listening to her and smiled. Molly did this because she thought she saw a younger version of herself. That girl who just moved out of the countryside.

Molly understood Caden‘s feelings and decided to have a heart–to–heart with him. She had faith in him.

‘I believe that if I could break free from a cocoon and transform into a butterfly, Caden would be even greater than he is now.’

Caden was moved after hearing what Molly had to say. ‘Not many people would speak to me patiently, care about my feelings, and pull me aside to talk.’

“Thank you, Molly,” Caden said, looking at her. He understands that no words can express how moved he is.

Caden smiled as Molly led him back to the boutique. She chose a few more sweaters and paid for them in addition to the light blue sweater.

Molly then takes them to another store to continue shopping. When they arrived home at night, everyone had their hands full of sh bags.

Sean, on the other hand, was alone in his study room. A few documents were placed on his desk in front of him. His phone rang w