Chapter 217


    Frederick had a hunch that he had seen the boy before.


    Just as he was pondering on thetter’s identity, Kara interrupted his thoughts and called out impatiently,


    “Uncle Frederick, stop dilly-dallying! Let’s go home! I want to celebrate my birthday and have some


    cake!”. “Oh! Alright, then!” Frederick could only carry out his duties as Kara’s loyal chauffeur. She was


    the birthday star, so her orders must be heeded!


    Soon, the car came to a halt in front of an apartment building. Keith followed the others out of the car. –


    Tina and Kara’s living quarters might not be big, but the ce was decorated nicely. At first


    THE STREET nce, it looked very cozy to live in. Themon quarters were stered with artwork


    produced by Kara in her kindergarten sses. Everywhere Keith looked, he would spy cute plushies


    here and there. Kara was friendly and weing to the new guest. She demonstrated her hospitality by


    locating a pair of small indoor slippers. “This is my favorite pair of slippers. They’re shaped like cute


    bears! I’ll let you wear them.” However, Keith’s expression started bing grim. Not only did the


    slippers sport the appearance of cute bears, but they were also colored a bright pink “I don’t wear


    slippers like these!” he replied huffily. “Huh? You don’t like bears? What about yellow duckies?” Kara


    fetched a pair of bright yellow slippers that sported duckling patterns. “I don’t want those as well.”


    “Hmm… What about giraffes? Or sheep slippers?” Kara kept presenting more slippers in front of Keith,


    each pair cuter than the one before. The boy waspletely speechless by now. He was never talkative


    to begin with, but it was impossible for him to speak up in front of the mother and daughterbo,


    especially when Kara was involved. “Do you have any normal-looking slippers?” . Kara felt hurt on the


    inside. “These slippers are so cute! Why don’t you like them?” “I just don’t like them ?t all, okay?” Tina


    tried to appease the boy by saying, “Kara’s slippers are categorized under the theme of cute animals. If


    you don’t like them, you can always wear regr grown-up’s slippers.”


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    Keith finally agreed to that. Kara was quick to let go of her grievances. She couldn’t wait to start her


    birthday celebration, so she took out the party hats, tes, forks, and a small bunch of birthday candles.


    “I’m turning five years old today, so we need to ce five candles on the cake! All of you can ce one


    candle each, and I’ll ce the remaining two candles!” Tina and Frederick epted the candles, but


    Keith backed away from Kara with a look of disgust. “Low quality candles can cause harm to the human


    body once lit. Aren’t you afraid of getting poisoned?”


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    Kara replied, “Huh? We’ll get poisoned by the candles? Then, let’s skip the candle-lighting process. Can I


    cut the cake now?” “Cakes aren’t good for your health as well. Most of them are produced using


    hydrogenated vegetable oil, after all. Even the chocte used as your cake filling isn’t real. It’s actually a


    cocoa butter recer that contains trans fatty acid.” Upon studying the cake painted with rainbow colors


    and had animals drawn on the surface, Keith added in the same disgusted tone, “Plus, your cake has so


    much weird stuff drawn all over the surface. That means the food coloring has definitely exceeded the


    safety levels.”


    Kara could only listen to Keith’sints in confusion. Imaginary stars were beginning to spin around


    her head. After that, Keith nced at Tina and Erederick. “Don’t you know about all this information as


    parents? How on earth did you educate your child?” All three of them couldn’t say anything in retaliation.


    In the end, Kara was the first one to speak up first. Confusion colored her tone as she eximed, “T-


    Today is my birthday! Don’t you eat cakes during your birthday?” “I never celebrate my birthday! It’s a


    ridiculously childish thing to do!” Keith might only be a child, but the moment he opened his mouth, his


    razor-sharp words could hurt everyone’s feelings in the room. Sorrow overcame Kara at that instant. Her


    lips scrunched into a pout, and she could feel big fat tears rolling down her cheeks like broken strings of


    pearls. “All I want to do is to celebrate my birthday… I want to eat that cake…” Keith didn’t expect to


    drive the little girl in front of him into tears, crying like a baby. “What on earth are you crying for?”


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