Chapter 48

“Even if it was for his own good?” Gary asked him.

“Even then.”

Caden appeared to be very upset. It looked as if he had been crying. “Caden, listen to me. He loves you. He couldn’t tell anyone until he knew them. It only took a week before he was ready to tell you. He wanted to tell you on Monday, but we stopped him. We thought you could get to know him better before you went into a huff about his stupid money.”

“It isn’t stupid, Danny. I wanted to support my sub. I just found out that he doesn’t need me or anything I can offer.”

Danny’s face got red and he stamped his foot. “He needs everything you have to offer. Someone to help him do what he can’t do so he won’t be cheated again, someone to lean on when it gets tough. He’s been doing it all alone except for the paid help since he was thirteen years old for Christ’s sake. Do you know how many times he’s been hurt by people who courted him for his money? Who wanted his company?” Caden sat stubbornly silent.