The little girl realized she was running out of breath, so she took another deep breath... then another...
"...I shouldn't have gone into Mom's room to sneak some candy..."
She finally got it out.
At that moment, both the little girl and the woman felt a sense of relief.
"I shouldn't have done that..."
"I was wrong..."
Once she'd gotten started, the rest was easy to say.
The little girl blurted out all the words that had been weighing on her mind for so long.
You grabbed the child's arm and hadn't even checked her legs yet.
The man suddenly understood.
Even without the big stool, the child could still reach the Candy Jar.
The man held out a finger.
"Go get her a towel so you can wipe her face."
There was no adult in the way.
However...
What?
The child had admitted her mistake and promised not to do it again, so that was that.
The man reacted quickly. "The little stool in your room?"
"How did it open by itself?"
Speaking of getting it open...
The man hurried over to check on the child's condition.
"The Candy Jar is so high up..."
"...Mm."
"If you understand, you have to follow through."
It was because she was too nervous...
You don't believe this child is stronger than you.
You'd been so shocked that the child had opened the Candy Jar's lid...
"Do you understand?"
"Nannan knows stealing is wrong."
But her gaze was still a little restless and evasive.
The woman froze.
She'd do it.
You'd been dumbfounded by yourself.
The little girl obediently let her mother wipe her face.
The little girl's voice was muffled.
Feeling the gentle pressure on her head, the little girl looked up.
"I'm