The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Joey fell backward from the force of impact and immediately cried.

“You mutt! How dare you spy on me?!” roared Phoebe.

“I… I…not spying on you,” whimpered Joey.

He really was not spying on her. He wanted to go out to the living room but was not sure whether it was safe for him to do so. He thought he would observe the situation outside first.

Phoebe, who already thought of Joey as a nuisance, became even more irritated at him due to the anxiety and anger brought on by Anya’s arrest. Thus, she decided to use him as a punching bag.

She kicked him again. “This is all your fault! Nothing ever went right for Anya after she adopted you. We should’ve thrown you away the first chance we got!”

Joey immediately curled up in pain.

kind of beating. Whenever Anya was upset, she would take it out on him. However, she would make sure to hit him on the parts of his body that would not be easily noticed should a bruise form. She

around, Anya was more brazen in her

saw Anya going out because that meant he would be spared from getting beaten up today. Alas, that was not the

to leave this place… I want to go back to my own country. I’d rather starve in the orphanage than stay

more annoyed when Joey started crying. She lifted him by the collar and slapped his face harshly. “Stop crying, you little jinx, or I’ll give you something to cry about! Don’t you know you’re the reason your mommy was arrested

his face became swollen and red. She had no

no way the Holdens are going to let Anya marry into the family now that she has a criminal record. That means she needs to find another man to marry, and this little jinx will just get in

heard the doorbell ringing. Only then

the door after, and went

as she threw her arms around him. “Have you heard? Anya has been arrested, and it’s all Corinne’s fault! You must think of