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.

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 was worried Lucas would find

Lucas not around, Anya was more brazen

out because that meant he would be spared from getting beaten up today. Alas, that was

want to go back to my own country. I’d rather starve in the orphanage than stay with these

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

and red. She had no intention of stopping

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 the way! I might as well get rid of him

heard the doorbell ringing. Only then did

walked out of the bedroom, making sure to close the door after, and went

she threw her arms around him. “Have you heard? Anya has been arrested, and