The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1876

Corinne woke up to find herself in a hospital. The light above her was eye- piercingly bright, causing her to break out in cold sweat.

"Joey!" she cried out.

Through her blurry vision, she could see someone gently stroking her head and whispering in a deep voice into her ear, "It's okay, it's okay..."

Corinne's breathing slowly calmed, and the scene before her became clearer. She made out Xante, Aaron, Annie, Lucas, Sunny, and Maxwell. They were all looking at her with a mix of concern and tenderness.

Jeremy was the one who was cradling her gently, comforting her with soft- spoken words.

Corinne was still in a state of shock. She straightened up in Jeremy's arms and asked with reddened eyes, "Where's Joey?"

gently and said, "Don't worry. The doctor saved

just trying to comfort her, Corinne asked with disbelief, "Where's Joey? I

of bed to look for Joey. Jeremy did not stop her but got up with her. He supported Corinne carefully to make sure

preventing her from rushing out. He bent down and

Jeremy insisted she wore the slippers before leaving.

Hurry, take me to him!"

said, "I'll take you there, don't worry. Joey's in the pediatric ward, with his grandparents and Francine

followed Jeremy out of the ward, leaving

"I really respect Corinne. She's not even Joey's biological mother, yet she's

Anya on the mountain, but they had caught the balloon seller. After the police interrogated him, it was almost certain that Anya was the