The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 672

Anya only hesitated for a moment before quickly releasing her grip on the child’s hand. She remained calm and discreetly covered the red marks on Joey’s body that she caused, then gently pulled him closer to her embrace, soothingly saying, “Don’t cry, don’t cry, Mommy is here! Joey, don’t cry, everything is fine!”

Faced with the sudden change in his mother’s emotions, Joey’s crying subsided slightly, but he still felt. very confused about what he did wrong.

Lucas approached, his clear and thoughtful eyes filled with doubt. “Anya, what happened? Why is the child crying like this?”

Anya looked up, her expression innocent and harmless. “Brother, you’re back! It’s, it’s nothing. Joey accidentally fell and hurt himself just now. I was comforting him.”

The perplexity between Lucas’s eyebrows dissipated, and he gently touched Joey’s head. “A real man should be strong. You can’t cry over a little bump or scratch!”

Joey’s face was tear-stained as he looked up at his uncle, With his limited language ability, he could not express his own experience, but he felt wronged and pouted his lips.

Suddenly, his mother’s hand pinched him again, not too lightly or heavily. Joey’s fearful gaze once again turned to Anya.

In the face of her mother’s warning gaze, he dared not cry anymore or show any reaction. He was afraid of his mother, but he also loved her.

time, he thought his mother was very beautiful, and she would bring him lots

was roughly confined with other children in the orphanage,

adopted, his mother of his

he did not even know what he did wrong to make her unhappy, and

mother unhappy. He

pursing his lips, and tried to please her. “Mommy, don’t be angry!

him. “Hmm, good boy! Mommy isn’t angry. Silly child,

hearing his mother say she wasn’t angry, Joey finally felt a bit

take care of you for a while. Mommy

mother’s words and nodded obediently. He then clumsily walked outside

stood up, looking somewhat melancholy, and turned to her brother.” Lucas, I’m sorry. You asked me to accompany Corinne to the hospital today for her surgery, but I failed

about today’s Incident.

being too cunning.”

Anya let out a sigh. “Brother, just now Jeremy’s sister, Francine, called me. She said Corinne has already gone back to the Holden’s estate with Jeremy. Jeremy doesn’t want me