The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 819

"Do you want to leave this place?" Corinne asked Joey.

Joey nodded anxiously.

"Where do you want to go?"

"Orph...age," stammered Joey.

'Does he mean the orphanage? Heh. He'd rather go back to the orphanage than live with the Riveras, huh,' thought Corinne.

She patted his head gently to calm him and to make him trust her.

to help, but I'm only a guest here while Anya is your legal guardian. I can't help you to

looked at her in a daze. He did not know how to express himself nor did he understand what she was

thought what she said was above Joey's comprehension ability too, so she sighed and said, "What I mean is... Bear with this for a while. I promise I'll get you out of here once I get

look of wariness in his eyes lessened. Hethen nodded

feelings. Don't show that you're scared 'cause this will

It was obvious he did not

Joey. While adjusting the necklace to fit his neck, she said," This necklace contains magical power. It'll protect you from getting hurt, but you can't cry in the face of your bullies

time, and being at a gullible age, he believed her. He touched the necklace as if it was the most precious thing in

your Mommy later, you can't cry no matter how scared you are, okay? You have to smile and

trembling again at the thought of

but remember you have the magical necklace to protect you now. There's no need to be scared, okay?" Corinne kept

the fear in his eyes immediately disappeared. In its