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.

guest here while Anya is your legal guardian. I can't help you to leave this

in a daze. He did not know how to express himself nor did he understand

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 the

the look of wariness in his

want to get hurt anymore, you'll need to learn how to hide your feelings. Don't show that you're scared 'cause this will only make them bully you more. You must pretend you find the whole thing fun, okay?" said Corinne

a daze again. It was obvious he did not understand what

deter Corinne. She simply took off the red braided necklace and put it on Joey. While adjusting the necklace to fit his neck, she said," This necklace contains magical power. It'll

touched the

it! When you see your Mommy later, you can't cry no matter how scared you are, okay? You have

again at the thought

protect you now. There's no need to be scared, okay?"

and the fear in his eyes immediately disappeared.