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.

help, but I'm only a guest here while Anya is your legal guardian. I can't help you to leave this place if we don't have proof that

and looked at her in a daze. He did not know how to express himself nor did he understand what she was talking about, despite him taking every

thought what she said was above Joey's comprehension ability too, so she sighed and said, "What I mean is... Bear

while, but the look of wariness in his eyes lessened. Hethen

to hide your feelings. Don't show that you're scared 'cause this will only

at her in a daze again. It was obvious he did

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 to

time, and being at a gullible age, he believed her. He touched the necklace as

can do it! When you see your Mommy later, you can't cry no matter how scared you are, okay? You have to smile and call her Mommy. I promise she won't hurt you

started trembling again at the thought

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

eyes immediately disappeared. In its place