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.

here while Anya is your legal guardian. I can't help you to leave this place if we don't

how to express

sighed and said, "What I mean is... Bear with this for a while. I promise I'll get

for a while, but the look of wariness

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.

a daze again. It was obvious he did

adjusting the necklace to fit his neck, she said," This necklace contains magical power. It'll protect you

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

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

trembling again at the

necklace to protect you now. There's no need to be scared, okay?" Corinne kept encouraging him

eyes immediately disappeared. In its place was renewed courage. "Okay... Joey...no