The Day I Kissed An Older Man

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.

mother’s warning gaze, he dared not cry anymore or

was very beautiful, and she would bring him lots of delicious food, change him into clean clothes, and

with other children in the orphanage, never experiencing such gentle care from

was adopted, his mother of his became somewhat

know what he did wrong to make her unhappy, and she would pinch him,

mean to make his mother unhappy. He loved seeing his

out of his thoughts, anxiously pursing his lips, and tried to please her. “Mommy, don’t be angry! Joey is sorry! Joey is

at him. “Hmm, good boy! Mommy isn’t angry. Silly child, how could Mommy be

say she wasn’t

care of you for a while. Mommy needs

mother’s words and nodded obediently. He then clumsily

Anya 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 to watch over

already told me about today’s

being too cunning.”