The Day I Kissed An Older Man

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.

“I really want to 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 she’s abusing you.”

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

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

for a while, but the look of wariness

“If

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

at her in a daze again. It was obvious he did not understand

on 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

understood her this time, and being at a gullible age, he believed her. He touched the necklace as if it was

cry no matter how scared you are, okay? You have to smile and call her Mommy. I promise she won’t hurt you then,” said

started trembling again at the thought of

you have the magical necklace to protect you now. There’s no need to be scared, okay?”