The Day I Kissed An Older Man

“No! Anya really loves you. She’s willing to do anything for you…”

Corinne got up to check on the situation outside.

Phoebe was kneeling to Jeremy with tears streaming down her cheeks, begging for Anya’s release.

Corinne narrowed her eyes. ‘Just how stupid can this old woman get? Does she really think Jeremy will help her after everything she and Anya did to him and me?’

Phoebe’s pleading did nothing to evoke Jeremy’s sympathy. He simply looked down at her with cold hatred. “Miss Phoebe, Anya has no one to blame but herself for where she ended up today. No one else can help her unless she repents for what she did.”

Realizing it was useless to beg Jeremy for help, Phoebe sobbed twice and wiped away her tears. “Well, if that’s how you want to play it, you can just give Joey back to me!”

“Give him back to you? Why should I when he’s legally my adopted son?” questioned Jeremy mockingly.

Jeremy, have you forgotten that you and Anya agreed you’d only help her adopt

but he could sense he was about to be in peril from her attitude.

calm him down while saying, “You’re right. Anya and I did talk about Joey’s custody when she emotionally manipulated me to adopt him. However, you’ve forgotten to consider one thing, and that’s the law. Since Anya is

she would be screwed if she

raising a kid, Jeremy? Isn’t it better for me to take care of

in. As his wife, I don’t mind helping him raise Joey,” said Corinne

to her stepchildren!” said Phoebe after she shook

Or are you so blind that you can’t tell at all? If you and Miss Anya were good to him, he wouldn’t have clung to my husband as though for dear life now, would he?”Books

between gritted teeth, “This matter only concerns Jeremy, so

may I speak on her behalf?” chimed Lucas as he hobbled over with his crutches. “Why do you insist on keeping Joey by your side? Are