The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne woke up to find herself in a hospital. The light above her was eye-piercingly bright, causing her to break out in cold sweat. "Joey!" she cried out.

Through her blurry vision, she could see someone gently stroking her head and whispering in a deep voice into her ear, "It's okay, it's okay..."

Corinne's breathing slowly calmed, and the scene before her became clearer. She made out Xante, Aaron, Annie, Lucas, Sunny, and Maxwell. They were all looking at her with a mix of concern and tenderness.

Jeremy was the one who was cradling her gently, comforting her with soft-spoken words.

Corinne was still in a state of shock. She straightened up in Jeremy's arms and asked with reddened eyes, "Where's Joey?"

Jeremy looked at her gently and said, "Don't worry. The doctor saved him. He's fine and awake now."

to comfort her, Corinne asked with disbelief, "Where's

of bed to look for Joey. Jeremy did not stop her but got up with her.

carefully, preventing her from rushing out. He bent down and handed her a

slippers before leaving. With no other choice, she hurriedly

worry. Joey's in the pediatric ward, with his grandparents

and followed Jeremy out of the

eyes as he sighed and said, "I really respect Corinne. She's not even Joey's biological mother, yet she's still so concerned for him. Anya, though..." Lucas remained silent. They had not found Anya on the mountain, but they had caught the balloon seller. After the police interrogated him, it was almost certain that Anya was the mastermind behind Joey's kidnapping. As for Anya's whereabouts, they searched

reached out to

they were all missing. He then