Corinne bent down to pick up Joey, who put his arms around her neck.
"We can chat about all sorts of things. Plus, this'll be a good practice before I give birth. You don't need to worry, Miss Phoebe. I'll never take him away without your permission."
"As if I believe you! Where am I going to find him if you secretly take him away? Come, Joey. How many times have I told you not to let strangers pick you up?" said Phoebe angrily.
She then walked over and tried to pick him up from Corinne's arm, but he clung to her tightly. This made Phoebe even angrier, so she started prying Joey off. Still, he did not let go. That was how much he did not want to be with Phoebe.
In the end, Phoebe gave one last pull with all her strength, and only then did she pry Joey away from Corinne's arms, causing her to stumble back.
"Watch out, Corinne!" cried Jason, who kept himself hidden from Phoebe all this while. He quickly strode over to steady her. "Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself anywhere?" he asked with concern.
"I'm okay," said Corinne with a shake of her head. She then moved away from Jason, but it was too late.
Phoebe was stunned to see Jason coming out of Corinne's room before a mocking smile appeared on her face.
"Well, fancy seeing you here, Jason. What are you doing in Corinne's room so early in the morning? Tsk, tsk! Don't you know she's a married woman?"
Jason smiled calmly and politely at Phoebe. "Aunt Phoebe, please don't get this the wrong way. I only came just now to ask Corinne to join me for breakfast."
Corinne smiled. "And is there a law that says two friends of the opposite sex cannot hang out in the room early in the morning? Plus, we have both of our clothes on, so what seems to be the problem?"
Phoebe looked at their tidy clothes and frowned, but she still kept her phone aimed at Corinne and Jason.
"In any case, I have video evidence of you two hanging out in a room alone. Let's see what the people online will say after I post the video online!"
Corinne chuckled softly. She was so bored with the whole thing.
"Miss Phoebe, it's obvious you haven't learned anything from your last lesson. Otherwise, you wouldn't use the same tactic of trying to crush me with public opinion."
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