The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 1148

After ending the call and tossing the phone, Corinne took out a tissue and wiped Joey's messy face. She then lifted the little guy. "Are you full?"

Joey wrapped his arms around Corinne's neck and said, "Mhm! I'm full!"

Corinne then gave him a mini-lecture, "That's good. You need to learn how to use a spoon so you can eat without an adult's help in the future. That way, you won't get hungry even if there isn't anyone to feed you."

Joey looked at Corinne somewhat anxiously. "You…won't be with me all the time?"

Corinne smiled at him gently and avoided answering his question directly. She said, "Your father will always be with you, but he'll be very busy with work. He can't be with you all the time, so you need to learn to be independent."

Joey nodded obediently. "Okay. Joey will work hard and learn to be independent! You and Dada won't worry about me all the time."

Ever since she started taking care of Joey, she frequently spoke to him whenever she had time to spare. Their exchanges allowed him to pick up more words and learn to speak too. Although it was still somewhat incoherent baby language, Corinne could understand him.

Joey was a smart kid, but his learning curve had been delayed because of Anya's and Phoebe's antics.

Joey suddenly leaned on Corinne's shoulder and muttered, "Can I call you 'Mom'?"

His question startled Corinne because it came out of nowhere. "Why do you want to call me 'Mom'?"

"Because Dad said you'll be my mother from now on. I need to listen to you and protect you when I grow up. He even said that you have my little sister in your tummy..."

Corinne felt her chest tighten. "When did he tell you that?"

"On the mountain. You were asleep, but Dad wasn't..."

For that reason, she could not accept him calling her 'Mom'.

She would have brought Joey with her if she had the choice. She was more than happy to raise a child, after all.

However, her priority was to rid herself of Jeremy. Taking his adopted son with him would only make him more desperate to go after her.

Alas, she had to forgo it for the sake of the bigger picture.

Joey obediently climbed back onto the bed and played with his toys. Meanwhile, Corinne took out the phone that Xante left her and dialed a number.

The call connected after some time. "What can I do for you at this late hour, Miss Xante?"