Annie tugged at Corinne until Corinne had to get up.
Corinne yawned and scratched her messy hair.
Annie shook her gently. "Wake up, Corinne! I'll wait for you while you go wash up."
Corinne deeply regretted agreeing to Annie's suggestion of visiting her therapist friend. Left without a choice, she got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up. She then changed her clothes and followed Annie downstairs.
The three kids slept with Francine last night. By the time Corinne went downstairs, they were already sitting in the dining room, waiting for breakfast to be served.
For the past few days, Francine really pulled her weight in helping Corinne take care of the kids since she could tell how tired her sister-in-law was. Corinne was grateful when Francine volunteered to put the kids to bed at night.
"Joey, Bryan, Christine! Let's go have breakfast outside today," said Corinne while waving them over.
Annie pulled Corinne's arm. "No, Corinne. Don't bring the kids. Otherwise, you'll be too busy looking after them to talk with my friend. Francine already said she'd take care of the kids today. Right, Francine?"
Francine naturally knew Annie was taking Corinne to see her therapist friend, so she nodded rapidly. "Yeah! Don't worry about the kids and just have fun, Corinne."
Corinne frowned. "What's the point of me going if I don't take the kids?" she said while walking over to pick up the quiet 'Bryan'.
'Well, I guess taking three kids would really be inconvenient,' she thought.
"I have an idea. Francine, you look after Joey and Christine for me. Don't take them out. Even if you want to take them out, you'll have to wait till I come home. Okay?"
Francine and Annie exchanged glances with each other before nodding. "Okay. Don't worry, Corinne. I'll take good care of Joey and Christine, and I won't take them out."
After that, Corinne said a few words to Joey too, telling him to listen to Francine and play with Christine.
Joey nodded obediently and waved her goodbye.
After coming out of the mansion, Corinne got into the car with 'Bryan' in her arms.
Annie passed her the breakfast she bought on her way over.
"Here you go, Corinne. You and Bryan eat this first. I'll ask my friend to cook us something better once we're at his place."
Corinne was not hungry, but she still accepted the takeout bag. She then took out a sandwich and gave it to 'Bryan'.
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