The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 1758

As soon as Corinne and the kids entered the house, Francine hurried over. "Corinne, why did you come back so late? I was so worried!"

Francine then bent down and gave each of the kids a kiss. "Do you three little troublemakers have any idea how worried I was? Did you convince your mommy to take you out again? She worked so hard all day long. Can't you cut her some slack?"

"No, Aunt Francine! It was Mommy's idea to take us to the amusement park!" said Christine.

"That's right. Mommy decided to reward us!" Bryan added.

Christine rolled her eyes at Bryan. "Mommy is rewarding Joey. We're just riding on his coattail."

Bryan shot back with a glare. "I know! Mind your own business!"

Christine scoffed and ignored him.

Francine had long grown accustomed to the twins' bickering, so it did not surprise her. Instead, she turned her curious gaze to Joey, reaching out to rub his round little face.

"Did you get a reward from your mommy today? Tell me what happened. Did you get first place in the kindergarten again?"

Joey blushed sheepishly. Even though Corinne said he did not do anything wrong, when he thought about it calmly, he still felt hitting someone in a fit of anger was not a wise move.

Thinking that Joey might be too shy to share, Christine and Bryan eagerly chimed in to explain to Francine.

"Aunt Francine, I know what happened. I'll tell you! Joey bravely came to the rescue today. He saved a girl who was being bullied and got praised by Mommy!" Christine said excitedly.

"Yeah, yeah! He was super awesome. He gave that bully a beating, and now the guy's all bruised up!" added Bryan.

"What?" Francine frowned and quickly gave Joey a once-over. "You fought with somebody? Are you hurt?"

Joey shook his head. "No... I'm not hurt."

Despite this realization, Francine could not completely shake off her concern. She frowned and pouted. "Hmph! Even if you weren't bullied, I still want to meet those parents and that spoiled brat. They must've done something really out of line to push our sensible Joey to the point of violence."

Corinne patted her shoulder. "Alright, let's just stop this topic. It's time for rest now."

"I'm not tired! To be honest, it looks like you're the exhausted one here! You took the three of them to the amusement park without any help. I bet you were in hyper-alert mode all the time, playing with them and everything. Must be pretty draining, huh?" asked Francine.

Corinne shrugged. "It's bearable. They don't dare to misbehave or run wild with me. They were actually quite well-behaved."

"Corinne, if you find yourself in a situation like this next time, call me. I can go to the amusement park with you and help keep an eye on them!" grumbled Francine.

Corinne raised an eyebrow. "You've become quite a bit more responsible these days. Alright, I'll definitely call you next time!"

Francine pouted. "I'm not being responsible. I just don't want to see you burning the candle at both ends! With Jeremy away, I want to help share some of his responsibilities."