The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 1872

Realization finally dawned on the balloon seller. "What? That fast?"

Anya, not wanting to waste time explaining things, rushed into the cave to bring Joey out of the cage. After all, Corinne and Jeremy were not like the others. They were capable of tracking her down swiftly. She needed to find another hiding place promptly.

The pitiful Joey was still crying and shivering in the dog cage. Alas, the heartless Anya roughly pulled Joey out, tied him up with a piece of hemp rope, and called the balloon seller from outside to come in and carry the kid. She did not even care about the boy's well-being.

The balloon seller was visibly reluctant, but since he had not received the promised 14000 dollars, he begrudgingly went along. With Joey on his back, they left the cave.

Anya even tossed the balloon seller's phone into the cave, promising to buy him a better one.

…

The desolate mountains were quite far from the city center. It took Jeremy and Corinne two hours to reach there, and by then, it was dawn. The mountains were truly barren, covered in dense and tangled weeds with no roads for cars to drive on.

Driven by anxiety, Corinne got out of the car and was ready to hike up the mountain in search of Joey, but Jeremy held her back.

"Stay calm! How could we find Joey on such a big mountain?"

How could Corinne stay calm? She could not sit still and do nothing at the thought of Anya taking her anger out of poor, little Joey.

"But Joey is…"

Jeremy embraced Corinne and patted her back gently to comfort her. "I know. I'm really worried about him too, but just give it a little more time. Our team and the police should be here soon."

Only after that, Jeremy guided Corinne to follow a police dog up the mountain, with Lucas and Sunny behind them. The path ahead was challenging, especially in the deep night with dim lighting. One could easily get scratched by brambles.

However, Corinne did not care that much as those were just minor obstacles for her. All she wanted was to find Joey as quickly as possible.

Fueled by the desperate need to find Joey, they discovered a cave a little over an hour later.

The police dog barked fiercely at the entrance which drew everyone's attention.

Corinne sprung on her heels and headed straight for the cave. However, Jeremy quickly pulled her behind him, and Lucas also stepped forward to protect her.