The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 1296

A small figure appeared from a dark corner.

"Daddy..." Joey looked uneasy. He stopped walking because he did not dare to get any closer. He used to be closer to his adoptive father, but ever since Corinne left, Jeremy always had a frightening aura that made him afraid to get any closer.

When Jeremy saw that it was Joey, his stern expression became slightly relaxed, and he raised his hand to call the child over. "Come here."

Joey walked up cautiously to Jeremy with a somewhat fearful expression. Although it was safer there than at the Riveras' because he was no longer subject to any abuse, he did not feel any sense of belonging and was frequently very timid.

Jeremy stretched out his hand and pulled the child closer. His expression was not as gentle as one would expect, and he asked in a deep voice, "Do you miss your mother?"

Joey shook his head vigorously. The word 'mother' elicited a terrified expression. The 'mother' he remembered was Anya, and he did not want to see that devil of a 'mother' ever again.

Jeremy could see that Joey was afraid, so he explained gently, "I'm not talking about your first mother. I'm talking about your wife. My wife is your mother."

He had gone through the legal procedure to terminate Anya's custody of Joey and was successful after getting evidence that Anya had abused him.

Thus, Jeremy became Joey's sole adoptive parent.

Joey blinked in a daze. "Your wife?"

Jeremy nodded. "Yes, my wife."

Joey was still a little hesitant and shook his head. "Who…is that?"

Joey nodded vigorously. "Okay, I won't disturb Mommy Sissy when she's sleeping!"

'Mommy sissy?' Joey had a knack for stringing together a random combination of names. First, it was 'auntie sissy', and then it was 'mommy sissy'. It was probably because Corinne looked very young in Joey's eyes, almost like a sister rather than a mother. Corinne was a very petite young woman, and she would have looked like a high school student were she not pregnant.

Jeremy's stern gaze softened when he thought of Corinne. "Okay, Joey. Go back to your room and go to bed. Mommy will come back soon."

Joey seemed to have found something to look forward to at long last. He nodded his head happily and said, "I'll be a good boy and wait for Mommy to come back!" He nodded and immediately ran back to the room. He had snuck out by himself while his nanny was asleep.

As soon as Joey entered the room, Jeremy reverted to staring at the screen. He looked at Corinne's sleeping face and gently stroked the phone. He then got up and went upstairs to his room.