Chapter 1106
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
âNo! Anya really loves you. Sheâs willing to do anything for youâ¦â
Corinne got up to check on the situation outside.
Phoebe was kneeling to Jeremy with tears streaming down her cheeks, begging for Anyaâs release.
Corinne narrowed her eyes. âJust how stupid can this old woman get? Does she really think Jeremy will
help her after everything she and Anya did to him and me?â
Phoebeâs pleading did nothing to evoke Jeremyâs sympathy. He simply looked down at her with cold
hatred. âMiss Phoebe, Anya has no one to blame but herself for where she ended up today. No one
else can help her unless she repents for what she did.â
Realizing it was useless to beg Jeremy for help, Phoebe sobbed twice and wiped away her tears.
âWell, if thatâs how you want to play it, you can just give Joey back to me!â
âGive him back to you? Why should I when heâs legally my adopted son?â questioned Jeremy
mockingly.
Phoebe stood up and dusted off her clothes. âMister Jeremy, have you forgotten that you and Anya
agreed youâd only help her adopt the kid but bear no responsibility for taking care of him? In other
words, you donât have Joeyâs custody at all!â
Joey did not quite understand what Phoebe said, but he could sense he was about to be in peril from
her attitude. Thus, fearing he would be handed over to Phoebe again, he clutched Jeremyâs clothes
tightly.
Jeremy patted Joeyâs back softly to calm him down while saying, âYouâre right. Anya and I did talk about
Joeyâs custody when she emotionally manipulated me to adopt him. However, youâve forgotten to
consider one thing, and thatâs the law. Since Anya is in jail right now, I naturally become Joeyâs main
legal guardian which trumps his grandmother, you.â
Phoebe knew the law was not on her side, but she would be screwed if she let go of her human
bargaining chip without a fight.
âYouâre right, but what do you know about raising a kid, Jeremy? Isnât it better for me to take care of
Joey?â
âWell, thatâs where I come in. As his wife, I donât mind helping him raise Joey,â said Corinne as she
strolled over casually to stand beside Jeremy.
âYou? Hah! We all know a stepmother is never good to her stepchildren!â said Phoebe after she shook
herself out of her shock.
Corinne smiled. âItâs not like Miss Anya is his real mother either. Plus, itâs obvious Joey doesnât want to
stay with you. Or are you so blind that you canât tell at all? If you and Miss Anya were good to him, he
wouldnât have clung to my husband as though for dear life now, would he?âBooks Chapters Are Daily
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Phoebe glared at her and said between gritted teeth, âThis matter only concerns Jeremy, so mind your
own business!â
âIf thatâs the case, may I speak on her behalf?â chimed Lucas as he hobbled over with his crutches.
âWhy do you insist on keeping Joey by your side? Are you even sure you can take care of him well?â
Phoebe looked at Lucas with shock. She then seemingly deflated a bit. âLucas. Youâve come too?â
Lucas stopped beside Corinne. âAunt Phoebe, the reason Grandpa sent you here is so you can do
some self-reflection, but from what I can see, you have no intention to change at all. How can you
expect us to leave Joey with you?â
âBut⦠But⦠Joey is Anyaâs kid⦠My grandson!â stammered Phoebe, who had always been scared of
Lucas.
Lucas chuckled coldly. âAnya turned out the way she did because of you. Are you trying to teach Joey
the wrong things too? Do you really think Grandpa would allow you to do so? Even if he did, Iâll stop
you!â
âYou⦠You might as well kill me right now! End my misery! First, you let them take away Anya, and
now you want to take away Joey too? Whatâs the point of me living?!â
Seeing as she could not win in an argument against Lucas and the others, Phoebe decided to threaten
them with her life. In a fit of madness, she dashed toward a pillar not far away with the intention of
bashing her head against it.
The servants started to panic when they saw that. They quickly rushed up to stop her, butâ¦