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Anyone would have thought something was going on between them if they saw Jason in Corinne’s room this early in
the morning.
‘D*mn this shameless fool! Doesn’t he know how incriminating this is?!’ thought Corinne. Since Jeremy was there,
she knew she should wait for him to finish taking his shower.
“Sorry, but it’s really inconvenient for me to go anywhere right now. It’s best if you go ahead without me,” said
Corinne with a frown.
Jason did not realize someone was in the bathroom as the summer villa boasted the best soundproof walls money
could buy. He was about to say something to convince Corinne otherwise when Phoebe’s voice suddenly came from
the hallway.
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Corinne and Jason quickly looked toward the door in unison.
To avoid any misunderstanding, Corinne purposely left the door slightly ajar after Jason slipped in.
Joey carefully peeked in through the door and looked at Corinne hopefully. Corinne was walk over to him when
Phoebe pushed open the door and pulled Joey back out.
“I already told you to not talk to a stranger! Why don’t you ever listen to me?”
Joey furrowed his eyebrows in distress, and he stuttered, “Sis… Sissy isn’t…a stranger.”
Phoebe became even angrier after she heard that. “What do you mean, she isn’t a stranger?! Let me tell you
something: Apart from your mother and me, everyone else is a stranger to you. Only your mother and I have your
best interest at heart, so you better stay with us! Understood?!”
Joey pouted. He wanted to argue back, but his limited vocabulary did not allow him to do so.
Corinne narrowed her eyes after witnessing the whole ordeal from the door.
“Come here, Joey.”
Joey’s eyes immediately lit up when he heard Corinne calling him over. Not caring about Phoebe, he half-ran to
Corinne and wrapped his arms happily around her legs.
“Sissy!” babbled Joey.
Corinne bent down to ruffle his hair. “You’re up early. Did you have something you wanted to tell me?” she asked
gently.
Joey shook his head and glanced anxiously at Phoebe.
He was only trying to escape from Phoebe’s rage. For the past few days, she was easily irked at the drop of the hat.
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Knowing what Joey was thinking about, Corinne could not help but feel sorry for the boy.
Thus, she turned to Phoebe to ask, “Miss Phoebe, do you mind if Joey stays with me here for a bit?”
Phoebe crossed her arms and glared at her. “I do mind; I’m worried this naughty boy would bother you. Joey, come
here. It’s time for breakfast.”
It was clear Joey did not want to go with her as he subconsciously tightened his grip around Corinne’s legs as
though he was begging her to save him.
Corinne could not bear to see him like that. ‘Miss Phoebe is definitely going to give Joey a scolding if he were to go
with her.’
“Oh, it’s no bother at all, Miss Phoebe,” said Corinne with a smile. “In fact, I was hoping he’d save me from the
boredom. I hope you’ll allow him to spend some time with me.”
Phoebe scoffed. “What can a kid like him do to save you from boredom? I think you should just forget about it!”
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