The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Corinne looked at Cedric’s and Beatrice’s kind appearance and recalled the disgust in their voices when she overheard them
talking about Emily, her mother. Deep down, she viewed their comforting words to her with disdain. They probably would not be
so kind to her if they knew she was the child of their former daughter-in-law.
Corinne withdrew her hand casually and smiled. “Thank you both for trusting me.”
The punishment they gave Phoebe and Anya could hardly be called punishment. All they did was send them to the countryside
summer home. ‘What kind of punishment is that? It’s more like a vacation to me!’ All the comforts of life were provided there, and
food was provided too. The most that Phoebe and Anya would suffer from was loneliness if they stayed there too long.
It was a far cry from the punishment the Riveras inflicted on her mother!
Corinne was smiling politely, but her gaze had hardened with bitterness. “By the way, there is one more thing I’d like to discuss
with you two.”
Beatrice said warmly, “Go ahead! We’ll do our best for you if it’s within our power!”
“Yes!” Cedric added, “Feel free to ask!”
Corinne had a faint smile as she said, “I hope you won’t misunderstand, though. I’m not here to talk terms with the two of you
because of what Anya and her mother did to slander me. I simply wish to discuss this issue with you.”
Cedric exchanged glances with Beatrice. They did not know what Corinne wanted to discuss with them. However, they felt that
Corinne was being much more polite and distant than usual.
“Sure. We’re all ears, Corinne,” said Beatrice. “What is it you wanted to discuss with us?”
Corinne said flatly, “Well, Miss Anya had been pretending to be Mister Jeremy’s savior. She lied that she was suffering from
lifelong infertility to save him. It’s no different to emotional blackmail.”
Cedric was not around at the time of the incident and only heard about it later. Even so, he felt thoroughly ashamed of his
granddaughter’s despicable behavior.
“We know about that, Corinne. Are you seeking an apology from Anya or some sort of compensation from her?”
Corinne shook her head. “No. I don’t need her worthless apology or any compensation for that matter. Before the truth came to
light that Anya was perfectly healthy and was able to conceive, she told Mister Jeremy she liked children even though she was

infertile. He then adopted a child with her while she was abroad, and they named him Joey.
“As far as I know, Anya didn’t take good care of the child. He gets sick and injured all the time. I also heard that she treated the
child indifferently after knowing he was of no use to her anymore.
“Since she doesn’t like the child and isn’t keen on being responsible for him, I’d like to ask if you’ll allow Mister Jeremy to take
Joey with him. After all, Mister Jeremy is one of the child’s legal guardians, too.”
Corinne had promised Joey that she would save him. She was adamant about seeing that promise through.
Joey reminded her of when she was helpless as a child.
After hearing Corinne finish her sentence, Cedric, Beatrice, and Maxwell all looked at her incredulously.