Chapter 1718

Corinne's voice was soft, and her eyes were filled with sincere maternal love. Seeing this, Joey could not help but throw himself into her embrace. However, the next second, he sobered up to the fact he should not vie for Corinne's love and attention with the other kids since he was not her son by birth. Otherwise, he would get sent away to live somewhere else. "Thank you for being so good to me all the time, Mommy. But I'm a big boy now, so I need to learn to be independent. I'm going to sleep alone from now on," said Joey seriously. "You're only five years old. There'll be plenty of time for you to learn to be independent when you're older," said Corinne helplessly. Joey pursed his lips tightly as if trying to keep himself from crying. Seeing this, Corinne gave up on persuading him. She gently stroked his head and said, "Okay. You can sleep alone if you want to. I'm not going to bother you. But you can come find me whenever you miss me, okay?" Joey nodded. "Okay." Corinne stood