NovelOnlineChapter 1707 Nevertheless, Joey missed the days when he was an only child. That was a twhen he had Jeremy, as well as Corinne's full attention. They were so happy back then.
That was the first tJoey experienced what it felt like to have a loving home. Unfortunately, it was a short- lived experience for him because Corinne-who was pregnant at that time-ran away from hnot long after.
Although he did not understand why she had to run away, he knew deep down inside that he was not as important as Corinne's children.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt'The balloon seller is right. How can | ever compete with Bryan and Christine?’ thought Joey. He told himself he should not think too highly of himself or think he was just as important as Bryan and Christine to Corinne.
The fact that he would be the one to go without when there were not enough potato chips to go around made him realize that. It was not the potato chips he really wanted; he was just disappointed he was left out.
Joey felt miserable, conflicted, and insecure. He wanted attention, but it seemed he did not deserve any of it. He flipped through the comic book Jeremy had bought for him absent-mindedly; his mind was such a mess that he felt like it was about to explode! Later, he put down the comic book and went back to his own room.
Jeremy was the one who decorated that room for him, but he rarely slept there after Corinne cback. Instead, he would sleep with Bryan and Christine in Corinne's room.
He thought it would be better for everyone if he slept back in his own room. That way, he would not take any attention away from Bryan and Christine. He was an adopted child, after all.
He would leave if he had somewhere to go, but he did not. This was the only hhe had ever known, so as much as he knew how much of an eyesore he was, he would have to stay put. Sadly enough, he did not even know who his real parents were.
Joey laid down on his kiddy bed, and it was not long before he fell asleep with tears still streaming down his cheeks.
Corinne cback h20 minutes later. She instructed the servants to carry the things she bought out of the car while she went upstairs to find Joey with two bags of potato chips in her hand.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe had gone out to stock up on potato chips because she saw how sad Joey was when he did not get any. At the stime, she also bought sgroceries for cooking dinner later.
She ran up to the study, but Joey was not there. She thus turned and asked the servants whether they had seen him.
They all shook their heads. They were busy cleaning, so none of them had noticed Joey had gone to his own room.
Corinne decided to look for Joey in her room, but she could not bring along the potato chips with her as Christine and Bryan would definitely fight over it.
‘Joey is always generous with his food. He'd probably give most of his potato chips, if not all, to his brother and sister,’ thought Corinne.
Hence, she asked a maid to hold on to the potato chips for her before she walked into her room. However, the second she stepped into her room, she was greeted with the sight of the two kids fighting over a toy.
"Give it to me!" "It's mine!" "But | want to play with it!" "No! You can't!" Corinne pinched the bridge of her nose speechlessly. She then cleared her throat and said, "Both of you stop! Have you forgotten what I told you two before | went out?" Christine and Bryan froze when they heard Corinne's voice. They slowly turned to look at her before suddenly rushing over to snitch on each other.
"Mommy, she started it first!" "Mommy, he started it first!"
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