Chapter 1820

Joey, though in the car, spotted Tonny and Terry outside. He frowned and began to blame himself again. He wanted to go out to help Corinne because he felt that he should be the one to take responsibility. As he reached for the door handle, both Bryan and Christine grabbed his hand. "Joey, you can't go out!" reminded Bryan. "Joey, did you forget what Mommy told us? Getting out will only cause more trouble for Mommy!" added Christine. Joey was sad. "But..." The trouble started because of him, and those people were causing trouble for Mommy because of him! "No 'buts'; we just need to listen to Mommy!" "Yeah! Bryan's right! We just have to listen to Mommy!" Convinced by Bryan and Christine, Joey reluctantly withdrew his hand. He decided to stay in the car and observe for the time being. Outside the car, Corinne spoke calmly to the overbearing Terry, "So, why did you go to all that trouble to corner me here?" Terry assumed Corinne was mocking him by asking the obvious. He glared a