As soon as Corinne and the kids entered the house, Francine hurried over. "Corinne, why did youe back sote? I was so worried!"


    Francine then bent down and gave each of the kids a kiss. "Do you three little troublemakers have any idea how worried I was? Did you convince your mommy to take you out again? She worked so hard all day long. Can''t you cut her some ck?"


    "No, Aunt Francine! It was Mommy''s idea to take us to the amusement park!" said Christine.


    "That''s right. Mommy decided to reward us!" Bryan added.


    Christine rolled her eyes at Bryan. "Mommy is rewarding Joey. We''re just riding on his coattail."


    Bryan shot back with a re. "I know! Mind your own business!"


    Christine scoffed and ignored him.


    Francine had long grown ustomed to the twins'' bickering, so it did not surprise her. Instead, she turned her curious gaze to Joey, reaching out to rub his round little face.


    "Did you get a reward from your mommy today? Tell me what happened. Did you get first ce in the kindergarten again?"


    Joey blushed sheepishly. Even though Corinne said he did not do anything wrong, when he thought about it calmly, he still felt hitting someone in a fit of anger was not a wise move. Thinking that Joey might be too shy to share, Christine and Bryan eagerly chimed in to exin to Francine.


    "Aunt Francine, I know what happened. I''ll tell you! Joey bravely came to the rescue today. He saved a girl who was being bullied and got praised by Mommy!" Christine said excitedly. "Yeah, yeah! He was super awesome. He gave that bully a beating, and now the guy''s all bruised up!" added Bryan.


    "What?" Francine frowned and quickly gave Joey a once-over. "You fought with somebody? Are you hurt?"


    Joey shook his head. "No... I''m not hurt."


    However, Francine could not shake off her concern. She kept checking Joey all over, lifting his sleeves to look for any signs of injury.


    Corinne patted Francine''s head. "That''s enough, Joey wasn''t hurt. I''ve checked."


    Hearing Corinne''s words, Francine felt a bit more at ease and stood up with her hands on her hips. "So what exactly happened? Joey got into a fight with someone, and you didn''t even let me know? I''ll go to the kindergarten and find out which brat dares to mess with my nephew!"Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Corinne chuckled at how protective Francine was being. "If you go, you might end up fighting with the other kid''s parents. Things will just get even messier."


    Francine looked indignant. "What? Are the parents really that arrogant? Did they bully you too?"


    Corinne shook her head lightly, urging the kids to go inside before addressing the matter.


    However, Francine was still in a hurry and continued to ask, "Tell me, Corinne! Are that kid''s parents troublemakers too? Did they give you a hard time?" "No, they didn''t. Do you really think I''d let someone walk all over me? You know me better than that."


    ''She''s right. She''s not someone that can be easily messed with. Back then, I was bewitched by Anya and set traps everywhere to make things difficult for her. She didn''t even hold back at all!'' thought Francine. Despite this realization, Francine could notpletely shake off her concern. She frowned and pouted. "Hmph! Even if you weren''t bullied, I still want to meet those parents and that spoiled brat. They must''ve done something really out of line to push our sensible Joey to the point of violence."


    Corinne patted her shoulder. "Alright, let''s just stop this topic. It''s time for rest now."


    "I''m not tired! To be honest, it looks like you''re the exhausted one here! You took the three of them to the amusement park without any help. I bet you were in hyper-alert mode all the time, ying with them and everything. Must be pretty draining, huh?" asked Francine.


    Corinne shrugged. "It''s bearable. They don''t dare to misbehave or run wild with me. They were actually quite well-behaved."


    "Corinne, if you find yourself in a situation like this next time, call me. I can go to the amusement park with you and help keep an eye on them!" grumbled Francine.


    Corinne raised an eyebrow. "You''ve be quite a bit more responsible these days. Alright, I''ll definitely call you next time!"


    Francine pouted. "I''m not being responsible. I just don''t want to see you burning the candle at both ends! With Jeremy away, I want to help share some of his responsibilities."