Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Dominick's car rolled to a stop outside the school, followed shortly by Marissa's.

As the engine's hum died down, Marissa was the first to step out. She barely had a chance to take in the surroundings before she noticed that the person stepping out of Dominick's car wasn't Julian

-it was him. She blinked in surprise, her steps quickening as she approached him.

Dom, what are you doing here?" she asked, catching up just in time. Dominick's stride was long and purposeful, his pace never slowing for her, though she managed to match it

His eyes stayed straight ahead, focused, and she could sense that something was different about him today.

In the past, matters like the kids school life were almost always her responsibility, occasionally Julian's. Dominick had hardly ever been

involved. Today, it was Stella who had called Marissa, urging her to come over quickly Marissa hadn't expected to run into Dominick here.

tighten in her chest. Her eyes shifted toward the school, relieved to see that the playground

others to handle the day-to-day

here. Maybe it was because he had heard

need

kept pace

from the principal that this child just transferred from Brightmoor

got

pace. "Sorry," he muttered quietly

smiled gently, a touch of tenderness in her expression as she placed a hand

in his chest was palpable, his mind focused solely on Grayson now. He wanted to know how badly his son had been hurt, especially after hearing that

the involved classes hurriedly walked out of the office,

in, Michelle said, extending her arm toward them, her voice

their smiles as wide and humble as could be. They were all thinking the same thing. What else

the principal has to treat him with deference. After all,

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