Chapter 20

Serena, her hands trembling, clutched the leaves of the houseplant nearby, her lips pressed tightly together, refusing to speak. What now? Will Mommy come? Will she be mad? I've only been in kindergarten for two days, and I've already caused trouble...

'And I hit Sonny... but I didn't mean to hurt him. He was the one helping that girl pick on me. That's why I scratched him. I don't want him to be my brother anymore. I don't like him anymore.'

The sound of footsteps outside grew louder, and before long, the door to the principal's office creaked open.

Stella was the first to look up, her eyes lighting up with surprise and joy as she saw Dominick. "Dominick," she cried, her voice bubbling with excitement.

She leaped off the couch and dashed toward him, her two pigtails bouncing with every step.

Dominick bent down and scooped her up into his arms. His gaze, however, immediately shifted toward Grayson, scanning him carefully.

he saw that Grayson seemed to be unharmed, the tight frown that had been etched on his face relaxed, his tension easing for the first time that

With a steady, measured gaze, he checked the injury on his

he was hurt, we had the

like it was caused by a child's nails." Michelle wiped

viruses under those nails? His neck is full of nerves, blood

had she hoped would be a small incident was now spiraling into something much larger

on her. Her small body flinched, instinctively shrinking back, trying to hide behind the nearest houseplant like it might protect her.

treated. It looked minor. A sigh of relief escaped him as he

little fight and injury at school, his expression had been so tense that Dominick had feared

But now that he was seeing it firsthand,

ever faced something like this as a father, and I overlooked so much. If the injury had really been that severe, the school would have sent him to the hospital already, not waited for me

clutched at his neck, his face scrunched in pain

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