The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

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.

frown that had been etched on his face relaxed,

couch and gently set Stella down, turning his attention to Grayson. With a steady, measured gaze, he checked the injury on his son's

was hurt, we had the school doctor treat the wounds." "How can you say it's nothing?

child's nails." Michelle wiped a bead of sweat from her forehead, anxiety creeping

grew even more furious. "Do you even know if there could be any viruses under those nails? His neck is full of nerves, blood vessels, and even the

would be a small incident

Michelle. Every teacher in the room was now seething with anger at Serena. Serena could feel the weight of their hostile glares bearing down on her. Her small body flinched, instinctively shrinking back, trying to hide behind the nearest houseplant like it might protect her. Dominick, however, remained unaffected by the tension in the room. With a calmness that

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

at school, his expression had

seeing it firsthand,

fault,' Dominick thought. 'This is the first time I've 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

neck, his face scrunched