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.

unharmed, the tight frown that had been etched on his face relaxed, his tension

gaze, he checked the injury

Dominick, her voice shaky as she bent forward. "The moment he was hurt, we had the school doctor treat the wounds." "How can you say it's nothing?

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

there could be any viruses under those nails? His neck is full of nerves, blood vessels, and even the major arteries. What if that child's nails carried something? What would we

a small incident was now spiraling into

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 contrasted the chaos, he carefully unwound the bandage from Grayson's neck. He checked the injury-two small, shallow

minor. A sigh of relief escaped him as

fight and injury at school, his expression had been so tense

seeing it firsthand, Dominick

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

Grayson's small hands clutched at his neck, his face