Chapter 21

Chapter 21

With Stella's reminder, everyone suddenly remembered that there was still a little girl in the office.

Dominick turned around and followed Stella's pointing finger, his curiosity piqued. He was dying to know what kind of kid would have the guts t hit his son. To his surprise, it was a tiny little girl. barely above his knees. At that moment, the girl was hiding behind a money tree, looking utterly pitiful. Her clothes were messy with water. Her large eyes were wide with fear, which made her look like a scared little kitten.

At the sight of her. Dominick looked at Grayson, who was cuddled up in Marissa's arms for comfort, Dominick furrowed his brows even deeper.

He couldn't believe Grayson had been brought to tears by this tiny girl. Honestly, at this point, he had to give so and sull managing to make two first-

graders cry.

some credit to her for being so small

Dominick walked over and bent down to stare at Serena with a mix of confusion and in intrigue. "Did your bully them?" Serena bit her lip and stayed silent, her big eyes locking with Dominick's. There was

a mix of fear and stubbornness in h determined not to back down.

For a moment, Dominick froze. Those eyes

looked so familiar to him. Not just her eyes, but her whole face d his tone. "What's your name?"

Something about the girl made his heart twist unexpectedly, and he softened i

lip and her eyes darted around, clearly thinking hard about whether or

a tiny voice, she answered.

running down his spine, his heart racing. in her

on the little girl. The instant she saw Serena, her whole body tensed. Her mind raced with a possibility. It can be.

off inside Marissa's head. Her grip o

hun..." Grayson whined in a

him, her face filled with concem. "Oh, sorry, sweetie. I didn't mean to hurt you. You're

I'm not

on the in grew firmer as he stared at her.

could escalate further, the principal, Michelle Cooper, jumped in to smooth things

a troublemaker. She snuck into the classroom

refused and even hit them. This whole mess is her

in to back up the

discipline. Otherwise, why would she be the only oor sneaking around while the other kids stayed

definitely won't keep her around. When her parents show up, we'll ask them to

present a solution

Machelle's opinion, Serena was a nobody who had just transferred over from Brightmoor. Her parents even pulled some strings to get her into the school. There were plenty of kids waiting to get admitted. Even if they kicked her out, it was no big deal. "Ms. Principal, can you be responsible for your remarks! My daughter has behavior problems? Is this how your

end up involving the principal! But when she called Serena's teacher, she

Serena might be scared, she hurried to the office. As soon as she walked in, however, she heard Michelle

talking her daughter

all messy and

it seemed like everyone was against Serena. And her poor little girl was hiding behind a

that moment, Paisley felt

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