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

darted around, clearly thinking hard about whether or not to tell this man

in a tiny voice,

Dominick repeated her name under his breath, shivers running down his spine, his heart racing. in her

Grayson, her gaze catching on the little girl. The instant she saw Serena, her whole body tensed. Her mind raced with a possibility. It can be. She's the same kid who was with Paisley this morning? She just said her

off inside Marissa's head. Her grip o on Grayson's arm tightened without

me hun..." Grayson whined in a high-pitched

sorry, sweetie. I didn't mean to hurt you. You're not mad

I'm not

in grew firmer as he stared at

situation could escalate further, the principal, Michelle Cooper, jumped in to smooth things over, clearly worried that Dominic

the bottom of this. Serena is just a troublemaker. She snuck into

refused and even hit them.

in

clearly from a family with no discipline. Otherwise, why would she be the only oor sneaking around while the other kids stayed

problems like this, we definitely won't keep her around. When her parents show up,

a solution to ease Dominick's

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 school deals with things and educates kids?" Paisley's voice came sharply from the door, cutting through Michelle's words. She had just rushed to the office to be greeted by such

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

hurried to the office. As soon as she walked in, however, she heard Michelle and the

talking her daughter

all messy and

her poor little girl was hiding behind a

Paisley felt

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