Chapter 23

Marissa kept her smile polished and sweet, but there was a hard edge to her voice. "I think we should just let it go. It's all kids' stuff, right? Let's not make a big deal out of it this time."

With that, Marissa reached out her hands with long nails, aiming to pinch Serena's cheek. However, Paisley swiftly buried Serena's face in her arms and gave Marissa a cold stare.

Not feeling embarrassed by Paisley's action, Marissa let her hand drop and added, "But just so you know, there better not be a next time. We can't bear our own kids being always picked on."

Paisley's eyes flicked over the three of them, and she couldn't help but regret ever letting Serena step foot in this school.

"That's so nice of you. Ms. Sutton, you'd better get to apologizing right now," Michelle chimed in again, trying to smooth things over.

apologized, the

a bitter laugh, "Why should we apologize? We still don't have the full

do you judge students based on the parents's

slap, leaving her speechless. Michelle was furious but had nothing to counter with. Her gaze at Paisley turned cold and

She ran off and hurt the other kids. She's in the wrong here. The two

She'd been about to say "ungrateful". Though she

backing down. Dominick was momentarily taken aback. For a brief second, he didn't recognize the woman in front of him. But then, it clicked. This was the same Paisley he remembered-strong, determined, never afraid to

way Dominick was looking at Paisley and felt a knot in her stomach. She pulled Stella over and

drama to the retelling. "Basically, this bad girl just came over

held out her palm, showing a few red, raw spots where the skin had been scraped. "Grayson, is that what happened?" Dominick

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