The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

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.

if Serena's mother apologized, the issue would be settled with

don't have

do you judge students

but had nothing to counter with.

Serena's fault. She ran off and hurt the other kids. She's in the wrong here. The two parents aren't pressing charges, so a simple apology should

her frustration plain. She'd been about to say "ungrateful".

this and clear her name," Paisley said firmly. Her words rang with conviction, and there was no 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

looking at Paisley and felt a knot in her stomach.

her aunt spoke, she couldn't resist. She crossed her arms and added some extra drama to the retelling. "Basically, this bad girl just came over and started bothering Sonny for no reason.

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