The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

Chapter 38

When Grayson climbed up to the attic, he was surprised to find it transformed into an art studio. Paintings were everywhere on the walls, the floor, even stuffed into cabinets. The sheer beauty of the artwork left him stunned and rooted to the spot as he took it all in.

"What are you doing here?" Serena's voice snapped him out of his daze. He turned to see the tiny figure with crossed arms looking suspiciously at him from behind.

"Who painted these?" Grayson asked, gesturing at the paintings.

Serena gave him a look, her tone sharp. "My mom did. Why?"

Grayson froze for a second, his expression shifting to one of disbelief. Then he frowned and scoffed, "She? Seriously?"

He couldn't wrap his head around it. 'No way that's true,' he thought. 'I've never seen her pick up a paintbrush.'

"Of course she does," Serena shot back, her chin tilting up in defiance. She pointed around the room with

a small sweep of her arm and explained, "All of them are my mom's work. She's amazing. Loads of people want to buy her pieces."

But Paisley never sold her paintings. She only gave them away.

just a housewife, someone who cooked and nagged me.

he saw. "I don't buy it," he said, his tone

truth. All of these are Mom's work!" She pointed toward a

full of paintings of a little girl at different ages: a newborn with closed eyes,

different moment,

as she tried to make him understand. "If my mom didn't paint them, how else would there be so many of my

stared at the paintings, stunned into silence. Without thinking, he

replied, "You have nothing left. Stella tore them

her mom's hard work being destroyed made Serena's chest tighten with sadness. "Just one?"

just the one," Serena

Grayson's portrait in the best spot, where it could be seen upon entering the room. That was why Serena recognized Grayson the second she saw him. But sadly, it was gone now...

"Who cares about some stupid painting? I don't even want

the stairs with

him and cut him off in the living room. "Take that back! My mom's paintings are not

worst! How could he keep trash-talking my mom like this? Mom even said he was

ugly! They just are! She's ugly, and her paintings are even uglier!" Grayson yelled, his voice rising to drown out the storm of feelings he couldn't control. Tears

mom's the most beautiful woman in the world!" Serena screamed back. She didn't care