The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

Chapter 40

It was now Monday morning, and as planned, Dominick was supposed to pick up Grayson in the

afternoon. Since it was a weekday, Paisley got up early to tackle some work she had to finish. By the time she wrapped things up, Serena was already awake.

"Mommy..." came a sleepy call from the bedroom.

Their house had three bedrooms. Serena still shared the south-facing room with Paisley. Maria slept in the north-facing room, while the guest room near the entrance had been Grayson's temporary space these two days.

Paisley walked back to the bedroom to find Serena sitting up in bed and rubbing her groggy eyes, her hair a mess. Her voice, still soft and babyish, piped up, "Mommy, do I have to go to school today?"

Serena was a chatterbox who spoke fluently but still had a few words she didn't quite pronounce right, making her sound irresistibly cute. Her little mispronunciations had caused more than a few funny moments.

"No, not for now. I'll find you a better school," Paisley said.

After what had happened at her old preschool, Paisley didn't feel safe letting Serena stay there. "Oh..." Serena's face fell. "But I liked Ms. Johnson."

Ms. Johnson-Sophia-was Serena's teacher, the kind, patient one who greeted the kids every morning with a warm smile.

fallout from the incident. If it turned out she

to school, what am I supposed to do today?" Serena asked, blinking her big, shiny

I'll stay home with you. After breakfast, we can visit

There was nothing more exciting for her

she squealed, throwing herself into Paisley's

and saw Grayson standing there. "Oh, good morning," Paisley

Grayson replied with a nod. He stood in the morning

can take you there first." Shaking his head, Grayson explained, "Dad gave me the day off

frowned, not for the first time confused by Dominick's logic. She could've easily taken Grayson to school

for no other reason than to keep Grayson waiting, he took the trouble

wrong with that man..." she muttered under her breath, yet she caught herself when she remembered the kids

"Go wash

past two days, aside from that first-day clash between Serena and Grayson, the

kept mostly to himself, occasionally letting loose with a snarky

the kids had finished washing up, Paisley headed to the kitchen to make breakfast. She found the ingredients Maria had prepped for pasta before leaving. Soon enough, three steaming bowls of pasta were ready

is ready," she