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.

it turned out she was, Paisley had already decided she'd step in and help Sophia find

to school, what am I supposed to do today?" Serena asked,

today. I'll stay home with you.

nothing more exciting for her than

squealed, throwing herself into Paisley's

bedroom door creaked open. Paisley glanced over and saw Grayson standing there.

a nod. He stood in the morning light, his expression unreadable, though something flickered in

can take you there first." Shaking his head, Grayson

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

other reason than to keep Grayson waiting, he took the trouble to call the teacher and arrange a

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

stifled her annoyance and said, "Go wash up.

between Serena and Grayson, the two kids had managed to coexist without much

with a snarky comment. Paisley just

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

ready," she called