Chapter 42

After lunch, Paisley was about to take Serena to the park. She walked over to the guest room and knocked on the door. "Rena and I are heading to the park. Are you coming with us?"

Grayson had locked himself in his room the whole morning. He'd gone out only once to use the bathroom but had otherwise stayed shut up inside.

Serena even sneaked him some water earlier, thinking Paisley didn't see, but she did.

Paisley had assumed Grayson would still be sulking and wouldn't want to go. If he didn't, she figured Serena would have to skip the outing too. After all, Paisley couldn't leave a seven-year-old home alone. Just as she was about to tell Serena they'd go later, the door to the guest room opened. Grayson stepped out, fully dressed and standing in the doorway. "Okay, let's go."

Paisley answered, "Alright, let's go. Put on your shoes."

Seeing that Paisley didn't say anything more, Grayson let out a quiet sigh of relief, but then his expression grew dim.

He couldn't help thinking to himself, 'Why isn't she scolding me? I didn't eat breakfast, wasted food, threw

a tantrum, and slammed the door... But she's not even saying anything? She used to always say something when I acted like this..."

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As Paisley focused on gently helping Serena sort her shoes, Grayson hung his head, quietly putting on his own shoes. However, he felt off in his heart like something was wrong, but he couldn't quite figure out what.

The park they were going to wasn't far-it was a community park in the area. It had a man-made lake surrounded by lush greenery, rocks, and trees, where people could row boats. There were also fitness areas and a children's play zone.

After playing for a while, Paisley found a spot near some fake rocks to sit down and rest. The two kids ran around and played freely within her sight.

Hidden in the background, two bodyguards kept an eye on them. On the other end of their radio, Dominick was on the line. "Mr. Vanderbilt, Ms. Sutton is at the park with Grayson and her daughter." Even though Dominick wasn't around the past two days, he'd made sure to keep a couple of guys watching over Paisley.

After that kidnapping incident at his kindergarten, Dominick had taken

just returned to Harrowfell and was on his way to Paisley's house. "Has anyone else been to her

"No," the bodyguard replied.

wanted. When he glanced out the window, a flower

Dominick told his

in a confused tone, "What's

the door and got out, heading straight for

the store, the clerk was trimming flowers when suddenly a tall shadow loomed

a tall, handsome man by the counter. He was easily

standing there without saying anything, he was magnetic, not

setting down the branch she was working on and walking over to him. "What

a

were pink. And that pink loungewear she wore looked so good on

pink roses beside him. They were different from the ones on Paisley's coffee table, but they looked even better. "I'll take them. Please wrap them up for me."

has a girlfriend. How lucky the girl is to have a guy

eyebrows and asked, "Why

you see, pink roses symbolize unforgettable first love, special care, and a love for someone's radiant smile. They represent passionate love,

mind kept drifting back to Paisley.

and

clerk flashed a look that said she got it right, and with even more enthusiasm, she finished wrapping

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park, the two kids, who almost ignored each other

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