Chapter 47

Teddy set down the fruits and supplements he had brought, spread his arms wide, and scooped Serena into a big hug. She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

He didn't mind at all, spinning Serena around in circles as she burst into fits of giggles. Anyone who didn't know better might have thought they were father and daughter.

Noticing Dominick's increasingly stormy expression, Marissa smirked and asked, "That's Serena's dad, isn't it? He's surprisingly young. So that's Ms. Sutton's type? No wonder she was so dead set on divorcing you back then, Dom.

After spinning Serena around a few more times, Teddy finally noticed the others standing nearby. Scratching his head with an embarrassed grin, he said, "Oh, you've got company?"

Without sparing Dominick even a glance, Paisley casually introduced him. "Hm, not really-he's my ex- husband.

Teddy raised an eyebrow, his tone turning playful as a mocking smile appeared on his face. "Oh, so this is the infamous jerk you guys have been talking about?"

"Jerk" was Emery's nickname for Dominick, similar in spirit to how Marissa was dubbed "Marissa the bitch". Teddy, having spent plenty of time around Emery, naturally picked up on the moniker.

This was the first time Paisley had seen someone's anger manifest so vividly-it was written all over Dominick's face at this very moment.

Dominick wondered irritably, 'Jerk? Is that what Paisley calls me when she's with this pretty boy?' His jaw clenched tightly, and his glare seemed ready to burn a hole through Paisley.

her voice calm and detached,

she wanted to kick me and my son out, all for this man. We haven't even left yet, and he's already here. Are you

Dominick, "Let's go, Dom. Don't waste any

tightly together and an air of coldness surrounding him, he turned and got into the car.

looked toward Paisley, a faint hope flickering

she turned to Teddy with an apologetic smile. "Sorry to trouble you, making

busy. There's a new polo club opening in Harrowfell, and the owner invited me to the launch party this weekend. "If you and Emery are free, come along-it'll be a good

and nodded, "Sure, I'll let

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dinner, ensuring all the dishes were Grayson's favorites. "Oh, my poor grandson has been through

out. Or rather, pretending to help-neither of them had ever lifted a finger in the kitchen. At most, they barked orders. The usually quiet Vanderbilt

the couch, amused as he watched his wife bustle about. When he glanced to the side, he

Grayson was staring at, Reginald stepped closer and looked in the same direction. "What are

a tree in the garden and said,

it was just a regular tree. The gardens of Vanderbilt Manor were always kept in

park. He then continued, "That's a Catalpa tree. It blooms between May and June and bears fruit around October and November. "Those long, skinny pods aren't green beans-they're the tree's fruit. It's actually a medicinal herb that helps reduce water retention and swelling. The leaves can also be

filled with admiration. "How do you know all this, Sonny? Who taught you?" Grayson pressed his lips together hesitantly before softly replying, "She

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