The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

Chapter 65

The white horse suddenly went wild, scaring the crowd into scattering in all directions. Alexis, still shaken, barely dodged the horse's flying hooves, which had nearly kicked her. She shouted, "What did you do to the horse?"

The white horse thrashed its limbs and twisted its body, its distressed neighs showing a peculiar sense of grievance.

Paisley shrugged casually. "I didn't do anything. Didn't you see? I just gave it a pat." Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, there was no way she could've done anything sneaky. It really was just a light smack on the horse's rump.

Usually, a horse that was suddenly frightened might have become agitated, perhaps even started kicking. However, these were specially trained horses, and the strength of one woman wasn't enough to provoke such a strong reaction in a thick-skinned animal.

The white horse seemed to settle down as the sharp sting of pain began to fade. Under everyone's wary gaze, Paisley began walking toward it.

"Stop! That's dangerous. Don't go near it." Dominick instinctively got up, ready to stop her from approaching the agitated animal.

Marissa quickly grabbed his arm and leaned into him

Dominick's brows furrowed deeply, but when the

spot here is the safest," she explained, her hand sliding down to its chest.

the horse's right hindquarters. "There's this spot here-the semi-tendinosus and semi-membranosus muscles." The crowd looked utterly confused, unsure of why she was rambling on

last resort? It's because this area is

easy to startle a horse, especially if it's nervous or skittish. That's why when people give injections to unfamiliar horses, this spot is never

impromptu equine science class. Dominick's gaze softened as he quietly watched Paisley speak, an inexplicable ripple stirring in his chest. Even the anger on Grayson's face began to fade as he focused intently on her words. Marissa's face darkened when she saw how Paisley had shifted the atmosphere. A flicker of malice

her head, wondering how she had been drawn into Paisley's words so easily. 'What am I doing? I'm on Marissa's side. I need to

point of all this? Does any of this prove

but scoff, "You bunch