The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

Chapter 69

Nathaniel's gaze swept over David with visible displeasure. "I asked you to take care of my esteemed guest. Is this how you do it?"

David was horrified and immediately apologized. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Beaumont. I didn't expect this to happen. I'll make sure it's handled properly."

"And how do you plan to handle it?" Nathaniel asked, looking down at him with a commanding presence. "My guest is very upset right now."

David felt like his head was about to explode as he pondered, 'Yeah. If it were me, I'd be furious, too, if my companion got injured falling off a horse. And we're talking about Dominick, the CEO of Vanderbilt Group, no less."

He quickly said, "Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Vanderbilt, rest assured, our medical team here is very skilled. Ms. Prescott will be fine." At this point, it was all he could say. He could only pray Marissa's injuries weren't serious.

"Whether she's fine or not has nothing to do with me," Nathaniel said sharply, his expression hardening as his anger visibly escalated.

David blinked, caught off guard. "Uh... What?" He then wondered in confusion, 'Wasn't this the reason Mr. Beaumont was angry?'

Alexis and the others were equally stunned. They all assumed Nathaniel was here to back them up, but based on his words,

almost exaggerated eagerness, wearing an unmistakably fawning smile. "Oh, my mentor, Ms. Sutton, I'm so sorry. My people didn't handle things properly and upset you." It was like a bomb had gone off among the onlookers. Nathaniel, the young heir of Axion Enterprises, was addressing Paisley as his mentor and with such reverence, no

now, was utterly floored. His usual composure shattered, leaving his face a mix of shock and disbelief. 'Since when did Paisley become

question echoed in her mind, and she was just as stunned

face full of disbelief. "What could I possibly have taught you?" She did have a few students, but the only one who stuck by her side regularly was Lucy.

arms like an excited kid. "Remember in Lynford? After you won the International Equestrian Championship, we talked at

might've been one of them. But all she could remember him saying was

then. I asked you to be my mentor and teach me horse riding. I said I'd treat you to dinner back home and formally take

a deep breath and pondered, 'Crap. I remember the dinner part, but I don't remember the mentoring... I just accepted his invitation this time and enjoyed free food and fun at the club.

embarrassed. "It's just horseback riding. Why not find a professional trainer for that?" There was no way she had the time to teach this pampered heir how to ride. Nathaniel, however, was insistent. "You're the Ms. Sutton, for crying out loud. You are a

The one teaching me has to be

a bucket of scalding water, leaving them panicked and at a loss. Marissa, being Dominick's date, was

not Marissa. It's this woman

three-day eventing championship. Not just