The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

Chapter 80

The ballroom was still bustling with the ongoing cocktail party. However, the two main stars of the evening were absent. One was endlessly chatting with their so-called mentor, while the other stormed off to the garden for some reason.

Without the two central figures, the other attendees quickly lost interest. The opening gala was then reduced to a half-hearted social gathering.

Marissa hadn't seen Dominick return for quite some time. Distracted, she went through the motions of socializing, her gaze drifting toward the garden every so often.

Alexis asked curiously, "Marissa, why isn't Dominick back yet? Shouldn't you go check on him?" She wanted to know what Dominick was up to, but it wasn't her place to investigate. Instead, she nudged Marissa to go.

Marissa was tempted to check it out herself. So, she nodded, preparing to head toward the garden, when suddenly a piercing woman's voice rang out from that direction. "Stop it. What the hell are you doing? Dominick, you disgusting jerk, let him go!"

Marissa's face tightened with concern. Without wasting a second, she set her glass down and hurried toward the garden as she wondered, 'Why is Dominick with a woman? What are they doing? How does she know his name? Why is she asking him to let go?'

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became. Her pace quickened instinctively.

At the same time, Paisley also caught the commotion. She immediately recognized the voice-it was Emery's. Alarmed, Paisley thought, 'Did Emery run into Dominick? Are they fighting?'

hesitate to beat him up. At the time, Paisley had dismissed it as an empty threat-after all, the

They're both here today. There's a real chance Emery and Dominick ran into each other. Could Dominick have hit her?' Without wasting a second, she bolted toward the garden at top speed. The slit in

smirked as he casually followed after her. "Hey, Ms. Sutton, where are you off to? Are you going to check out

heard the woman's scream and couldn't help but think, 'Dominick sure keeps up appearances in public, but behind the scenes, he's

flurry of people running outside, grew curious themselves. Hearing that the commotion involved Dominick only fueled their intrigue. After all, who wouldn't want to know

she yanked off her high heels and gripped them tightly in her hand, yelling, "How dare

garden and saw Emery standing unharmed nearby. The sight helped calm Paisley's nerves a little. It was only then that she realized Dominick

face bruised and battered. Dominick, on the other hand, had his back to her, so she couldn't see his expression. What she could see, however, was his

slammed her stiletto into Dominick's back. The sudden pain made him instinctively release Teddy, giving Paisley the chance to shove him

raised her hand and delivered a resounding slap across Dominick's face. The sharp sound echoed as his

others arrived just in time to witness the scene. Gasps rippled through the crowd

second time she'd seen Paisley lay a hand on Dominick. And this time, the slap was clearly harder than the one Paisley had thrown at him in the fine dining restaurant. The rage in Paisley's

the other classmates were so stunned by the scene that they didn't even dare to breathe. They

the drama unfold with amused interest, his admiration for his future mentor

with tension as he slowly turned his head to look at Paisley. "Did you just slap me, Paisley?" His voice carried not just anger but also