Chapter 85

Serena wasn't too happy about Paisley's late return, making her displeasure crystal clear.

It took Paisley ages to calm her down, including an impromptu performance as the "evil witch" before Serena finally agreed to go to sleep.

Maria, exhausted from the long day, crashed soon after Serena did.

Finally having a moment to herself, Paisley started going through Lucy's work messages. She'd just gotten out of the shower and was ready to call it a night when the doorbell rang.

Paisley glanced at the time-past ten-thirty at night. 'Who in their right mind would be dropping by at this hour?' she thought.

Making her way to the door, Paisley checked the video display. To her surprise, it was Dominick standing there. "Seriously? What's this jerk doing here at this hour?" she muttered under her breath, not bothering to answer the door.

the door, so he planted his face right in front of the video doorbell. "Paisley, let

no clue what his deal was, but Serena and Maria had just crashed for the night, and

door, his tall frame practically collapsed on her. "Are you

her, his usually sharp, intense eyes now completely unfocused. He just stared at

about Nathaniel. She hadn't planned on taking Nathaniel as her student, but hearing it from Dominick just made her want to argue. "That's my

should head home. You're drunk," Paisley

sinking into it. "Paisley, I feel awful..." His voice dropped to barely above a whisper, probably remembering the kid and nanny

against the cushions,

She dropped it in some water and handed him the glass. "Here, drink this. It'll

and deliberate. The veins in his neck stood out slightly, his Adam's apple bobbing with each

glass quickly, then ran his tongue across his bottom lip like he was chasing the taste. "This

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