The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

Chapter 167

Chapter 167

Paisley thought she had

a good idea of the reason. Most likely, Vivian had learned about Nate's infidelity and his second family in

Brightmoor.

It seemed Vivian had ultimately chosen to keep the family together, which was why she decided to bring Millie to

Brightmoor.

"Good morning. Ms. Johnson Good morning, Ms. Sutton" Kevin arrived, carrying Elara.

"Oh! So it's Daddy bringing Elara today!" Sophia exclaimed, surprised. Normally, it was Isabella who dropped her

off. She'd hardly seen Kevin

Kevin nodded awkwardly. "Yeah, her mom's not feeling well today, so I'm here." As he spoke, his gaze Bickered

uncomfortably toward Paisley. It s obvious that Isabella was too embarrassed to see Paidey Paisley saw through

the situation but chose not to comment, merely nodding politely at Kevin. Clearly uneasy, Kevin quickly dropped

Elara off and left, leaving Sophia puzzled "What's going on today?" she muttered, leading Flara into the

classroom.

At the gate. Serena watched Kevin walk away, a thoughtful expression on her face.

what are you thinking about Paisley asked.

She noticed that since Elara showed up with her father, Serena's eyes had been glued to them.

"Mom" she looked up senously at Paisley. "Shouldn't every child have a dad?"

Paisley froze at her question, and for a moment, she didn't know how to answer

When Serena was younger, it was just her and Maria around her, with the occasional appearance of men, but

none of them took on the role of a father.

Serena never really cared about having a father, and Paisley herself had never really addressed the issue. She

always thought that whatever a father could give, she could give junas raych-if not more,

Could it be that Serena's mood had been off lately because of this!

"Rena, why are you asking this? Paisley felt a little nervous. For the first time, she didn't know how to face

Serena

Serena tilted her head, thinking hard. She had never felt that not having a dad was strange, until the day

of Millie's birthday, when Elara said she didn't have a dad. That's when she realized that all the other kids had

dads, but she didn't.

She didn't even know why, but her heart felt heavy, and she started crying. But she didn't know how to tell her

mom because she didn't want to make her sad. Paisley crouched down, meeting Serena's eyes. "Rena, do you

want a dad?"

Serena wanted to nod. She didn't want to seem strange. But looking into her mom's eyes, she shook her head.

| have Mommy, and that's enough" After saying that, Serena smiled as if trying to comfort Paisley.

Paisley a heart softened in an instant, and she pulled Serena into her arms. "Sfor me, Hena. As long as |

have you, that's enough." cto find her, and After parting with Serena, Paisley spent the entire morning

absent-

minded, unable to focus on anything. Just then, Emery ca they went to a nearby restaurant for lunch

"What's wrong with you | cin and you're all moody. Am I not beautiful enough to sweep you off your feet

Emery casually sat across from Paisley, acting like the world was her. "Uh-hula, you're vwerpingoff my feet

Paisley rolled her eyes.

"Con, tell me, what's going on? Emery's tone stufted to seriousness

"What happened to Serenat is someone bullying her?" Enery and Maria were the people who loved Serena the

most after Paisley, child should have a did" "No." Paisley quickly explained, "she suddenly askedtoday if

every chi

Pandey ughed, thinking about how Serena clearly wanted a father but was trying to comfort her, putting on a

brave face for her. It hurt her heart.

She must have noticed that the other kids in her kindergarten all have dads, and she doesn't, so she must feel a

little left out

Enery sent quiet. The issue of Serena's dad was a tough one, and she couldn't fix it. Suddenly, Emery's eyes lit

up

"Why dont you had a new man? You can be free of men in your heart, but not without one by your side

"On | could have Teddy introduce you to one of his classmates. A young guy, passionate and full of energy, try

him out and you'll see. like

"I Young men are so great, why do you find Teddy annoying all the time? He's even ctoa few times to

complain Paisley didn't feel li - engaging with Emery on this.

just then, a message cthrough on Paisley's

phone. She instinctively opened it and found it was from Grayson.

"Who's that? A guy?" Emery curiously leaned over to look

Pusley pushed Emery's head back, irritated. "Yeah, a guy, seven years old."

Emery immediately knew who it was and rolled her eyes. Since she had already opened the message, Paisley

decided to take a look.

Lately, Grayson had been sending her messages now and then. Maybe he knew she wouldn't pick up the phone,

so he sent messages instead. Even though she'd never replied, he still kept sending them.

Mom. Dad is on another business trip, and | haven't seen him for several days. He's been in a bad mood lately,

and | know it's because he's thinking about you. | miss you 100.

Mom. Marissa is gone, and Grandma hired a private tutor for me. Ms. Horn is very smart and knows a lot, but she

doesn't know French. Mom, c you cback and teachFrench"]

Paisley read the message calmly, closed her phone, and looked up to see Emery staring at her with concern.

"What's wrong"" Emery asked.

After a pause. Emery continued, "Aren't you going to do anything about that kid? No matter what, he's your own

flesh and blood. He's still young. and with all those weird people around him, if you teach him well, maybe he

can turn out okay" Paisley gently stirred her drink. "Whether he can turn out okay, I'm not sure. What | am sure

of is he sincerely didn't wantto be his mom, and he sincerely wanted Marissa to be his mom. For me, that's

an irreparable hurt, a painful betrayal." Are you really not going to regret it?"

No | won't regret it."

"Well, that's good" Emery exhaled and leaned back in her chair. "I was worried you'd soften and—

Just what? Paisley asked Elara. "You mean getting back together with Dominick? Giving the kid a complete

family? I'm not stupid. I'm not going to fall into the etrap twice"