The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back (Paisley) novel Chapter 44

Marissa had been waiting downstairs at Paisley's apartment for quite a while now. She'd been planning to wait for Dominick so they could pick up Grayson together, creating the illusion that they were united as a couple.

What Marissa hadn't anticipated was Paisley showing up with two kids in tow, catching her standing there alone. Even more unexpected was the sight of Grayson obediently walking next to Paisley, looking at her with so much trust and expectation.

In her relationship with Dominick, Marissa's biggest leverage had always been Grayson's dependence on her. She knew that if she lost that, marrying Dominick would become almost impossible. So, she couldn't—and wouldn't—let that happen. Thankfully, when she called out Grayson's name, he immediately ran to her.

Marissa's face broke into her usual bright smile as she hugged Grayson affectionately. He grinned and asked excitedly, "Did you come to pick me up, Marissa?"

"That's right. I came to pick you up and take you home," Marissa replied, nodding. Then, catching sight of Paisley approaching from the corner of her eye, she deliberately asked, "Have you missed me these past couple of days, Sonny?"

Grayson hesitated for a brief moment but then answered firmly, "Yes." After that, he buried his face in Marissa's embrace, hiding his guilt.

The truth was, he only thought about Marissa on the first day he arrived. In the days that followed, he hadn't thought about her at all. But he knew he couldn't say that—it would hurt her feelings.

Grayson felt like she treated him just like a real mom would, and he couldn't bear to make her sad.

Marissa secretly let out a sigh of relief. She had noticed the brief hesitation in Grayson's response just now, but fortunately, his answer and behavior satisfied her. At least, from Paisley's perspective, he still seemed closer to her.

Marissa then continued, "Have you been behaving yourself at someone else's house?"

Grayson was genuinely unsure how to answer her. He pondered, 'I probably haven't been that well-behaved... I even threw a tantrum this morning.' Unable to respond, he could only glance at Paisley, looking to her for help.

Soon after, Paisley brought Grayson's belongings down and handed them to Marissa. "That's all from me. I'll head back now. Take care."

Paisley couldn't care less about pretending to get along with Marissa. She hadn't thought highly of Marissa before, and now she had even more disdain.

What Paisley truly hated, though, was the version of herself from back then—the one who let Marissa push her to the edge, breaking her down and making her lose her sanity.

Seeing that Paisley was about to leave without even sparing him a glance, Grayson grew anxious and instinctively took two steps toward her. Marissa naturally noticed this, her expression darkening as she pulled him back.

"Ms. Sutton, wait a moment," Marissa called out to Paisley. Then, turning to Grayson, Marissa said, "Go wait for me in the car, Sonny." She clearly had something to say to Paisley that she didn't want Grayson to hear.