Chapter 23 Marissa kept her smile polished and sweet , but there was a hard edge to her voice .
I think we should just let it go .
Its all kids stuff , right ? Lets not make a big deal out of it this time .
With that .
Marissa reached out her hands with long nails , aiming to pinch Serenas cheek , However , Paisley swiftly buried Serenas face in her arms and gave Marissa a cold stare .
Not feeling embarrassed by Paisleys action .
Marissa let her hand drop and added .
But just so you know , there better not be a next time .
We cant bear our own kids being always picked on .
en foot in this school .
Paisleys eyes flicked over the three of them , and she couldnt help but regret ever letting Serena step foot Thats so nice of you .
Ms.
Sutton , youd better get to apologizing right now , Michelle chimed in again , trying to smooth things over .
He thought if Serenas mother apologized , the issue would be settled with no fuss .
Paisley shot back with a batter Laugh .
Why should we apologize ? We still dont have the full picture here .
Whos right and whos wrong is still up in the ali She scoffed and added .
Or do you judge students based on the parentss identities ? Those words hit Michelle like a stap , leaving her speechless .
Michelle was furious but had nothing to and increasingly hostile .
counter w with .
Her r gaze at Paisley turned cold Michelle scolded .
Ms.
Sutton , this is clearly Serenas fault .
She ran off and hurt the other kids .
Shes in the wrong here .
The two parents arent pressing charges, so a simple apology should settle it .
But youre .
Michelle trailed off her frustration plain .
Shed been about to say ungrateful .
Though she didnt voice it , her implication was crystal clear .
Ttrust my daughter .
She wouldnt hurt anyone for no reason .
I want the school to investigate this and clear her name .
Paisley said firmly .
Her words rang with conviction , and there was no backing down .
Dominick was momentarily taken aback .
For a brief second , he didnt recognize the woman in front of him .
But then , it clicked .
This was the same Paisley he remembered strong , determined , never afraid to speak her mind .
what Marissa noticed the way Dominick was looking at Paisley and felt a knot in her stomach .
She pulled Stella over and said , Now , Stella , tell us w happened again Stella had been ignored long enough and was pouting , clearly unhappy about the situation .
But when her aunt spoke , she couldnt resist .
She crossed her arms and added some extra dram to the retelling Basically , this bad girl just came over and started bothering Sonny for no reason .
Sonny ignored her , so she freaked out and started hitting him .
Not just him , she hit me too , said Stella .
As she spoke , she held out her palm , showing a few red , raw spots where the skin had been scraped .
Grayson , is that what happened ? Dominick turned to his son and asked .
Grayson hesitated for a second with guilt flashing in his eyes .
But the moment he saw Paisley holding Serena , he pouted and gave a sharp nod .

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He pointed an accusing linger at Serena and replied .
Yeah , Stellas right .
Shes a total nutcase ! Serena , whod finally stopped crying , immediately started again when she heard Grayson call her a nutcase .
Serena protested , Mommy , Im not a Pandeys eyes licked to Serenas hands and found the cuts werent deep .
She knew if they were from a normal child , the principal wouldnt have taken it so seriously .
The school made such a big fuss only because it was Dominicks son and Marissas niece .
They were afraid that the Vanderbilt family would get upset , and that was why they were making such a big deal out of this .
If she were any other parent , maybe shed have been left to swallow the injustice quietly .
After all , who would dare cross the school or its wealthy donors ? No more talking Paisley snapped .
Lets check the security fo expect an apology from them ? footage .
If the footage shows my daugh es my daughter was wrong .
I apologize .
But if it doesnt , I