The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back (Paisley)

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And this was just the entrance. As they walked further into the main hall where the event was being held, the sheer opulence took her breath away. Now she completely understood why Christina was so determined to bring her here.

Arriving just moments after Diana, Lauren could only watch helplessly as Diana warmly escorted Christina inside. Seeing the annoyed expression on Lauren's face, Diana felt a wave of satisfaction. She glanced at Christina, noticing she didn't seem to recognize Lauren. Curious, Diana asked, "Mrs. Sullivan, don't you know her?" Considering Paisley had been with Dominick for four years, Lauren and Christina should technically count as in-noveldrama

laws. How could they not know each other?

Christina took a closer look at Lauren and confirmed she didn't recognize her. She hadn't seen this woman during her previous visit. She shook her head cautiously and said, "Who is this?" Diana chuckled softly, glancing at Lauren. "She's Mrs. Vanderbilt."

'Mrs. Vanderbilt Dominick's mother?' Christina and Brittany's hearts skipped a beat at the same time.

They had no idea how much Dominick's mother knew about what had happened in the past. Would she be furious enough to kick them out?

If that happened, it would have been

better to not come at all, rather than face the humiliation of being thrown out in front of everyone.

But what Christina and Brittany didn't know was that Lauren felt even more awkward than they did.

Back then, she had looked down on Paisley and had no interest in learning about her other connections. Besides, Paisley had never mentioned her own family.

At the time, Lauren had assumed Paisley didn't have any relatives in Harrowfell. It wasn't until recently that she overheard from Grayson that Dominick had taken him to meet his grandparents.

Grayson had said it was chaotic, with his grandparents and Paisley getting into fights or something. But Grayson was only seven years old, recounting bits and pieces. His fragmented descriptions left Lauren utterly confused.

She went to ask Dominick, but he refused to talk about it and told her not to get involved. It was only then that she realized Paisley's biological parents were also in Harrowfell. But it wasn't until today that she actually met them. What surprised her most was the image of the woman in front of her, who claimed to be Paisley's biological mother. Her eyes, though humble and polite on the surface, carried a constant calculating glint.

The young woman who came in with her wasn't much better-

her eyes darted around the main hall, restless even when she stood still

Looking at the two women, whose overall demeanor was worlds apart from Paisley's, Lauren couldn't help but ask, "Are you really Paisley's biological mother?"

Christina's heart skipped a beat at the question. "Of course, I am. Not

long ago, my family had dinner with Dominick and Paisley's family. We even had a little argument afterward, Paisley is just

stubborn."

She laughed awkwardly,

unsure how much Lauren knew about the Sullivan family. She tried her best to make it seem like her conflicts with Paisley were just normal mother-

daughter disagreements.

Paisley was stubborn-

that much Lauren had to agree with. Since she could mention having dinner with Dominick and Sonny, she was likely Paisley's real mother.

Lauren disliked people like Christina, but since she claimed to be Paisley's biological mother, Lauren had to suppress her distaste for the time being. As long as Dominick and Paisley could reconcile, Lauren could put up with it for now. Lauren walked over and affectionately took Christina's arm. "It's my fault. All these years, I never came to see you. Now that we've met, we should keep in touch."