The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back (Paisley) novel Chapter 83

Those former classmates who had once dismissed Paisley and chose to suck up to Marissa were now experiencing a complex mix of emotions.

Alexis' eyes went wide, pure fear written all over her face.

She couldn't believe it. The equestrian champion she'd looked down on and mocked turned out to be Dominick's ex-wife. Which meant Paisley was actually Grayson's birth mother.

And if that wasn't enough, Nathaniel from Axion Enterprises was now begging to be Paisley's student.

They'd all watched it happen right in front of them—Nathaniel acting all sweet and charming, trying to get on her good side, defending her at every turn.

'I'm screwed,' Alexis thought, feeling her heart sink. She'd definitely picked the wrong person to mess with.

At least there was one small mercy. All that trash Alexis had talked about Paisley at the party had been behind closed doors. Neither Paisley nor Nathaniel had heard any of it.

'No...wait a second,' Alexis suddenly thought. 'Dominick heard everything. No wonder he stormed off like that. It was because of what I said.'

At that moment, whatever hope had been flickering in Alexis' heart died completely. She couldn't even focus on Marissa anymore. All she could think about was getting out of there, her feet stumbling beneath her as she tried to escape.

Alexis couldn't risk staying here any longer. He couldn't risk catching his attention. It wouldn't matter if she alone went down, but if the whole Foster family got caught in the crossfire because of her, that would be her fault.

With that thought driving her, Alexis spun around and bolted, her shoulder slamming into Marissa in her desperate rush to get away.

"Sorry, Marissa, something came up at home. I've got to go," Alexis blurted out, gathering her skirts as she disappeared into the crowd.

Marissa's face fell. She knew exactly why Alexis was bailing.