The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

Chapter 210

Lucy's words hit Paisley like a hammer to the head. She didn't even know how she stumbled to her car. Her

hands trembled so badly she couldn't open the car door. "What's going on? What happened?" Max's voice came

from behind her.

"R-Rena and Maria, they're hurt," she stammered, her voice shaking, tears blurring her vision

"You can't drive like this. Come, get in my car. I'll take you there

At the hospital, Claire was busy placing all the blfor Grayson's injury on Maria.

Facing Lauren's accusations, Claire's main priority was to save her own job. She wasn't concerned about whether

the Vanderbilt family would direct

their anger at others. Moreover, was true Maria had abruptly grabbed Grayson without explanation before

leaving the restaurant.

Lauren's rage was palpable as she glared at Maria with hatred. "I was you, wasn't it? You tried to harm my

grandson?"

Maria quickly shielded Serena. "What nonsense! Why would | harm your grandson?"

"Why else?" Lauren spat, pointing at Serena. "It's because of that llegitimate child in your arms!"

"Who are you calling illegitimate?" Maria shot up from her seat, unafraid of Lauren's status. She glared back with

equal fury.

If Lauren had insulted her alone, Maria might have let it slide, given that they were in a hospital and in front of

Serena. But calling Rena an illegitimate child was too much.

"Mom, what are you saying?" Dominick intervened, grabbing Lauren's arm to stop her from escalating the

situation.

Lauren refused to back down. Especially since Maria was Paisley daughter's caretaker-

and in Lauren's mind, Paisley herself might have conceived Serena during an affair.

Her anger grew as she thought about her son tirelessly working to win Paisley back, even neglecting his own

health. And her grandson, Sonny, constantly cries out for his mother, sending countless messages to Paisley,

only to be met with silence. And now. Paisley's nanny had nearly gotten her grandson killed. How could Lauren

not be angry? She wanted nothing more than to strangle that despicable nanny.

"Am | wrong?" she shouted. "You know exactly when Paisley had that child. If she isn't illegitimate, then what is

she?" "Say that again! Who are you calling illegitimate?" Maria snapped rolling up her sleeves and storming

toward Lauren.

She didn't care who Lauren was-no one could insult her precious Rena

The Vanderbilt family's entourage quickly intervened.

Seeing Maria ready to throw hands, Kayla was stunned by her boldness.

Rushing forward with the attendants, she blocked the enraged Maria and spoke with a threatening tone, "What

are you doing? Are you trying to attack us?"

Dominick handed Lauren over to Reginald and then walked forward, pushing Kayla aside and signaling his men

to step back.

"Maria,

I'm calling you that correctly, right? I'm sorry, my mother was just too worried about Sonny, so she spoke out of

turn. Please don't take it to heart.

After saying this, he looked at Serena and softly said, "Don't scare her.

Maria snapped back to reality and looked at Serena

with concert Serena had red eyes, pursed lips, and was clearly holding back tears, her body trembling.

Maria's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly returned to Serenas side, gently comforting her, "Rena, don't be

afraid. It's okay now."

"Maria, what does illegitimate’ mean? Am I illegitimate? Serena looked up at Maria, her face pale. She didn't

know what the word meant, but hearing that mean lady say it made her feel very uncomfortable.

Maria felt a pang in her heart and said, "You're not. That old woman is a bad person, and you shouldn't believe

what bad people say, okay!"

Serena nodded and firmly remembered Maria's words. On the other side, Reginald restrained Lauren, preventing

her from acting impulsively. "Enough, this is a hospital. Aren't you afraid of embarrassing yourself?"

"What's embarrassing about it? That girl is a bastard, and | can't even say it?" Though unwilling. Lauren's voice

lowered, and her emotions calmed slightly.

"Alright, that's enough!" Reginald lowered his voice and scolded lauren. "Paisley and Dominick are already

divorced, so stop bringing this up. Besides, isn't Sonny fine?"

"Fine?" Lauren glanced at Grayson, covered in blood, and felt a lingering fear. "When has Sonny ever suffered

like this? It's all because of that nanny with ulterior motives!"

"Who has ulterior motives! At that moment, two police officers approached, having overheard Lauren's words.

Seeing the police taking the initiative to question her, Lauren pointed at Maria and said, "Her! When the

restaurant exploded, she insisted on taking my grandson Claire was now extremely anxious. She had only

implicated the nanny to save her own job earlier. She hadn't expected. things to escalate to this point, with both

sides nearly coming to blows and now even involving the police.

She initially thought the nanny would be intimidated by the Vanderbilt family, but Maria stood her ground and

even dared to confront them publicly.

And what did Lauren and Reginald mean by what they just said? Why did Lauren call that little girl a bastard? Did

they all know each other! Claire's unease grew

stronger. She had thought only Grayson and the little girl knew each other, but things seemed far more

complicated than she had imagined. Maria felt completely helpless, looking at the officers with an innocent

expression. Just as she was about to explain, one of the officers spoke first. "Bad intentions? Madam, you should

be thanking this lady. If it weren't for her, your grandson would have been in real danger today." Lauren was

confused. "Huh? What do you mean?"

The officer's words caught the attention of Reginald, Dominick, Kayla, and the surrounding injured people.

Seeing all eyes suddenly on him, the officer hesitated for a moment before explaining, Based on surveillance

footage, it appears that this lady sensed the danger in advance, which is why she hurried to take the children

away. Then the officer turned to Maria. "Is that right, ma'am?"

Maria hadn't expected the police to help clear her name, feeling a little embarrassed. "Uh, yes. When the

attacker passed by me. | smelled sulfur and gasoline on him. Rena's mother once toldthey were flammable.

"So | thought, having two flammable substances together must be dangerous. Plus, the attacker's face seemed

off, and | got more and more scared, so | decided to take the kids away." "Good, having such safety

awareness is commendable. Being praised by the police, Maria felt all the frustration she had been holding in

instantly dissipate.

At this moment, a parent spoke up. Yes, | was there with my daughter too. If it weren't for this lady shouting

about the danger, we wouldn't have known. Thanks to her, my daughter and | were able to escape in twith

only minor injuries."

As one person spoke up, others followed. "Yes, | was there too. | saw this lady holding the little girl with one hand

and pulling the boy with the other, trying to get them out. But this woman stopped her, saying they couldn't

leave," said Parent A. "Exactly! If she hadn't stoppe "I saw it too! When the explosion happened, this woman

pushed the boy in front of her, the man pointed to Grayson and continued. "while she hid behind him. She used

him like a shield"