Chapter 4149

She placed two roses in small vases, adding a touch of color.

While reading on the sofa, Elissa could glance up and enjoy the sight of the fresh roses, their bright blooms enhancing her mood.

Around 1@ in the morning, she set her book aside, thinking it was time for a break.

Then, unexpectedly, there was a knock at the door.

Curious, as few knew of their new address, she wondered if Raphael had forgotten something.

A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y

Peering through the peephole, she was surprised to see her mother, Marcia, looking distressed and disheveled.

Despite their strained last meeting, Elissa opened the door, her voice filled with concern, “Mom, what’s wrong? What happened?”

shivering, soaked to the

Elissa that it had rained the previous night-a storm she’d slept through, cocooned securely

the water heater and offered Marcia a change

rooted to the

behind her ear and reassured her gently, “I know this place is humble compared to what

make do

long silence, Marcia murmured, “This

to her that Elissa was content here, despite the simplicity of the space, which was scarcely

showered and changed, she appeared

up a bowl of mushroom soup that

“Did you

I’m not much of a

Raphael made it.”

nodded, and then

prepared by chefs back home, the

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