A Second Chance With My Billionaire Love by Arny Gallucio

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?”

stood shivering, soaked to

had rained the previous night-a storm she’d slept

on the water heater and offered Marcia

rooted

tucked her hair behind her ear and reassured her

make do for

Marcia murmured, “This place is

here, despite the simplicity of the space, which was scarcely larger

showered and changed, she

of mushroom soup that filled the room with a

inquired, “Did

head, “No, I’m

Raphael made it.”

nodded, and then quietly sipped

lacked the sophistication of dishes prepared by chefs back home, the homemade