Chapter 4170

Elissa, always attentive, rustled up some fruits and a small plate of beef stew for Brantley, who devoured them with the voracious appetite of a growing lad.

With a playful grin, the maid quipped, “Boys this age can eat a horse and still ask for dessert.”

Brantley’s face flushed with embarrassment as he shot back, “No way!”

Elissa chimed in gently, “She’s just teasing, kiddo.”

Brantley felt a lump form in his throat, torn between tears and gratitude.

Though he felt embarrassed, a flicker of joy spurred him on, and he attacked his homework with newfound energy.

Elissa reviewed his work with a critical eye, her standards firmer than Raphael’s.

Suddenly, the shrill ring of her phone shattered the quietude of the moment.

Brantley breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze fixed on Elissa as she conversed with Raphael, his ears straining to catch every word…

A persistent feeling of doubt gnawed at Brantley’s confidence.

of tenderness, Elissa glanced at him before saying softly into the phone, “He’s

And he’s eaten plenty.”

chuckle echoed from the other end of

Brantley’s presence, Elissa carefully navigated the conversation, steering clear

the call ended, her tone turned stern

know better than

gripped his pen, stealing a glance at Elissa before

additional attention… But the underlying reason was

children harbored a

quiet of the night, the maid roused Elissa from her

“Mrs.

having

calling out for

to her eyes, Elissa hastily donned a robe

the dim light, Brantley tossed and turned, caught

dotted his forehead as he whimpered for

suspicions: Brantley

the maid suggested, “Should

Jones?”

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