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.

a moment of tenderness, Elissa glanced at him before

And he’s eaten plenty.”

the

Elissa carefully navigated the

the call ended, her tone

than

at Elissa before bowing his

was incredibly well-behaved, hardly requiring any additional attention… But the underlying reason was rather

harbored a

night, the maid roused Elissa

“Mrs.

having

out

her eyes, Elissa hastily donned a robe and hurried

the dim light, Brantley tossed and turned,

of sweat dotted his forehead as

suspicions:

flurry of concern, the maid

Jones?”

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