A Second Chance With My Billionaire Love by Arny Gallucio

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.

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

And he’s eaten plenty.”

faint chuckle echoed from the other end of

Brantley’s presence, Elissa carefully navigated the conversation,

her tone

better than to

stealing a glance at Elissa before bowing his head to

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

a constant sense

night, the maid roused Elissa from

“Mrs.

Brantley’s having a

calling out for

Elissa hastily

the dim light, Brantley tossed and turned, caught in the grips of unseen

dotted his forehead as he whimpered for his

confirmed her suspicions: Brantley was burning

flurry of concern, the maid suggested,

Jones?”