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.

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

And he’s eaten plenty.”

chuckle echoed from the other end of the

Elissa carefully navigated the conversation, steering clear of

call ended, her tone

than to miss

Elissa before bowing his head to the task at

additional attention…

well-behaved children harbored a constant sense of

the night, the maid

“Mrs.

Brantley’s having

calling out for his

to her eyes, Elissa hastily donned a robe and hurried to

in the dim light, Brantley tossed and

sweat dotted his forehead as he whimpered for

touch confirmed her suspicions: Brantley

the maid

Jones?”