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.

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

And he’s eaten plenty.”

from the other end

Elissa carefully navigated the conversation, steering clear

ended, her tone turned stern

better than to miss that

glance at Elissa before bowing his head to the

any additional attention… But the

children harbored a constant sense

the night, the maid roused Elissa

“Mrs.

having

calling out for his

to her eyes, Elissa hastily donned a robe and

tossed and

dotted his forehead as he

suspicions: Brantley was burning with

a flurry of concern, the maid suggested, “Should

Jones?”

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