But if he went to an orphanage, who knew what would happen to him?

Elissa crouched down.

She still cared about his background and didn’t want to get too attached.

She just felt sorry for him and thought she should be kinder.

Brantley sensed the shift in her mood.

He remained silent, quietly helping Elissa wipe her tears.

Outside the door, Raphael observed them quietly.

He realized that if Brantley hadn’t come with them, he would forever be a painful reminder for Elissa.

She would always resent her father for having a son with another woman.

But with Brantley staying, he became her little brother.

through too much when he was young, and he knew all

Elissa to experience the same bitterness

was

the bedroom, fresh from

the meantime, Raphael stood by the

thought with an

that Elissa was pregnant, he refrained from smoking

footsteps, Raphael turned to face

in a low voice, “I helped

distracted, as he couldn’t concentrate and made a

Elissa wouldn’t

encircling him with her arms and resting her head on his

take care of his homework from now on,” she

had a long

about these

silent but

leaned in to kiss Elissa gently on the

tell he was a bit

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