Chapter 77: Excuses and apologies (1)
The next morning, Delilah arrived at Rafael’s home, ready to explain what happened between her and Annalise. She did not want him to have a bad opinion of her when he did not know what had happened. She was certain a lot of lies would be said by Annalise and the maid whose name she did not know.
Delilah regretted giving her money to the maid who was supposed to quietly steal the dress and bring it to her. The simple task was not done right and the maid made the mistake of betraying her.
Delilah didn’t see why the maid would fear Annalise more than her. She had the money and the power to make the maid’s life a living hell and she intended to do just that.
Delilah stared at the house she wished to call her own one day. She kept doing foolish things that ruined her chances of becoming Rafael’s wife, but she was here today to start over. To ask Rafael to forget anything she had done since he returned, like meeting in his study and offering her body to him.
"What is taking him so long? Is he speaking to the guards?" Delilah muttered, trying to look at what was stopping her from going inside Rafael’s home.
Each time she came to visit, the guards would let her in without any questions. She liked to believe that they already viewed her as the lady of the house.
’They should,’ Delilah thought. She intended to have that title soon.
Benjamin appeared at the right side of the carriage after speaking to the guards at the gates, who would not let him carry the carriage inside like always. "My lady. They have denied us from going inside."
Delilah looked at Benjamin, who must have heard wrong. "Rafael would never turn me away. I have known him for years. Speak with them again," she said, shooing him away with a flick of her wrist.