Chapter 216: Jealousy (2)
"I don’t know what anyone has done to you to make you feel that I will look at you differently in the future, but I would kindly ask that you do not group me with what others have done. You said you would enjoy me courting you. That you would get to gloat about it in the future. You didn’t become annoyed with me like you were with Logan. What has changed?" Rafael asked.
Annalise didn’t know what had changed other than the fact that she was starting to feel more guilty about knowing why he should stop liking her, but she couldn’t tell him. He shouldn’t waste his time on someone who was going to leave soon.
When Thomas returned, she was going to leave without a word. She didn’t need Rafael trying to stop her or having to experience tearful goodbyes with her friends. Rafael was wasting his time trying to court her. As much as she liked the gifts and enjoyed having the enemy fall for her, she had to let it stop.
Rafael had been unknowingly nice to her so she would return his kindness by getting him to move on.
"You shouldn’t waste your time with someone-"
"We were going good, Annalise. What changed?" Rafael asked, confused as to how their playful moment had become this. He couldn’t make sense of their conversation about titles coming to this. "Are you still worried about status? I can give you anything you want. You wouldn’t be a maid any longer."
"Forget what I said," Annalise sighed.
"I am going to keep courting you even if I am to be hurt one day. That is just the way it goes in liking someone. You must prepare to be hurt. I will be sure to remember that you warned me that I could get hurt and I won’t think bad of you. From this point on, it is my fault for what happens in the future. Deal?" Rafael asked, holding out his hand for her to shake.
"Wouldn’t it be better for you to just find a young woman who would return your feelings right away?" Annalise asked, sitting back as she was finished with his hair.