Chapter 233: Dresses, drama, and tears (3)
As if hearing about Rafael wasn’t enough, Annalise saw him walking toward where they stood. This was a ball. There was no need to stick next to your parents when there was a woman by your side and Annalise heard someone say that the first dance was about to start.
Instead of walking to where she was, Annalise thought Rafael would be better off going to the middle of the room to dance.
"Rafael!"
Annalise groaned when Beatrice greeted him. She looked off to the side at the white boring walls, hoping she could blend in with them. Siena’s maid was nowhere in sight and Annalise wished it was the same for her. Why did Rafael have to be so nice to let her join his family at the ball?
Beatrice tried not to look at Siena. Not because she was ruining her plans for Rafael and Annalise, but due to the feeling she had that Siena might be up to something with her brother. White Town was big and it was possible that it was just a coincidence, but she had to be cautious since Siena seemed to have a good talent for showing up wherever her family went these days.
Anyone who had something to do with Travis was an enemy in Beatrice’s eyes. She had been burnt many times in the past to know that someone with a sweet face like Siena could be dangerous.
Beatrice went straight to straightening out Rafael’s shirt. "I see you took my advice to brush your hair and tie it up. The wind is normally on your side and doesn’t blow it around, but we shouldn’t take any chances tonight and have it moving with a mind of its own."
"Stop bothering the boy, Beatrice. He hasn’t been here with us for a minute and you are already trying to tidy him up. It is nice to see you again Siena," River greeted the young lady. He was sceptical about her since Rafael believed she was the young woman Travis wanted him to marry.
River already had someone looking into her, but Rafael said he would get the truth out of her tonight. River then realised why Rafael was escorting the young lady since he found it odd when Beatrice said Rafael was attending the ball with someone, but it wasn’t Annalise.