Chapter 358: First impression (1)
The next day, Rafael was the first one to wake up while Annalise was sound asleep on his bed. Getting up from his bed without waking her was one of the greatest challenges he ever faced because the slightest movement had Annalise stirring in her sleep, on the verge of walking up to see who was walking around the bedroom.
After what felt like an hour of trying to sneak out of bed, Rafael succeeded and tried to walk around lightly as much as his body would allow him to let her sleep more. He would soon wake her to let her go across to her bedroom before the maids would come around to clean.
Rafael wanted to clean up what was left of their dinner and put it outside for Edwin to take care of and also clean up his bathroom. There was much to do before Annalise woke up and the maid taking her place would come to his door.
Rafael didn’t see the need for him to have a maid any more since he gave Annalise that position because of Delilah who didn’t seem to be an issue these days. At least he hoped she wasn’t. Enough time had passed for her to have taken an interest in another man.
Rafael left the side of the bed and walked over to the table still full of food. He asked Annalise if she wanted more in the middle of the night, but she was too tired to think about food.
Rafael gathered all the plates back onto the tray Edwin brought it to him on and then walked to the door to open it first so he could hold the tray with two hands and not struggle with opening the door.
"Edwin," Rafael said, narrowing his eyes at the nervous butler who stood before him after he opened the door. "Were you here all night?"
"No no. I’ve just arrived. There is a little problem at the gates. An envelope was first given to the guards by someone in a carriage, but then the carriage didn’t move off. It is still out there and the name on the envelope worries me," Edwin said, handing it over to Rafael.
Edwin wouldn’t come here to disturb Rafael had it not been so important. That was why he spent a few minutes trying to decide if he should knock on the door, but luckily, Rafael opened the door.