Chapter 366: Friends (2)
"Are you truly going to abandon me to sit with Giselle? The woman I finally stopped from entering the manor?" Rafael asked, holding Annalise’s hand to stop her from going off to greet Giselle.
What sort of punishment was this for Annalise to befriend Giselle? Rafael didn’t hate Giselle but he was so used to running away from her because of the way she dressed and acted around him to leave rumours about their relationship.
He wouldn’t go as far as to call it a relationship. He was letting her visit her brother, but then it ended with her flirting.
"I am holding off us laying around for an hour or so. I have to make friends while I am here and at the competition you held, Giselle suggested we become friends. Of the three young women wanting to court you, I like her along with Siena. It can’t hurt to start a friendship with Giselle," Annalise said, removing his hold on her arm.
"Don’t worry. I will let her know that she cannot bother you and if she tries to flirt with you behind my back, she might end up missing. I’m joking," Annalise added after Rafael gave her a look of disapproval. "Sort of," she muttered.
Rafael sighed, knowing there was nothing he could do about this strange friendship forming. Annalise did need friends during her time here. Giselle had given herself a bad reputation, but when she wasn’t trying to flirt with him, he could stomach her presence better than other women.
Rafael also now considered that since Giselle had a hard time with the other women, she might stick around Annalise when it is revealed she was from the border. It was harsh to think, but Giselle needed to hold onto any friend she could find at the moment.
"Have fun and please do not look for me while she is here," Rafael said, lifting Annalise’s right hand to kiss the back of it.
"My lips would have been better for a goodbye. Did you do that because you are upset I am leaving you for Giselle? You are a giant child," Annalise said, shaking her head. "I hope I don’t regret this."