Chapter 403: Reunion (3)
"I’m tired of looking up at you. You must stop growing before you can no longer walk through doors like everyone else. Come get a drink," Edgar said, turning around to go back to his carriage. "Don’t worry, there isn’t one that will get you drunk. Tie your horse to my carriage and I’ll drop you off."
Edgar knew of Rafael’s dislike for getting drunk so he prepared a bottle Rafael would enjoy.
"I don’t have time to go anywhere for a drink," Rafael said as Annalise was still awaiting him.
"Rafael, it offends me that you don’t think my carriage has drinks. It is only when Alessandra is riding around with me that it’s nowhere in sight. She has already caused me to get rid of my cigars. I am not throwing out my drinks. Luckily, she can handle her drinks and it is only now that she is pregnant that I promised to not drink along with her," said Edgar.
"So, you are having a drink with me even though there is no alcohol so you can get to drink something out of her sight?" Rafael asked, leading his horse to the carriage so he could tie it.
"You make it sound like I am doing something bad. I should welcome my friend to this town with a drink. You’re going to need it with all the fools here. I might move soon. Take Alessandra somewhere peaceful to enjoy this time," Edgar said as the people here would only become pests once it was known that there was another Collins on the way.
His own family would become a pain in the ass and considering the only Collins he cared for at the moment was the woman sitting at home painting up his estate and the child inside of her, he wanted to get far away from the others. They would see Alessandra when the child was born or perhaps whenever their child was getting married. Or never.
The last one sounded the best to Edgar. He didn’t need certain people’s stupidity to rub off on his child and since there was a large fortune to be inherited, he had to be wary of those coming around now. To make sure that his child got to enjoy their childhood without realising how greedy people are at a young age, he was going to be more distant than ever.
Thankfully, Alessandra had found a group of friends who might have children he could stomach in the future. He was not yet sure if he wanted to be around the future prince or princess because then he would have to be around their annoying father Tobias.