Chapter 496: Mother (1)
"My father is a liar. He said he would not forget about me when Lydia comes, but since we returned all he did was surround her and was ready to give away my room," Annalise said, not believing her father’s quick betrayal.
She couldn’t blame him since Lydia was such a good child that you couldn’t help going to her, but he could have at least waited a little more before taking Lydia and claiming that her old room now belonged to Lydia.
Phillip pushed papers into Annalise’s hands for her to catch up with what she missed and start acting like a leader.
Siena sat beside Annalise, trying to get used to her new job of helping Annalise. There was much for her to learn so she couldn’t get settled in yet. "Grandparents are always this way with their grandchildren. My grandfather was sweet to me in private and allowed me to do whatever I wanted."
"Then I am looking forward to getting to play with my grandchildren. There is so much work to do. We can try going over this pile today. Put aside anything that has to do with the truce," Annalise said, going back to work since she had no choice. "Make a note that we are to find a messenger to send to the palace with our demands for the truce."
Siena wrote it down right away to not forget. "Will the truce have to wait for your marriage to Rafael to continue?"
"It will be signed on that day to show that we are serious. I think having a child is enough proof of our union but it might not be enough to the court. We should start sending what each side wants and just sign the day I marry Rafael. This way I speak mostly to the king and don’t see those men I want to end," said Annalise.
"Is this to continue your newfound goal of limiting how much you fight?" Siena asked, bringing up a conversation they had when Lydia was sleeping on the way here.
"Yes. I won’t feel the need to kill them if I don’t see them. I don’t want to be fighting as much as I used to do to bring any harm to the baby. I also don’t want to be fighting if not to defend myself to make anyone think I don’t care that I am carrying a child," Annalise answered, leaning back in her chair as she needed to stretch.