Chapter 7 - First Night(1) (2/2)

“Yes, I’ve been waiting for you.”

Rafael’s eyes deepened at her strangely naive answer. Even though it was a trivial answer, it felt strangely stimulating. The atmosphere in the quiet room suddenly became tense with anticipation. Fortunately, it was Rafael who broke this awkward silence first.

“Come on, let’s have a drink.”

Blinking at the unexpected suggestion, Annette went to him instantly. Rafael’s reaction was different today, perhaps because the wedding ended well. In her previous life, he didn’t even recommend drinking. Rafael, who appeared drunk all alone, rushed to her in a craze and ……No, there was no need to recall the painful memories.

Annette calmly sat down in front of him. Rafael tilted the bottle and filled her glass with wine. The clear golden liquid smelled fragrant and strong. It was an expensive wine that he enjoyed. Rafael, who half filled Annette’s glass, suddenly looked up at her questioningly,

“You know how to drink, right?”

Unlike Rafael, Annette didn’t enjoy drinking that much. Since Rafael was friendly with her for the first time, she didn’t want to ruin this atmosphere. Annette, as he suggested, took the glass of wine and chugged it’s contents down. She felt a burning sensation as if  her esophagus had caught fire.

Rafael, who had already emptied his glass, looked at Annette with resolute eyes. His deep blue eyes slowly skimmed over Annette’s small face, gentle eyes, and flushed cheeks. His gaze stopped at her lips that were as alluring as a blooming bud.

At that moment, Rapel frowned and his forehead furrowed in displease . He was annoyed with the fact that he felt some sort of sexual attraction towards Annette. He couldn’t believe he lusted a woman from the Bavarian family, who despised his illegitimate status.

Rafael’s blue eyes turned cold.

Annette, who had not yet noticed this change in Rafael, put down her glass and touched her burning cheeks. When she looked up at him, she was stunned.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Annette, who had already been married to Rafael, quickly realized something was wrong with him. She didn’t know why, but Rafael’s face was pretty twisted at the moment. Not surprisingly, as soon as their eyes met, Rafael smiled sardonically.

“Come on, now that you’ve had a drink, be honest with me.”