The Knight's Mysterious Maid
Chapter 128: His type of woman (2)

Chapter 128: His type of woman (2)

Mavis looked at Annalise who had this strange ability to get everyone who visited to want her by their side. She heard the other maids speak about favouritism from Rafael, but that was not the case. She witnessed it on her own now that the guests were just pointing out Annalise.

"I’m afraid that is not possible. She is Rafael’s personal maid. She will not be serving any guests," she explained.

Giselle gave Annalise a look over the back of her body since she had not turned back around. "She really is his maid?" She asked.

Mavis nodded her head. "Yes."

"Then all the more reason for me to have her by my side," Giselle said.

Rafael’s maid would know which young ladies came to visit him and tell her what was said. Rafael’s maid would become good friends with her and get plenty of rewards.

"It is not possible," Mavis repeated herself. "She is only to serve him, but there are many other maids to take care of you until Rafael returns-"

"Rafael?" Giselle raised her voice because of how easily his name left the maid’s mouth. "Why have you addressed him so casually twice? Have you forgotten your place?"

"It was his request for us to refer to him as Sir Rafael or Rafael. I am only following his orders," Mavis said and finished with a smile. She would have been the head of the person who allowed Giselle to come inside the gates when Rafael gave clear instructions to not let anyone inside.

"Why would he do such a thing? Is there something wrong with him? Did something happen?" Giselle asked.

"There was nothing wrong with him-"

"I will find out what caused him to make this change when he comes. I only want this maid to serve me and if you do not mind, I would like some water to cool down from the heat. I was going to the dining room, but I would like a room with a balcony to enjoy some fresh air," Giselle said, expecting Mavis to start moving around to get it done.

Delilah spoke of the treatment she received when she would visit Rafael so Giselle wanted the same so Delilah could stop feeling special.

Annalise continued to walk away since Mavis had explained that she would not be serving anyone other than Rafael. There had to be something done about how bold these young women were to walk into someone’s home and act like they were the lady of it.

Mavis should not have to repeat herself over and over again that Giselle could not have Rafael’s maid.

"Where is she going? I want to talk to her."

Annalise sighed as she heard footsteps with the soft sound of a heel coming toward her and knew that it was Giselle. Giselle had managed to place herself up the annoying tree with Delilah. They were both spoiled.

Annalise stopped as she was able to see from where she stood that Rafael had returned and was now getting off of his horse. Good luck was on her side again since he could save her from another young woman who was here to court him.

Their eyes met for a moment when Rafael looked inside because the front doors were wide open, but it didn’t last long as her arm was pulled on and she was forced to look away.

Annalise faced Giselle who wore a smile, acting innocent like she had not tugged on someone’s arm. Annalise returned the smile since it was what Mavis wanted from her.

"I told you that I want to have you serve me. There is a lot for us to talk about. About Rafael and Delilah," Giselle whispered.

There was much she wanted to hear about the last time she was here and Delilah was dancing around her carriage with a dress and bugs. She started to tell the other young ladies about it, but now they were looking to hear more and there was not much else that Giselle knew happened after. She had their attention and their friendship which she did not want to lose.

No one had seen or been able to visit Delilah recently so they started to assume that something bad happened after. If Giselle could bring more news, the other young ladies would stop avoiding her since they would want to gossip.

Annalise continued to smile. She only needed to do so until Mavis or Rafael would help her. She made no attempt to remove Giselle’s hand which was still gripping her own. She did not want to come across as having an issue with every female guest Rafael had in his home even though she was never the one to start anything.

"Giselle," Rafael said as he walked to where Giselle stood with Annalise. He was surprised to see Giselle inside his home and to see her holding onto Annalise who did nothing but smile. "Let go of her. You are gripping her arm."

"Oh," Giselle said, letting go of Annalise. "I apologise if I might have been holding you so tightly. I only wanted you to stop walking away."

"It is fine," Annalise replied, continuing to hold her smile. Giselle’s grip on her arms did nothing to harm her. It was like being pinched by a small child. She could work the entire day with Giselle holding onto her and not noticing because her grip was weak.

Rafael begged to differ as Annalise did not look comfortable in this situation even when she smiled. If anything, her smile bothered him because of how fake it was. She was smiling so hard that it was starting to scare him.

"Why are you inside of my manor and once again without an escort?" Rafael asked, irritated by the games Giselle played. She was aware of what would be said about her coming here alone. He viewed her antics to be the same as Delilah’s.

Giselle never tried to undress around him, but the way she dressed when she visited his home alone would start the same kind of talk.

"Mavis, take Annalise and leave," Rafael said as the two of them did not need to be present for this conversation. He left home for not even an hour and someone had let Giselle into his home. How much more clear did he have to be that he did not want anyone just coming in his gates anymore? He wanted to avoid situations like this.

Annalise gladly excused herself and went to Mavis’s side so they could continue the lesson. She considered standing around doing nothing while someone tugged at her to be a great challenge. Like a training exercise to not break in front of someone though her hands and mouth trembled to tell Giselle of how wrong her actions were.

"My brother is here so I came to-"

"Then go to him and stop bothering my servants when you are lucky to have made it through my gates. If it is your brother who got you inside, just know that your presence will have him punished. Your brother does not count as your escort since he is not by your side right now. I am a young, unmarried man, and you are a young woman who has not yet married. You cannot come to my home as you please," Rafael said for what felt like the tenth time.

Giselle’s smile fell for a moment since he was not happy to see her, but she was used to this so it did not hurt her feelings. "I wanted to see you so I came. I wanted to continue our conversation."

"There is nothing about what we spoke of that warranted another visit. You can visit a thousand times, but it will not lead to me wanting to court you," said Rafael.

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