Chapter 18

The air was gentle and strangely satisfying. Annalise never felt more alive than this although she was missing a very important part. it was her birthday today.

She hurriedly had a bath and wore her usual dress, the best one she could find and also the only one she had.

Linny was the only one who wished her a happy birthday in the household.

"Aren't you going to have breakfast before going to school?" She asked

Annalise shook her head. "I wouldn't want to be late" she replied. Linny was having none of it. "Come in , it. your special day. your birthday . Have some breakfast".

Annalise thought about the offer. she also remembered how weak she had felt walking home that other rainy night because she hadn't eaten enough food to give her the right amount of strength she needed.

"Okay" she said and went with Linny to the kitchen.

Damian didn't see the need to hire more domestic staff and only hired one cook because Phyna complained once about Linny's cooking. The malicious comment had Linn