Rafael Barnett

### Cousins

Seamus Whitman, Penelope Whitman, Mia Whitman, Kathleen Delaney, Bertie Barnett, Marcelo Barnett, Carly Sheie, Mallory Sheie, Allie Sheie, Bradford Sanders, Camryn Sanders

### Romances

Lilliana Rockwell (engaged)

Rafael was born the love child of Keri Barnett and Ian Ginter. He was born into the Hound's Head mansion of Brindleton Bay and was solely raised by Keri.

## Upbringing

Due to the fact Ian had been having an affair and was married to another woman, he kept absent from Rafael's life during his upbringing. Rafael was also raised by his maternal uncle Arthur and formed a close bond with cousin Marcelo, who was born just before Rafael. Life changed for the household when Arthur's wife and Marcelo's mother Rose died in a freak electrocution accident. Arthur fell into a deep depression and so another child of his named Penelope moved in temporarily to stabilise his mental state.

## A New Stepfather

Some time later, Keri found love again in wealthy businessman Jing Fen. After some initial uncertainty, Keri married Jing and along with Rafael, the trio moved to StrangerVille. Although giving his blessing to Keri and Jing, Rafael decided he was unfulfilled in StrangerVille and moved back to the mansion. Arthur's other daughter Kathleen had moved in and given birth to Cassie Wilburn, who Rafael helped to raise. Arthur also remarried to Kim Walker and gave birth to Bertie, who Rafael also helped raise.

## A New Start in Sulani

Rafael stayed at Hound's Head for many years, forming close bonds with Marcelo, Cassie and Bertie. He said farewell to Arthur and Kim as they died of old age, whilst maintaining contact with Keri. When his cousin Penelope remarried to Harry O'Keefe and decided to move to Sulani, Rafael accepted the invitation to join them and left Brindleton Bay for a fresh start. He quickly settled in Sulani and pursued a career in writing.

## Kin-Ship Drama

Sadly, Penelope died of old age some years later as Rafael's cousin Bertie moved in. Bertie married Donna Williams who also moved in, soon followed by Donna's model best friend Blanca Suarez. Rafael was immediately attracted to Blanca and planned to confess his feelings, but before he could, Bertie slept with her in a shock affair. After finding out, Donna became vengeful and asked Rafael to sleep with her as payback. Hurt and lonely, Rafael agreed and slept with Donna, which caused a huge rift from Bertie. When Donna discovered she was pregnant, Rafael suspected the baby was his, but later transpired to be Bertie's. Donna and Bertie reconciled and Rafael made amends with his cousin. Planning to move out and leave Bertie and Donna to raise their daughter, Rafael gave ownership of the Kin-Ship to Bertie.

## Meeting Ada Landgraab

As he planned his next move, Rafael met Ada Landgraab and formed a bond with her, which quickly developed into romance. Soon after she moved in to the Kin-Ship, it was revealed Bertie had once again slept with Blanca, around which time Donna gave birth to Fallon Barnett. Rafael discovered Ada found out the truth and blackmailed Bertie to give her ownership of the Kin-Ship - however, she had ultimately decided to tell Donna the truth anyway and this led to their divorce, with Donna fleeing Sulani with Fallon and a depressed Bertie returning to Hound's Head. Rafael was furious at Ada for her deceit and considered leaving her, but she then revealed she was pregnant with his child.

## Fernando's Real Paternity

Ada soon after gave birth to Rafael's supposed son Fernando Barnett. When apparent friend and neighbour Ronen Gould made frequent visits to the Kin-Ship, Rafael grew suspicious and even questioned Ada's loyalty. Around this time, Ada gave birth to Rafael's daughter Minerva Barnett while her brother Curtis moved in. Suddenly, Ronen had apparently severed ties with Ada and was nowhere to be found. Rafael's cousin Marcelo then revealed his suspicion of Ada disposing of Ronen. Although thinking it to be initially absurd, Curtis then secretly revealed to Rafael than Ronen had been the true father of Fernando all along. Rafael was shocked and betrayed, confronting a guilty Ada but not receiving certain answers about Ronen's disappearance. With Ada keeping control of the Kin-Ship and custody of Fernando, Rafael took Minerva and moved away.

## Meeting Lilliana Rockwell

After moving out of the Kin-Ship in Sulani, Rafael and Minerva stayed at Hound's Head with Bertie, Marcelo, his wife Dahlia and daughter Alondra. Rafael then met Lilliana Rockwell and befriended her over their mutual passion for writing. Rafael comforted Lilliana as she wrote about those who had died in her life, like her parents Alysha and Ben. This led to the two falling in love and Lilliana soon invited Rafael to live with her at Domus Familiarus, Brindleton Bay, a house owned by her aunt Susan and her new wife India Landgraab, Ada's aunt. Rafael also met Susan and India's adoptive daughter Dakota, whom Rafael would watch grow up.

## Shock Twins

Lilliana's writing career excelled with multiple promotions, while Rafael held back to focus on family. Sadly, Susan died of old age as India took ownership of the house and became a matriarchal figure. Lilliana then discovered she was pregnant with Rafael's baby. Lilliana later gave birth to shock twins Tanya and Nicola. After establishing a family with Lilliana, Rafael decided it was time for Minerva to move in to meet her new step-mother. Minerva took an initial disliking to Lilliana but grew to accept her somewhat as a presence in her life.

## Financial Troubles at Domus Familiarus

The twins were a nightmare as toddlers and the couple's careers came to a halt. This caused large financial problems for the household as India's job as a barista failed to pay the bills. After lots of initial struggle, the household battled through and were able to keep a somewhat steady income.

## Rafael's Big Break

Rafael refocused on his writing career and was offered a great deal to make his books into a movie franchise, so long as he sell his creative rights. After a tough decision, Rafael decided to sell and he became a notable newcomer to the celebrity world, with fans eagerly awaiting his next instalment to the franchise. Rafael then decided it was finally time to propose to Lilliana, so the two set a date. He was pleased for Dakota when she discovered she was pregnant with Cliff Rucker's baby, but drama stirred when Cliff was revealed to be married and to have been sleeping with Minerva. Despite the tension in the household, Rafael and Lilliana's wedding day arrived and heaps of guests arrived. Moments before moving the party to the garden alter, Rafael once again professed his love to Lilliana, before collapsing to the floor. In a shocking turn of events, Rafael suddenly died of old age surrounded by his friends and family, most notably his would-be wife Lilliana, Minerva and best friends Bertie, Donna and Marcelo. Despite the devastation of his death to those who loved him, Rafael's legacy lived on through his three daughters.