My cheeks were still burning from what Master Ryou said before he walked out. I avoided everyone’s gaze like my life depended on it.
Of course, that didn’t stop the door from swinging open again.
Miss Pen stepped in, her face lined with concern. Her eyes flicked from me to Ryoushin. “Master Ryou, I apologize for her. She’s still young and clearly not used to how things work around the mansion.”
Wait, what? Why was she defending me? She could’ve just let him fire me like they did with that girl who burned the hotdogs the other day. But nope. Here she was, going out of her way to cover for me.
Ryou turned to her, voice firm. “Teach her everything she needs to learn.”
Then he left without another word.
Miss Pen let out a breath like she’d been holding it for years. She stepped toward me
