“Hmph. Checking the money right away, huh? What a greedy bitch.”
He could call me whatever foul name he pleased. I couldn’t care less about myself. All that mattered was Sirius’s safety.
“I think I’ll leave now. I hope you’ve learned from this.”
“Very well.”
I silently watched him leave. I didn"t utter a noise until I was certain the carriage had left, then I let out a sigh. It felt as though my soul had left through my lips. At least I had managed to keep Sirius from seeing that horrible man. If he knew his father was such a horrible, selfish wretch, who knows how badly it would have affected him?.
I needed to get up and prepare some fresh tea for Sirius. He would be waking shortly.
I felt terrible, but I knew that once I saw his face again, it would all be blown away.
I wasn’t abl
