Malfoy was obviously not impressed. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What? Did I say something wrong?"
Haylis wanted to step forward and pull Bernie back, but Joel pinched her wrist.
"Miss Selwyn, I didn't make your brother buy anything blindly," Malfoy smoothed his blond hair and pointed his nostril at Bernie, "He had to come up with it himself."
Haylis snorted coldly, "Mr. Malfoy, please don't talk to my brother in that tone in the future."
"It would be better for Miss Selwyn to help your parents educate your brother," Malfoy said in a condescending manner, "and don't let him talk nonsense in the dormitory."
"Oh, by the way," Malfoy said in a long voice, "I remember that after Christmas, classmate Selwyn once showed off a women's emerald bracelet in his hand in the dormitory. It was genuine, and you could tell it was expensive at first glance."
He didn't say anything more, turned around and left.
Haylis's face became even darker. After the Christmas holiday last year, Mrs. Selwyn wrote a letter asking if her bracelet had been "taken" by Haylis. She searched for a long time at home but didn't find it. Haylis didn't know it at the time.
Understand why my mother doubts me.
"Bernie!" Haylis lowered her voice, and Joel quickly let go of his hand, letting her step forward and grab his brother.
Bernie lowered his head. He didn't expect that his sister would catch him in this scene. This was even more embarrassing than Malfoy's overt and covert humiliation.
He dared not say anything.
Hailis pulled him into the alley where he was hiding before, folding his arms and looking sternly, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Only then did Joel remember that he seemed to have forgotten to tell Haylis about the rivalry between Bernie and Malfoy.
It's all Old Malfoy's fault. If he hadn't pushed Riddle's diary into his hands and made himself uneasy recently, he would have definitely remembered this!
As for now...it's all Bernie's fault, let him suffer.
Bernie slowly raised his head and glanced at his sister, and found that there was a coldness on her face that he had never seen before. He quickly lowered his head, trembling and not daring to look at her.
He hesitated and explained clearly the consequences of the incident, which was similar to what Joel heard on the train.
Haylis narrowed her eyes when she heard this, and raised a dangerous arc at the corner of her mouth, "Bernie, just because Malfoy showed off his luxury goods in the room when school started, you have to compare how luxurious your life is with him.
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"You spent 2,800 Galleons a year on this?" Haylis was going crazy, "What did you buy?"
"I, I..." Bernie blushed, "It's just some custom-made robes, incense, leather shoes, a bunch of miscellaneous items, and a lot of jewelry and necklaces that I gave away at Christmas, and then I often
Order some snacks and drinks from Three Broomsticks to share with your classmates.”
"Okay..." Haylis took a deep breath, "Where's the emerald bracelet? That was a tenth wedding anniversary gift from my father to my mother!"
"I stuffed the bracelet back into the box when I got home during the holidays," Bernie's eyes filled with tears, "I just showed off in front of my classmates, there was no other meaning."
Haylis's voice was smooth, "Bernie, how many times do you want me to emphasize that you can't focus on pursuing pleasure and competing with each other. If you don't work hard now, you will be in charge of the Selwyn family when your parents pass away.
It’s too late to make amends.”
"You really disappoint me," Haylis said with a look of disappointment on her face. "My parents and I have high hopes for you, hoping that one day you can shoulder the burden of the family. Why have we
I will respond to your every request, just to let you worry-free and concentrate on your studies and family inheritance."
"I didn't expect you to do such a childish thing," Haylis shook her head. "I will tell my parents the whole story so that they can have a correct understanding of their precious son."
"Sister!" Bernie stepped forward and took Haylis's arm, "Don't, please don't tell your parents, otherwise my pocket money for this school year will definitely be wasted."
It’s true that the Selwyns loved their son, but if they knew that Bernie stole the family’s jewelry to show off and squandered all the pocket money he had saved for many years just to show off, they would definitely not be able to enjoy Bernie’s good juice.
"No," Haylis said with a very firm attitude, breaking free from Bernie's hand, "I've reminded you several times but you still don't repent. I can't control you, so let your parents control you."
After saying that, she hurried towards the alley.
"If you tell your parents about this, I will go home and find out about your relationship with Taylor and see what they do to you!" Bernie yelled angrily.
Haylis's back trembled violently, and then she walked forward without looking back.
Joel was worried about Haylis's condition and hurriedly followed her, leaving Bernie alone in the dark and cramped alley.
He successfully caught up with Haylis at the gate of Gringotts.
"Don't be too angry," Joel advised. "After you go home, calm down and have a good talk..."
Hailis turned her head, her eyes were red and swollen, her teeth were biting her lower lip tightly, and two lines of tears could not stop falling. Fortunately, the sunhat on her head did not let passers-by see her in such a mess.
Joel quickly pulled her back to the Leaky Cauldron.
Tom was still wiping the wine glass there when he saw Joel holding Hailes' hand and heading upstairs to the room with an envious look.
In Room 11, Joel asked Haylis to sit on his bed, then took out two tissues and handed them over.
Hailis cried silently and without any movement at all. Tears kept sliding out of her eyes like strings of pearls, and the pear blossoms and rain made Joel feel distressed for a while.
"Stop crying," he comforted, "it won't look good if you cry."
Haylis hit Joel with her fist and burped angrily.
Joel couldn't help but laugh.
"You're still smiling!" Hailis wiped away the tears on her face with a tissue. Her skin was so tender that the tissue even wiped a few red marks on her cheeks.
As soon as she spoke, she burped again, and Joel made a face.
Hailis was also amused and smiled.
"I don't understand why you're crying," Joel turned around and poured a glass of water for Haylis, "Aren't you worried that we fell in love early and your parents would come to your door for me?"
"Fuck you," Hailis rolled her eyes at him. She finally stopped her tears, "You really know how to put money on your face, who is worried about you?"
"Besides, there is no such thing as falling in love early in the magic world," Haylis took a sip of water. "There are many examples of people falling in love while in school and getting married after graduation. My parents got engaged when I was in the sixth grade."
This is true, Joel thought to himself, the Potters also got married right after graduation, and within two years Harry could ride a broomstick.