"You are never underhand, my dear." He told her, finishing his luncheon, "And I am... glad that you realised our late friend was not the right match for Katherine. Clearly some higher power believed the same thing." He said, taking another swallow of his drink, "However, I do hope you aren't counting for me to die soon after the wedding so that you may have the estate?"
Augustus paused slightly. Admitting that Fabian was a bastard, a child conceived accidentally and, for all purposes, originally unwanted, was difficult for him. He loved Fabian as a son, loved him because Fabian offered a link to his beloved sister. "You know the circumstances surrounding his birth. I did not wish him to suffer for the sins committed by his father."