Makarov was not a family man. He needed his wife only for status, and their child was only needed as an heir. Makarov hardly grieved when his wife died, he didn't care that his son had lost his mother at such a young age.

He didn't have time to take care of his own child, so Makarov changed a hundred nannies and teachers, but his son Ivan was too much like him, being the same stubborn uneasy child. This continued until Makarov found you, another nanny. Surprisingly you didn't run away after the first day, and Ivan even liked you, which was a great rarity. Makarov was sitting in his office when you put his son to bed and came to get the money yourself.

"You're doing much better than I imagined," there was no praise in Makarov's voice, just his usual coldness as he pulled out the money but was in no hurry to hand it over. "My son likes you, and that's the main thing. That's why I want to offer you a place to live right here. To be near him all the time when I'm away."