"Miriam?"

After the other party calmly reported a name, Mario couldn't help but repeat it secretly. But no matter how much he recalled, he couldn't find a face that matched the name, after all, it was not a very common name.

But......

That's right! This attractive young lady was none other than Miriam, who had been followed all the way to Azkaban by Maca.

I don't know what she's here to do when she suddenly got into this dance this time.

"Oh, that's a nice name, and I think it's really good for you."

Saying good things to make a girl happy is the most basic quality that a good gentleman should have, and Marius is clearly very good at it—or rather, is it a habit?

In short, he spoke quite smoothly, and praised it almost without thinking.

"Really?" Miriam said noncommittally, "I know, you're used to using these words to please women, but it's not necessary for me. Don't you think it's a waste of saliva to say this to a worthless woman like me? ”

"Uh......"

It was probably the first time that he had been rejected by a woman in such a straightforward way, and Ma Luo was obviously a little uncomfortable. Conversations like this don't exist in family textbooks, do they?

"I ...... Well, sorry. Mallio tugged at the corners of his mouth, trying to get his expression out of the stiffness as quickly as possible, "Although I admit that I was too cliché, I don't think I'm wrong about 'you're beautiful.'" ”

"Well," said Miriam, smiling and nodding, "it's much better if you say that—it's a compliment, but only when the person being praised feels your sincerity can the other person be truly happy." ”

"Ah," said Marlius, blinking subtly, "then...... Well, thank you for the advice? ”

"Poof."

To be honest, Miriam didn't expect that the designated heir of the Augustinian family would say "thank you" for such an inexplicable thing.

Yes, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud.

Of course, Marius is embarrassed right now, too. He didn't know what was wrong with him just now, he just felt that he couldn't find how to respond for a while.

And not being able to respond to someone else's words in a timely manner must be quite a faux pas.

Therefore, when he hesitated in his head for a while, he subconsciously said the first sentence he could think of, but he didn't expect that sentence to be so "stupid" when he thought about it now.

"Alright, Master Augustine, forget all those words just now!" Miriam lowered her slender hand that was covering her mouth, but there was still a residual smile on her face.

"Forgot? What? ”

Since this is the first time that he has been teased repeatedly by a woman, Marius is really a little unable to react.

"All of them, of course," Miriam raised her glass and took a sip, "Nothing else is important except my name...... So, that's the end of those mood-setting jokes. But then, please take note of everything I said. ”

"What?"

Seeing that Miriam's smile was gradually disappearing with the words, the serious expression made Marius subconsciously become serious.

And once he calmed down, the approach of the beautiful lady in front of him suddenly made him feel deliberate, and the reason why the other party would find him Marius Augustine was afraid that this would be really revealed.

"Of course it's about you, the Augustinians," Miriam said in a deep voice, looking directly at Marius, "and the Werther family." ”

As soon as he heard the surname "Werther", Marius's heart skipped a light beat - he didn't want to hear the family's surname, neither public nor private.

However, when someone mentioned this surname in front of him, he couldn't help but ignore it. After all, no matter how you say it, it is also an ancient wizard family of the same level that has a great "connection" with his Augustine family!

"What exactly do you want to say?" Maleor frowned suddenly, and asked intently, "Also, who are you?" ”

"Oh, don't be so surprised," said Miriam, shaking her head, "it's just an undisclosed divorce, and even if anyone knows about it, it's only circulated on a small scale. You see, isn't the Werther family very face-saving for you? ”

"It's not a divorce!"

For Miriam's rash mention of this, Marius was obviously a little annoyed. But he was still very restrained, and he didn't even raise his voice too much to refute.

Because he knew that such a thing could not be said on this occasion.

"That's the Werther family's unilateral repentance!" Marius stared at Miriam, who was sitting opposite, and lowered his voice, "I don't know which side of the force you are, but you don't want to threaten me with this - we Augustinians don't eat this!" ”

"No, no, no, no—" Miriam immediately waved her left hand, which was not holding a wine glass, "although I did come to make a deal with your family as a representative, and the content of the deal is indeed the same as the divorce...... Oh no, I mean it has something to do with the 'Werther family's repentance'. ”

At this, she paused slightly.

"But there is no threat or anything."

When Marius heard this, he hesitated, obviously still skeptical of Miriam's words.

"And you-" he hesitated, "what deal?" ”

"I can't say that here." Miriam chuckled, "We need to meet your father, the current head of the Augustinian family—where and when you can decide, and that may show our sincerity to a certain extent." ”

"'You'?" Marius expressed his doubts with some concern.

"Yes, us!" Miriam said bluntly, "Even me, there are two of them. ”

Marius was still hesitant, his brow furrowed.

"If you don't have anything to say," he said slowly, "I'll pass your words on to my father...... Of course, I don't guarantee that my father will bother with your so-called 'deal' of unknown significance. ”

"Oh, of course I have to explain one more thing!"

Miriam said, with a "don't worry" look on her face.

"Our boss knows that your Augustine family has not been in a good situation in recent years......" she said with a leisurely face, despite the sudden change in Marius' face, "So, our transaction will start with the transfer of 'Elleby and Badmore Company'." ”

"Elle ......"

When Marius heard the name of the company, he immediately felt a little familiar. But soon, he remembered what kind of company it was.

"You mean...... The competitive broomstick company that launched the Fire Ballista three years ago? Marius's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "You ......"

"Yes, our boss has already acquired it," said Miriam calmly, "the most powerful and equally valuable broomstick at the moment, and every year it receives a considerable number of orders from all over the world. Moreover, even if the income of the fire bolt is excluded, the profit of other models and styles of broom is also stable......"

"And that's the price we paid for this deal with your family—you can repeat it all to your father, and I think he'll be willing to hear what we want."

Nowadays, many confident wizard families have all kinds of ways to make money. Since ancient times, the growth of wizards has been linked to wealth, and this will never change.

However, as time went on, as the world changed, everything changed.

Muggles' technological power is growing, while wizarding heritage is already losing most of its legacy, and the impact of this increase and decrease will eventually be worrying.

In this case, the separation of wizards from Muggles was clearly a sane decision.

Because they knew that if they continued to mingle with Muggles, science and magic, two systems of development that interfered with each other, would eventually end in the complete demise of one of them.

And when the time comes, which side will perish...... This is somewhat self-evident.

It's just that in that change back then, the most seriously injured were these ancient wizard families. You know, they used to have a lot of basic industries in the Muggle world!

"Elleby and Badmore ......" Marius silently repeated the name of the company in his heart, and then looked at Miriam, "I don't know why you mentioned the Werther family's repentance, but ...... I'll talk to my father. ”

"That's good," said Miriam, "Actually, even without this expensive 'gift', this transaction of ours would be just as good for your Augustinian family. ”

But this time, Marius didn't show any happy expression.

"You'll have to listen to the specifics to know." He grimaced and said, "So, if my father agrees to meet with you, where will I go to find you?" ”

"Oh, that's easy to do," said Miriam, unconcerned about the slightest defensiveness on the part of Marius, "and my other companion live in a Muggle apartment building in London right now, well, you wait......"

As she spoke, she pulled out a small piece of paper from her chest and placed it directly in the center of the table. Seeing this, Ma Luo's face that had just been tensed up was deflated again, obviously this was a big impact on him!

But Miriam is currently wearing a gown, and if she has to, there are very few places to hide this piece of paper.

"Just get the letter to this address - remember to have someone deliver it, not an owl."

After being stunned for a moment, Marius took the piece of paper into his hand with a complicated face.

"Hopefully we can get a good deal." Miriam raised her glass and said happily.