True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 1411

"Yes," The girl nodded with a smile.

"It's an interesting name," Ernest was puzzled to find that she had adopted such a nickname.

The girl just smiled, "It's decent. I just simply came up with it."

"I don't think it's just that," Ernest laughed as if he had seen through the girl's mind, "Since you called yourself a reaper, do you harvest food or souls?"

The girl blushed. She gave it some thought and just smiled back, refusing to reply to the question.

It seemed that she was a quiet and reserved girl. She was probably quite observant of human nature. She knew that if she answered, she would reveal something to Ernest. Hence, she chose to keep quiet.

It could be seen that the girl didn't want to say more. Ernest smiled again, "Miss Reaper, what's your real name? Can I have the honor to know it?"

Reaper was stunned. It seemed that she hadn't expected Ernest to ask such a question.

"I just feel that every time I call you Reaper, it seems quite manly. If you're unwilling to tell me your name, you can just tell me your surname." Hearing this, Reaper nodded immediately.

"My surname is Winston and my first name is Leah. You can call me Leah Winston."

"Leah Winston," Ernest muttered under his breath. He chuckled, "That's a good name."

"Thank you, Mr. Jones," Leah expressed her gratitude.

By then, Maria finished reading the contract and gave it to Ernest, "Ernest, take a look, this contract is much better than the one I got."

Ernest took the contract and nodded to Leah. Then, he scanned through the contract carefully.

Maria had a complicated mood. Her emotions were surging as she felt that she was constantly lacking something.

After reading Leah's contract, it seemed that there were a lot of things she had yet to understand. If Maria wasn't smart enough, she would not be able to assist Liam. It would definitely be difficult for her to gain a foothold in society, not to mention setting up an agency.

Even Leah was able to draft such a detailed contract which was miles better than the contract she had made. It seemed that she was really lacking a lot of experience.

Maria took a deep breath and looked at Leah, "Miss Winston, your actual name sounds much better than your nickname."

"I don't mind others calling me Reaper. In fact, it's a much more convenient name compared to calling me Leah Winston. I don't want people familiar with me to know that I'm writing novels," Leah smiled and said to Maria, "Eat the dessert quickly, it's about to melt."

"Yeah," The two girls ate together and looked at each other with a smile. Maria added, "It seems that it's difficult for me to sign the contract today. I still have to meet up with the company."

"You can't be too anxious," Leah suggested sincerely, "If you look too eager, I think our company will ask for a high price. It's not worth it for you."

"Won't that be a better deal?" Maria was very surprised to hear what Leah said, "If that happens, you'll also be able to gain more benefits."

"Not necessarily," Leah shook her head and sighs, "After the contract expires, I will terminate the contract. This company doesn't suit me."

Maria was stunned and seemed to understand something. She asked, "Miss Winston, when will your contract expire?" "In three years' time," Leah explained, "I still have a few million words to go. Once I'm done writing, I can cancel the contract."

"That many?"

"Well, I have a confidentiality agreement with the company, so I can't say anything else," Leah said, "I think that the two of us hit off pretty well, so let me just offer you some of my advice. You have to purchase all the rights including the rights to the game. In other words, buy all the rights to all sorts of developments to the novel. If you leave out any rights, it may come back to bite you in the future."

"Also, don't show that you're too keen to do so. Don't let them know that you have a huge desire for this book. Negotiating requires skills."

"Miss Winston, you've really helped me a lot," Maria was even more curious about Leah.

"No, if I can sell it to you, I think I'll also benefit from this," Leah smiled and adjusted her glasses.

The thick glasses prevented people from meeting her gaze directly. Maria could only think of how Leah was so short-sighted that her lenses were so thick. "Well, as my cousin here says, you really don't have to be so polite with us. If you really are in a shortage of money, you can ask us for money in advance." Leah looked at Maria carefully. Then, she looked at Ernest and sighed.

She could not help but feel suspicious, "It seems that both of you are quite emotional. I am very curious. Can you earn money despite being so simple-minded?" Maria looked at her and asked in surprise, "You don't look any older than us. How do you know so much?"

"I'm already 20 years old," Leah said, "I'm a Year 3 student at Northern City University's law faculty."

"Oh," Maria was stunned and exclaimed, "No wonder the contract was drafted so well."

"It's just normal for me," Leah laughed, "Forget it. How about this, when you guys talk to the website, you can ask for me to be there with you."

"Alright," Maria was still optimistic and signed the contract coolly.

"You're really very simple-minded," Leah exclaimed once again, "Poor child, from how I see it, being simple-minded is no different to being stupid. You won't even know how you die if others try to do anything to you."

Maria blushed and nodded. It was only then that she realized that the world was a dangerous place. There were a lot of traps lurking in the dark, waiting for unsuspecting victims to fall prey. It was probably necessary for her to train and work somewhere so she was no longer a simple-minded amateur.

That's right. Maria was nothing but a simple-minded amateur.

After getting the rights, she had to go to her father's company to gain some experience. She could not expose her identity and had to hide her identity to do so to actually learn something there.

"You can call the copyright department of our company and ask them to meet us here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. I will make a detailed negotiation plan for you when I get back tonight. Take a look at it and prepare beforehand."

"I'm sorry for troubling you then."

"It's fine," Leah shook her head, "I'm just working for my own benefit too. I hope something good will come out of this." Maria grinned, "I believe that it will."

"True. I'm the reaper, if I don't get to harvest benefits, my skills will get rusty," Leah laughed humorously and teased her. Maria also laughed. She quickly called Leah's company's copyright department, explaining the purpose of the phone call. The person on the other side sounded very enthusiastic.

Maria then followed Leah's instructions and arranged for them to meet up the next day at ten in the morning in the same cafe.

When Maria hung up the phone, Ernest had just finished reading the contract. He looked up at Leah, who was directly across from him and praised her, "Miss Winston, this agreement is very perfect."

"You flatter me, Mr. Jones. I still have something to do, so I'll excuse myself first," Leah stood up and looked at them, saying, "Do you need me to treat you to this meal?"

"Of course not," Maria immediately waved her hand, "It's on me."

Ernest had already stood up and said, "Let's go. It's time for us to leave too. We'll see Miss Winston off by the way."

He had already stood up to pay the bill.

Maria immediately picked up the contract and placed it gingerly in her bag. She then walked out with Leah and said, "Yes, my cousin is right. We should send you off."

Leah did not refuse the invitation. Instead, she looked at the tall figure that had just left.

Maria saw that she was looking at Ernest and thought that Leah was probably thinking of how Ernest was so handsome. After all, both his figure and appearance were top-notch. He also looked very gentle. "My cousin graduated from Cambridge University when he was twenty years old. He's doing his postgraduate studies in Cambridge University as well."

Leah was taken aback. She looked at Maria and raised her eyebrows slightly, "You're acting like you're trying to promote your cousin to me."

Maria was really amused by Leah. Leah was just too frank. Maria nodded with a smile and said, "Well, you are a great writer. It'll be great if you two can get to know each other."

"Your cousin really is my type. I'll model the lead character in my next novel after him," Leah said even more candidly, "Do you still want to buy a copyright for the next book?"

"I don't intend to support my cousin," Maria laughed, "But it depends on the quality of the book."

Leah raised her eyebrows at her, "Well, it doesn't really matter if you don't buy it."

Soon, Ernest finished paying the bill, and the three of them went out together.

When they got to the side of the car, Ernest opened the car door and told Maria, "You can sit behind with Miss Winston."

"Sorry for the trouble."

After getting in the car, Ernest asked Leah, "Miss Winston, where are you going?"

"Please send me to the inpatient department of Number One Hospital," Leah replied.

Ernest was stunned. He glanced at Leah through the rearview mirror with a calm expression.

Maria looked at her and asked, "Are you going to the hospital?"

"My relative is in the hospital," Leah answered, "I'm going to go visit them."

"Is it very serious?" Maria asked softly but felt that she was being too abrupt. She then apologized, "I'm sorry, I may sound rude, but I'm a little worried that you may need our help."

"Call me Leah," Leah didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she looked at Maria and smiled, "Don't call me Miss Winston. I won't call you Miss Lowe either. It sounds like we are the tops of the brothel."