Princess' personal painter

Erica asked curiously, "Hey, Miss Auerbach...do you know the princess from Ruolin?"

"It's just... a coincidence." As she spoke, Eileen's expression became unnatural, and she asked in a low voice, "You just said that the princess from Ruolin is going to marry here, so what happened? What's up?"

Erin, who was very concerned about this matter, lowered her eyes, trying to pretend not to care.

It's a pity that her expression was seen through by the two of them at a glance.Erica, who noticed that the atmosphere had become subtle, glanced at Mia beside her, and the latter kept a look of "curious but didn't intend to speak" and blinked at Erica.

After slandering Mia in her heart, Erica asked: "The princess with blue hair and blue eyes has made a marriage contract with the prince of our country and will get married at the beginning of next year. This is an announcement by the two countries. The news about it...doesn't Miss Auerbach know?"

"Yes... that's right." This impactful news made Irene's mind a little dazed, her face turned a little miserable for a moment, and she replied vaguely, "I just knew about this... ..."

"Hey, does Miss Auerbach really have anything to do with that princess?"

Erica opened her eyes wide and asked, but seeing Erin's distraught look, she realized that the conversation couldn't go on for the time being, so she had to keep her doubts in her heart.

Near noon, the girls finished their half-day painting class and bid farewell to Mr. Lessiter.When she was about to walk out of the alley, Mia suddenly grabbed Irene from behind and asked, "Princess Sisyana Theresia, is she Irene's sweetheart?"

Irene paused, turned around stiffly and forced a smile, "This is not funny at all."

There was a slight red glow in Mia's eyes, and she said lightly: "I know, Irene likes girls...it's that princess, right? Irene forgot what happened last night so quickly? "

A strange blush flashed across her face, and then, Irene's expression became annoyed, and she spat: "You really caused me a lot of trouble, and I haven't settled with you yet!"

"Settling the score?" With an unmoved expression, Mia blinked her eyes, with a playful expression on the corner of her mouth, "How does Irene want to settle the score with me?"

Realizing that she was no match for this black-bellied vampire, Erin shut her mouth angrily.At this moment, the back of the blonde who was walking in front turned around and greeted the two of them, "Hey, what are you whispering about?"

Irene and Mia looked at each other, then followed tacitly.

"Well, I almost thought I was left behind by you!" As he spoke, Erica stuck out her tongue playfully and smiled, "I'm almost starving to death, but you are still slow. There is a family The restaurant tastes very good, and I really want to recommend it to you...it's nearby, let me take you there!"

"Erica will lead the way." Mia nodded.

As for Eileen, who was full of worries and restlessness, seeing Erica's innocent and sincere smile, she had the illusion of being healed. She was distracted for a moment, and replied softly: "Yeah."

Chapter 31 Challenge in the Restaurant

This restaurant called "The Finale of the Champagne Courtyard" is located in a rather remote neighborhood. It looks very inconspicuous from the outside, but surprisingly, the atmosphere inside the restaurant is quite stylish.

The soft yellow lighting is warm and peaceful, and the pleasant incense is floating among the scattered seats, which slightly covers up the aroma of the food; there are not many guests coming to dine at this time, and a few people are talking softly.It is also a restaurant with a more casual style. Compared with the place they went to last time, they have a more restrained temperament here.

It is worth mentioning that, in Irene's memory, "The Finale of the Champagne Court" refers to the event that Princess Fina renounced her succession to the throne when the last emperor of the Holy Empire passed away 300 years ago.Whether the restaurant is named after that famous event, whether it is for commemoration or for other purposes, the owner of this restaurant has a very unique idea.

Exquisite food was placed on the tables of the girls, including rare pastries and snacks.

"Miss Auerbach, and Miss Stefan, it's really a pleasure meeting you."

During the interval of tasting the food, Erica Jacobs suddenly had some inexplicable emotion and said this to the two of them for some reason.

Holding a fork and putting a small piece of roast meat into her mouth, Mia Jacobs asked, "With Erica's popularity, there shouldn't be many friends, right?"

Erica's eyes dimmed, but she quickly covered it up. She explained with a smile, "But, among my friends, you are the only one who is special... Dealing with pretentious noble ladies will be boring. .Compared to when I was with you, it will be much easier."

"Does Erica think we are friends?" Mia looked at Erica quietly while speaking.

Erica couldn't help being startled, and asked with some unease: "Huh? Of course it's a friend...Miss Stefan, what's the problem?"

"Of course there is a problem." The person who answered the conversation was Irene who understood Mia's meaning. She put down the tableware and explained seriously, "Until now, Miss Jacob still calls us by our surname... ...If it's a friend, wouldn't it be better to call him by his first name?"

"Call him by his first name?" Erica's smile froze a little, she lowered her head and said in a bit of frustration, "For me, I can't get used to it."

"Communications in the noble circle will be governed by cumbersome etiquette." Mia looked at her and said pointedly, "However, if you are a true friend, you don't follow the common etiquette?"

Erica sighed slightly: "Miss Stefan, you are right."

Mia thought for a while, then turned to Erin: "Why don't Erin come first and call Erica by her first name, is it okay?"

It is true that Mia Stefan's true identity is a terrifying vampire, but as she herself said, in the daytime, she does play the role of "friend" seriously.

For Erin, calling someone by their first name is not a burden.I saw her looking at the blond girl, her tone was a bit shy, but she said it smoothly: "Erica..."

The simple name, said softly by Irene, seemed to exude a sweet taste.

Erica was taken aback for a moment, since Mia has been calling her by her name since the very beginning, so she won't feel anything when she gets used to it; and Erin's changing her name seems to have a different meaning, Her heart skipped a beat for an instant, and a slight blush appeared on her face.

With a serious expression, Irene continued: "Erica, I'm also very happy to meet you."

"Hmm..." Erica's appearance became a little awkward. She was mentally brewing for a while, and when she was trying to respond, a voice suddenly came into her ears, which made her stunned for a while.

"Miss Erica Jacobs, good day, it's a great honor to meet you here." Following the voice, a noble young man in a white dress walked over. There was a frivolous smile on his face, "Do you mind if I sit here?"

Seeing the person coming, Erica showed a bit of disgust, and her tone became unfriendly: "Your Excellency Swain, I am with my friends, and there is no extra space for you here."

"It's okay, I'll ask the waiter to add a seat." The young man smiled and gave a gentleman's salute, glanced at Mia and Irene, and said, "Erica's friends, it seems Lovely lady... Let me introduce myself, my name is Yorick Swain, please call me Yorick."

Erica's mood became irritable, she took a deep breath and said: "It seems that it is not the behavior of a gentleman to pester a lady endlessly. I don't want to say any more rude words... May you please stay away?"

The young man named Yorick Swain didn't seem to expect Erica to be so resolute, his face became a little ugly, and his voice sank: "Erica! If you are still worried about Luka For the sake of Si's official career, should you follow your dear brother's advice?"

"Sure enough... is it brother's instruction?" Erica's expression darkened, and she whispered to herself, she turned to Erin and Mia, and said apologetically, "Let's leave here and change places! "

"Ah."

Erin responded, and Mia also nodded.Then, as the three got up to leave, Yorick made an unexpected move.He pulled out a dagger from his pocket, stabbed it on the wooden dining table, and said in a cold voice: "Miss Jacob is so ungrateful, so I can't blame me for making such a bad move."

As soon as the words fell, the two servants who were waiting not far away quickly came to the two sides of Yorick, and blocked the girls' way with cold faces.Yorick stared at Erica, and said in a deep voice, "Miss Jacob has to give me face no matter what happened today."

The scene fell into a stalemate for a while.

Yorick's actions naturally caused quite a commotion, causing the people in the restaurant to whisper.And Erica stood there with a complicated expression, clenched her fist helplessly, as if she was thinking about something, but at this moment, Mia on the side spoke without warning:

"Yorick Swain, forget me so soon?"

When his name was called suddenly, Yorick froze for a moment before turning to Mia. Her blue-gray hair and delicate face looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment: "Who is this lady?"

Mia said lightly, "Do you still remember the Love Church half a year ago?"

Yorick froze for a moment, then his face turned a little ugly.Half a year ago, at the mourning scene of one of Yorick's bosses, he saw Mia Stefan dressed up as a country girl. Her tacky dress did not conceal the girl's elegance and elegance. Naturally, he would not let go of the chance to hunt for beauty, and started pursuing Mia during the church.

As a result, his actions were discovered by the priest who presided over the ceremony, and he was expelled from the church in the name of blasphemy.This incident made Yorick the laughing stock of others for quite a long time, and it was because of this stain that he restrained his behavior a little.

Later, when he learned that Mia, as the only relative of the boss, had inherited quite a rich inheritance, when Yorick thought of some of his frivolous actions, he felt a slap in the face, which lasted for a long time. Time does not want to touch this matter.

"Mia Stefan from the countryside, it turned out to be you!"

Knowing Mia's identity, Yorick took a deep breath, his expression became more confident, and he said in a strong tone: "Since we are old acquaintances, we should sit down and have a good chat, right?"

Chapter 32 The Enclosed Champagne Courtyard

This noble young man named Yorick Swain not only seems to have a lot of obsession with Erica, but also has a past grievance with Mia.

During the confrontation, Mia narrowed her eyes: "What if we have to go?"

Yorick's expression became ferocious: "I'm sorry, you can't get out of here... This place happens to be my family's property, and I am currently taking care of it. Since you have walked in, I, as the master, will naturally It has to be treated well."

Erica was taken aback for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Is this your family's property?"

"Dear Miss Jacob, it seems that you don't understand your dear brother's situation at all." After the words fell, Yorick waved to a guard next to him, who immediately nodded knowingly, and began to chat with everyone in the restaurant. The waiters disperse the guests together.

In just a short while, the other guests who were still dining were invited out of the door one after another. In this restaurant called "The Finale of the Champagne Court", there were only a few people left here.During this period, Erica tried to break through Yorick's block, but was forcefully grabbed by the arm by one side of the guard, unable to move.

As a weak woman, Erica was naturally helpless, and her face became quite ugly for a while.

As for being caught in the incident suddenly, Irene, who was still a little dazed, cast a probing look at Mia, but the latter obviously didn't want to reveal her identity, and watched the incident helplessly, and did not take any action.

When they realized it, the three of them were already trapped in this restaurant.

Realizing that he was in control of the situation, Yorick smiled again, and said to Erica: "Miss Jacob seems to have misunderstood me, I decided to give you half an hour to rethink how Use noble etiquette to communicate with me."

"Then, I wish the ladies a pleasant meal. I'll take care of things over there, and I'll come." After finishing speaking, Yorick pretended to raise his hand as a gentleman's salute, and then left the sight of several people.

Of course, there were also a few strong guards who were watching the three of them not far away.

Realizing that she was temporarily unable to resist, Erica stood for a while with a complicated expression, and finally sat down weakly, and said to the two apologetically, "Sorry, I got you involved."

Irene asked, "Is that guy... an unofficial nobleman?"

Erica bit her lip, and Mia answered for her: "He's just a nobody, but his family is very popular now, so he's not easy to mess with."

"Yeah." Erica nodded.

"It's just that, even if the target is Erica, his behavior is a bit too arrogant." Compared with Erica who was the person involved and Erin who was at a loss, Mia became the only one who kept calm among the three. , she glanced at the guards watching her around, and said lightly, "This time, it's not that simple."

Irene was taken aback for a moment: "It's not that simple... What do you mean?"

Mia stared at the silent Erica, without blinking her gray eyes.After a while, Mia turned back to Irene and asked, "Irene, do you have any impression of the name Swain?"

The change of topic made Erin unable to react for a moment: "Swain... what's wrong?"

I only heard Mia explain: "This restaurant is only a small part of the family's business. The industry that the Swain family really relies on is the emerging magic industry. The industry's center of gravity is located in Dresberg in the southern region. If Irene has any business in the chamber of commerce, she should have noticed."

"I remember it when you said that!" Irene nodded, and then said with some hesitation, "Although I have been in contact with it... I don't know much about it."

"Twenty years ago, the families represented by the surnames 'Jacques' and 'Swain' belonged to the naval faction and the army faction respectively. With the expansion of the mainland policy, the expansion of the army and the layoffs of the navy, this Under the ebb and flow, the status of the Swain family far exceeds that of the Jacob family, which is why Erica is controlled by others in all aspects despite her family background."

As she said that, Mia looked at Erica, who had a look of astonishment on her face. The latter quickly came back to her senses and asked, "Miss Stefan...why did you suddenly mention this to Erin?"

Mia said lightly, "Because Erica is hiding many things from us."

Erica's body shook, and she forced a smile and said, "There is no need to say these things that Miss Stefan said."

Mia shook her head and asked, "Is it also including Erica's secret investigation of me?"

Erica was silent for quite a while, then showed a strange smile, and sighed: "Miss Stefan, it really is not a simple character, did you know it from the beginning?"

"I don't care, because you can't find any information." Mia said lightly, "So, even if I know the purpose of your approaching me, I will pretend that nothing happened."

Erica was slightly taken aback, and asked in a low voice, "Is this being looked down upon by Miss Stefan?"

Mia shook her head and said, "Because Erica is just an ordinary person without any strength."

"That's right." Erica sighed bitterly.

The conversation between Mia and Erica made Irene a little dazed.There was a long silence at the dinner table until Irene raised her head in confusion and asked Mia: "You mean, this incident was specially arranged by Erica to test your identity?"

In this atmosphere, as the person who knew Mia's vampire identity and also the "owner" who provided the blood once, Erin felt a subtle feeling in her heart.

"The answer is correct." Mia nodded, "Erica thought so too."

"I thought so too?" Irene repeated Mia's words.

Mia explained: "Obviously things didn't go the way she thought they would."

"Hmm..." Now that everything has been exposed, Erica has nothing to keep, and said in a low voice, "Someone would pretend to be a hooligan and make trouble against Mia... I didn't know that this was the Swain family's territory , I didn't expect that guy to appear suddenly... let alone..."