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Chapter 15

Hot sex always leaves a pleasant aftertaste and a mind free from emotional clutter.

"So, what happens now?" I decided to voice the question.

"What happens now," Maggie echoed, pulling back slightly. "I want to be with you... but I can't. My heart hurts because of this."

Mentally sighing, I decided to delve into her thoughts to understand why she felt this way and what she hoped to hear from me. But first, I needed to quickly figure out what I wanted from her.

Honestly, I'd be fine with just having a lover to blow off some steam. On the other hand, why not gain some influence in the non-magical world? It would be a perfect integration. I'm sure there's a lot of interesting things in the Muggle world. Maggie, as a member of that society, could easily access places I never could, and she understands non-magical matters much better. So, I'm not opposed to keeping her close.

Catching her gaze, I easily slipped into her mind. Working inside was simple because she doesn't possess a drop of magical talent and fully trusts me. If she didn't, this night wouldn't have happened. In such an open mind, finding the answers to my questions is ridiculously easy. All I had to do was ask... and I did.

The answers came to me almost immediately. It turned out that my education at the "private" school had greatly influenced her because the entire senior management at the bank where she worked were also graduates of real private schools. She was pleased that she had recently almost completely convinced her daughter, Tamara, that she should definitely stick with me rather than someone with an uncertain future. But she also had her own personal ambitions... she too wanted to achieve something more in life. She was particularly affected when some "little upstart," as she called the twenty-year-old girl, simply got involved with an older man and within weeks became nearly a millionaire.

Not being especially popular with men due to her voluptuous figure, it would be difficult for her to pull off something like that. That's why she decided to seduce me, hoping that in the future she could become someone like that "upstart." Mentally, she convinced herself that she had fallen in love with me and was therefore going to seduce me, casting aside any mercenary motives. The first meeting had a magical effect on her, and her self-persuasion began to turn into reality. Today's meeting cemented this belief completely... so much so that I couldn't remove it without damaging her mind.

It's surprising that she managed to wind herself up like this, and with a light touch of magic on my part, she became madly in love with me. There's also this... if I fulfill her dream of a rich and comfortable life, I won't find a more loyal ally.

I no longer wanted to be in her mind because I found it somewhat difficult to understand her. But never mind... I don't mind having a woman who will do whatever I wish. I wonder, does Tamara think the same or not?

"Don't worry about it," I decided to reply to her. "Because I'm definitely not letting you go anywhere. Especially not after a night like this."

"Have you thought about what you'll do after you finish school?" she asked. With my new understanding of her, I realize Maggie wants reassurance that I have a plan or that she can help me create one.

"Yes," I nodded.

As a wizard, I won't need to worry about money, food, or anything else. Even now, as an apprentice, I'm already at the level of an average wizard in England and can expect the same income. But when I become a master, that will set me apart. There are only a hundred and ten Transfiguration Masters in England, as I already know. This makes them an elite in society. Once I earn that title, I definitely won't live in poverty.

Achieving this title will also grant me significant influence in the non-magical world, as wizards pay a lot for the work of masters. They pay not only in Galleons but also in Muggle money, if that's of interest to a wizard. Sometimes, payment can be in other forms.