Chapter 482 - What are Friends? (2) (1/2)

”Who's the target?” I hoped they weren't talking about me.

”The fiancée to the heir of the Roselia family. Everyone knows how all members in the Roselia family possess a monstrous amount of mana. But the target is on another level, she possesses the potential for unlimited amounts of mana,” the executive continued his presentation.

I tried to hide my upcoming frown. There was no way the Roselia family wouldn't confine me to their mansions now. I only knew one person from the Nicole family, and it was Ellen. I dismissed my thoughts of her selling information about me since it couldn't be true. We have been friends for close to a decade. Although the three people behind me seemed to think differently, especially Lucius with his face hardening from the news.

”Is the amount of mana she possesses the only reason you want her?” I dug for more information.

”She will also fetch a higher ransom than the heirs to the powerful families. We can sell her to desperate people who want her for the same reason,” she showed how much our profits would increase.

”Her delicate beauty is popular among other potential clients,” she pressed a button to display a blurry picture of me in my school uniform.

”She must be very popular among other organizations,” I wondered if they were the only ones who wanted me.

”Our competitors have a better picture of her. The Nicole family have been selling better quality pictures of her for more money,” another executive took over.

”But we have hired some experts in making the quality better,” he tried to take some credit.

”She seems to be a very desirable hostage. She'll fetch lots of money from her beauty and background, and give you more mana for your operations,” I brightly smiled.

”There's more. Anyone who has her can basically control the first district with the number of connections she has with everyone in the upper ranks,” he started to list more reasons.

”But it's very hard to get even close to her. The Roselia family tries to hide her existence to the point that ordinary people may not know about her. This is why we propose to assign one of our branches to break into the school she attends to search for her,” he sighed.

”Isn't the barrier there very fortified?” I wanted to know if the barrier was strong enough.

”The last time we checked. We have the tools to slip in,” one of them chimed in.

”Then you have my approval,” I didn't care if they broke in.

I wasn't inside the school anyways. They would never find me there since I was their boss. I wondered how stupid they were to not see the resemblance between the blurry photo and the person who sat in front of them. Setting a date for the operation, I hoped the teachers would do a better job in fortifying the barriers when I came back. Watching more presentations from my subordinates, I began to approve more projects while declining some.

With everyone leaving the room to take their lunch break, I wondered where to spend on weekends. As the new chairwoman, I was in a safer position than others. Opening my screen to go through my bucket list, I explored the most popular attractions. Too distracted in planning my trip, I didn't notice Ben locking the meeting room and placing a sound-proof barrier. By the time I noticed how they were watching me, I realized I lost my chance to escape from them.