Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Bella didn’t bother pursuing her mistake.
“Being envied is an inevitable consequence of having something valuable.
It’s no doubt true in your case.” President Charles laughed heartily, looking at Bella with affection, “How about, do you have time to come over for a cup of tea.
“I have to lead the team back.”
Listening to their conversation, Mya was completely stunned. It seemed that President Charles and Bella knew each other, and their relationship seemed quite deep.
Bella was really amazing. She had so many hidden talents and seemed to know many important people, but she never showed off.
Unlike that Lynn was so ignorant and superficial.
“Just a moment, it’s been a while since we’ve had a good chat,’ President Charles was trying to convince Mirabella to stay. It wasn’t often he had the chance to catch up with her over a cup of coffee.
Usually, Mirabella was too busy with her business to sit down for a chat. It was as rare as a hen’s teeth.
“Next time,’ Mirabella was worried about keeping her classmates waiting. By now, they should have finished packing and ready to return to school.
“All right, I know you’re busy.” President Charles smiled, not wanting to hold her up. “When you have time, give your grandpa a call.”
Mya’s eyes widened again. Mirabella had President Charles’ number? And she called him Grandpa?
What was their relationship?
“It sounds like they’re close,” she thought.
“All right; Mirabella smiled and nodded. “I’m leaving now: “Don’t get too caught up in random stuff. Take care of yourself;’ President Charles reminded her before she left.
It sounded like caring advice from a family member. As Mya followed Mirabella, she couldn’t help but whisper, “Bella, do you know President Charles well? Are you guys close?”
It seemed like President Charles was very fond of Mirabella.
“Yes, like family” Mirabella admitted.
Mya was surprised, “Then why didn’t you choose Summerfield College? Was it just because of Westerly College’s lab equipment?””Yes.” Mirabella looked up. “Where are they?”
Why were they taking so long to pack up? There was no sign of them.
“I’ll go find them,” Mya offered to help.
After a while, Mirabella checked the headcount and noticed that Joyce and Mavis were missing.
She took out her phone and tried calling them, but no one answered.
“Let’s all go look for them,’ Mya suggested, leading a few classmates. They searched everywhere backstage but couldn’t find the two girls.
“Where did they go after packing?” Mirabella asked.
“They seemed to have gone to the restroom together but they couldn’t have fallen into the toilet, could they?” someone joked.
“I’ll go check the restrooms again.”
“They must have gotten peckish and went to the food stalls behind Summerfield College: Mirabella nodded and waited.
After a while, Mya returned, holding a keychain.
“This is Joyce’s. She always carries it around like a precious treasure. I can’t believe it was in the restroom: “lL also found Mavis’ shoulder bag. She just bought this Louis Vuitton. She wouldn’t just leave it on the restroom floor”
“Do you think they’re in danger?”
“What danger could there be in the restroom of Summerfield College?”Mirabella recalled the guys and realized she might have overlooked something. She rushed to the restroom and pushed the door open. There was no one inside.
The window was wide open. If someone was taken from here, it wasn’t impossible.
Apart from the keychain and the LV bag found earlier, there were no other clues.
“I’ll try calling them again”
“I’ll send them a WhatsApp message.”
“Do you think those jerks from Summerfield College took them because we outshone them today?”
“Should we tell the teachers?”
Mirabella pulled out her phone and hacked into the nearby security cameras, only to find that the footage from the past 15 minutes had been wiped clean. Joyce and Mavis must have been taken during that time.
“Bella, what do we do? Should we call the police?” Mya anxiously asked.
“What if they’re in real danger.”
The other classmates were also uneasy. After all, two people had suddenly disappeared. Could it have been those jerks from Summerfield College??
At this point, Mirabella noticed a flickering blue dot outside the window. Due to the lighting, the blue dot wasn’t very noticeable.
But she realized something and said to the others, “You guys go look around elsewhere.”
The less people involved, the better.
Only by splitting them up could Mirabella investigate what the blue dot outside was.
“Maybe Mavis just forgot her purse after washing her hands.”
“Or perhaps Joyce didn’t notice she dropped her keychain.”
“Right, let’s go look elsewhere. Maybe their phones are dead, or there’s no signal where they are. Let’s not scare ourselves.”
“Or maybe they went to the auditorium to watch the game. Anyway, let’s split up and look!”They quickly decided on their routes and then split up to search.
Once they had left, Mirabella easily jumped up to the window ledge and took down the item stuck to the outside. It was a black, crescent-shaped bracelet.
“Wear this. Arrive at the top of North Star Mountain within half an hour.
Otherwise, prepare to collect the bodies of your friends”
Mirabella’s eyes darkened. “What’s the achievement in capturing two defenseless girls?”
“If I hadn’t, how else would I have lured you in?” A cold, robotic male voice tesonated from the bracelet.
“Those who meddle will pay the price. If you dare to call for help, for each person you bring along, I’ll cut off one of their fingers. I don’t mind reducing them to pieces.”
Mirabella’s expression turned grim. She pulled out her phone, and as she was about to unlock the screen, a scream from Mavis could be heard from the other end of the bracelet.
“Stop!” Mirabella commanded sternly.
“I told you no calling for reinforcements. Did you take my words lightly?” the man’s voice carried an air of authority.
Only then did Mirabella notice that the bracelet must have a camera. She calmly lied, “I was just going to tell my classmates not to look for them anymore and to return to school. You heard them earlier, and they wanted to call the police because they couldn’t find anyone.
He clearly didn’t believe her. “Don’t try to play games with me. Wear the device and arrive at the specified location within half an hour”
Mirabella had no choice but to put on the bracelet.At that moment, she heard a noise from the entrance of the restroom. She looked up to see a frightened Mya.
“Bella.” Mya had gone to look for the others but suddenly remembered that Mirabella was still in the restroom. She came back to find Mirabella, only to overhear the conversation.
“Kill her.’ The man in the bracelet coldly ordered.
Mya became even more scared. What had Bella gotten herself into? It sounded terrifying.
“She’s just in time.” Mirabella calmly responded. “Aren’t you worried I’ll leak information and call for help? Then let my classmate deliver the message.”
Mirabella glanced at Mya. “Go tell the others not to look anymore. I’ll bring them back. Remember, don’t say anything you shouldn’t.”
“Why should I trust her?” the man in the bracelet questioned coldly. “Who knows if she’ll call for reinforcements?”
“What kind of reinforcements could an average student like her possibly bring? Besides, she wouldn’t dare to do anything rash when my life is at stake.”
Mirabella spoke as she embraced Mya. “Don’t worry, I’ll make sure they all get back safely. Just go back to school and wait for us there.”
Mya was visibly shaken, tears welling up in her eyes. The warm embrace brought her back to reality, and she nodded. “I won’t say a word. Just be careful.
“Okay” Mirabella patted her shoulder. “Go on.”
“If you dare to play any tricks, everyone around you, including you, will be in danger,’ the man in the bracelet warned again, his voice cold as ice.
“I won’t say anything. I always keep my word. I won’t call the cops, and I won’t tell my classmates. Just don’t harm my two classmates, and don’t hurt Bella,’ Mya insisted.
“You’re not in a position to bargain with me,’ the man in the bracelet retorted before reminding Mirabella, “You only have 24 minutes left”
“Just go back first.” Mirabella waited for Mya to leave before exiting the restroom.
At this moment, Serena was in another restroom, changing into a new dress.
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
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