Chapter 335 - Cover your ears

"Are we doing a heist or not?" 

Now that Jack mentioned it, they were reminded of that initial shock they received earlier. They just didn't respond immediately as they were sidetracked by Riggs inquiry. Everyone subconsciously turned their heads to Seraphina as they anticipate her response.

"We'll be hitting two birds with one stone," Seraphina answered with a vicious glint that flashed across her eyes.

"The Xu family owes me a lot so I have to collect their debt with a little added interest." Seraphina shrugged as she walked back and stopped in front of the monitor. 

Each and every one of them could not help their faces but twitch. 

'A little added interest?! Who is she kidding?' They unconsciously thought in unison. Though Seraphina was an unpredictable lad alas, she always pays those people who touched her bottom line a hundred folds; that is what's clear to them. Hence, in their perspective, the added interest she spoke off might cause the whole casino to announce bankruptcy.

"One month from now, there'll be another session of this game -- that's our D-Day," Seraphina affirmed as she tapped on the keyboards. After a few clicks, a date, time and a certain map of the other side of the casino was displayed.

"Eh? But boss, doesn't that means the security would be much tougher than it already is?" Wren tilted his head as he looked at the monitor behind her.

"The riskier, the better!" Jack chimed in with a delighted grin. Among all of them, he was the most thrilled about it.

"So, what's the plan?" Alexander Han asked before they get sidetracked again with his confidant's unnecessary comments. 

"True, the security that day would be tighter as the players were all influential and powerful alas… there's a very good opening." Seraphina paused as she turned around. She leaned on the edge of the desk where the keyboard was placed.

"Every guest has their own players that would play for them -- an outsider. Rigglypuff, I chose you, aren't you itching to get your hands with those cards? Well, that's your ticket." She thrust her chin directing to the business card near Riggs' fist.

"Ha?!" Riggs gasped in disbelief. It's not like he doesn't want to, but how? Will he be the cannon fodder? That's impossible, right? Seraphina wouldn't do that to him for the long-overdue unpaid debt to her, right? Moreover, did she just called him Rigglypuff?

"Wahahaha!" Jack laughed out loud hearing the absurd nickname Seraphina called him. Indeed, Riggs kill his time watching Pokemon or other kids animation whenever he wanted to be extra lazy. Hence, they knew one character or two after seeing him watching it.

"Ha! What an insult to the purin delicacy," Venus was sick jealous hearing Seraphina nicknamed Riggs. Thus, she sassed like a true diva on the knowledge of his favorite show.

"Scram!" Riggs yelled as he glared back at the two in disgust.

"Ahh, so Riggs would play as an expert?" Wren rubbed his chin as he analyzed what was Seraphina was implying and ignored the banter of the three chibis on the side.

"Right…" Seraphina confirmed and continued to give orders to each and every one of them. After the long discussion, Wren asked one last question.

"But, boss how would you know that Riggs won't be recognized? He worked as your bodyguard for months after all."

"What do you think that kept Leon busy these past three months in this country? Tito as well." Seraphina humored. Hearing Leon's name was dragged out, everyone understood the meaning behind her words. 

That only indicated that Leon silenced those people who got intelligence about Seraphina's bodyguards while Tito and his underling Tuna monitor those innocent ones who could be in danger knowing something they shouldn't. Furthermore, Seraphina still has Henry Man's backing to have an information lockdown regarding Seraphina and those close to her.

"That's all, be resourceful for a month." Seraphina waved her hands off as she prepared herself to leave alas, her steps ceased when a loud ringing sound resonated across the control room.

Creasing her brows, Seraphina turned her gaze at the ringing phone laid near the keyboard. Seeing the caller ID, she arched her brows and sprawled her hand to reach for the small thing. 

Without thinking twice, she answered the phone. "Hello and f*ck off goodbye." With that said one line, the line was cut off.

Everyone was rendered speechless by Seraphina's laid back tone and how fast she answered the call. After all, she rarely or rather, they had never seen her use a mobile phone to communicate with anyone besides them. Moreover, they were all there aside from the two injured confidants of theirs, who could possibly call her on her super-private phone?

The questions in their minds would soon be answered as the center monitor displayed an unknown caller. Having an unnotified infiltration on X's system, X was instantly alarmed thus, he was about to block all traces of the unknown person behind this, alas, Seraphina placed her palm on his shoulder telling him to stop.

"Cover your ears," Seraphina ordered which confused everyone. The orders were quite absurd and instant that even before they could do what she said, Seraphina answered the call again.

"How many times do I have to remind you to respect your father, huh?! How can you hung up on me like that?! What a heartless daughter I got! I. am. speechless!" A man's lively yet disheartened voice came through -- yelling at the top of his lungs.

Since the call was answered on X's computer, the volume was set on the loudspeaker around the whole control room. It was as if his yelling shook the whole underground place.

Now it made sense why Seraphina told them to cover their ears; it could be damaged!

"You spoke a lot for someone who's speechless," When the reverberating sound subsided, Seraphina commented as she scratched the lobe of her ears by her index finger.