One last time - Chapter 351

Five months ago

“Jan, where are we going?” Silvia curiously inquired. She had no idea where Janet was taking her.

“You trust me, right?” When Silvia nodded her head, Janet remarked, “Now I always want you to remember that no matter what happens, I will never harm you even if I have to lose my life over it.”

Scrunching her brows, she snapped, “What are you saying? What is going on? What are you up to?” Silvia wasn’t having a good feeling about whatever that was happening. Though Janet had her trust, she was still worried that Janet would end up doing something silly which would hurt her.

Without answering her questions, Janet instructed, “Take out my phone from my bag and switch it off. Do the same for yours too.”

Without saying anything, Silvia decided to do what Janet was telling her. “Now what?” she asked.

“Now you just sit tight and trust me.” After saying this, Janet stepped on the gas and changed directions.

…..

An hour later.

“Okay, we are here.”

“Where are we?” Silvia inquired before unbuckling the seat belt.

“You will know soon.” Stepping out of the car, she added, “Just follow me.”

…..

“What—” Stopping midway, Silvia frowned, “Ron, what are you doing here?”

“Did they get you?” Matthew, Janet’s brother hastily inquired.

“I lost them on the fifth street, we are safe,” Janet answered.

“That is great, we don’t have much time. Flight is at eight, you both should get ready and—”

Cutting him off, Silvia frowned, “Wait, what flight? What is going on? Will anyone tell me?” Though the mansion was packed with people she knew, she still couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

“We need to tell her.” Henry smiled at her. “I am sure she will handle it well.”

“You—I know you.”

“He is uncle Henry, we met him a couple of months ago.” Janet answered. “Listen Sil, everyone knows what is going on right now. With the whole SPIRIT mess going on, we just couldn’t stay back and let fate play its part.”

“Exactly and this is why we all have come up with a plan which will only be possible if you comply with us,” Ron explained.

“What plan? Does Kevin know about this?”

“No, he doesn’t. Kevin, Rocky, Matt, Chris no one knows and we can’t tell them.” Placing her hand on Silvia’s shoulder, Janet sighed, “We have to keep this a secret.”

Looking around, Silvia saw many familiar faces. The entire Evans family was present including Ron’s fiancee, Mia. Janet’s elder brother Matthew and a man she had never seen before.

“He is Elias, he is one of us,” Matthew answered.

Looking at Janet, Silvia asked, “What is the plan?”

“The plan is very simple, you both take part in the competition and Janet kills you to take over SPIRIT just like her father wants,” Ron explained.

“What he means is, it’s just a pretense. It will seem like Janet killed you for power and to be the leader of the organization but in reality, you will be alive and will go into hiding for a few months.” Without waiting for her reply, Elias further explained, “For Janet to take over SPIRIT, it’s important that we show that you are dead. It’s just a pretense to make the higher ups of SPIRIT believe that you are dead and Janet is the official candidate to take over the position.”

Thinking for a while, Silvia curiously asked, “What happens after that?”

“We will just spread the news of your death to everyone including Ron’s because he is your shadow. So the moment you are dead, he needs to die too. That’s how everything works. After that, Janet will take charge for a few months until we execute our plan to bring SPIRIT down once and for all,” Matthew explained.

“Until then, you have to stay in hiding, away from everyone. You and I can’t be seen anywhere at any cost because if that happens, we all are doomed,” Ron added.

“What about Kevin then? We have to let him know about the plan, right?” When everyone remained silent, Silvia remarked, “We can’t keep this away from him, he—”

Cutting her off, Elias sighed, “Listen Silvia, after the news of your death goes out, there will be people monitoring your husband and family for quite some time.”

“Exactly, we can’t take the risk of telling Kevin everything beforehand, there is a chance it might ruin the entire plan,” Janet further explained.

Pursing her lips, Silvia retorted, “So I just leave him there mourning over my fake death? He will feel miserable, I can’t do that to him.” She didn’t even wanna think how Kevin would react when he heard the news about her death.

“I hate saying this but we have to make him miserable, at least for a few months. We have no other choice,” Ron sighed.

Sitting on the couch, Silvia shook her head. “I can’t do this to him, I know Kevin, he will not take this well at all. He will blame himself for not protecting me and punish himself.”

While everyone was short of words, Elias stepped forward and comforted her. “It’s either a few months of suffering or a lifetime of endless pain and anxiety. Choice is completely yours.”

“Elias is right, Silvia.” Sitting beside her, Janet grabbed her hand. “This is our only chance to end this once and for all. I am done living a scared life, I am done feeling anxious thinking something can happen to anyone of us anytime. Let’s just stay strong and end it together, okay?”

Contemplating for a while, Silvia agreed. “Okay, what do I have to do?”

“Great, everything is sorted now we just need to find a way to distract Sabrina Jones for a while,” Matthew remarked.

“Sabrina isn’t an easy woman to play with, you need to think out of the box.” Smiling at them, Henry added, “Every living being has a weakness or something that will force them to get distracted. You just need to find something or maybe someone who can do that to Sabrina.”

“I can.”

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