Chapter 140 Janet “You okay?” Kevin asked. I nodded. We were sitting in the café waiting for Anna and Justin. We had all agreed to meet here for lunch. “You look tensed.” Kevin said. “Maybe a little. I can’t wait to hear what Justin’s plan is. I really hope it’s something that works.” “Well, we will find out soon enough.” Kevin said. I was anxious. I had a date with Tony tonight and I was not looking forward to it at all. “Here they are. “Kevin said as Anna and Justin came to join us. “Hope we aren’t late?” Justin asked. “No, let’s order.” I said. We waited till we had ordered and were served before, Justin spoke. “First of all, for this plan to work we have to be sure the jerk doesn’t have any extra copies of the video.” Justin said. “He doesn’t.” “Is there a way you can find out? To make sure.” Anna asked. “I will try. I am meeting him this evening. But I know Tony too well, if he has the video on cloud storage, he won’t bother to make copies.” “If sh
Chapter 141 Janet I was up early the next morning to prepare breakfast. I hadn’t slept very well last night. I had been worrying about Justin’s plan, it sounded good but the success depended on me. Would I be able to do my part? I just had to try. There was too much at stake. “Get up sleepyhead! I told Kevin, as I came into the bedroom with breakfast. “You will be late for work.” He sat up yawning. “Breakfast in bed again? Babe where have you been all my life?” He said batting his eyes at me. “Outer space. I only just got back to earth.” I teased. “Now start eating before I finish everything. I am hungry this morning.” “You should be,” he grinned. “ We did a lot last night.” I punched his arm As we ate my mind kept going over all the many things I had to do today. “Are you thinking of tonight?” He asked. “What? No. I am just thinking of this afternoon. Anna and I are going shopping. Fran’s birthday is next week.” I told him. “ We are planning a surprise party for
Chapter 142 Janet That afternoon I lived my worst nightmare. Shopping with Anna. My sister never seemed to be able to make up her mind what she wanted to buy. She would spend minutes debating whether are not to buy a particular item, decided not to buy it, walk away, then come back to it and decided she liked it. I was always annoyed by her behavior. “Can’t you make up your mind?” I asked annoyed, as we walk back to buy the earrings she had previously said she hadn’t liked. “If you had bought it in the first place, we won’t be walking back to buy it now.” “I thought I could get something better.” She said. “Fran deserves the best.” “I agree, but come on, You know Fran won’t know designer purse from a knockoff. She isn’t really big on material things. All she wants is for her family to be happy, and spend time with her on her big day.” “I know. Fran is all about family.” She said as she paid for the earrings. “Now what gift do I buy her?” Anna asked. “ What would
Chapter 143 Janet Kevin’s Ferrari was waiting for me in the restaurant carpark. I got in besides him. Anna and Justin were in the back. “Well?” Anna and Justin asked. I burst out laughing. “You guys don’t even need to ask,” Kevin said smiling. “ That laugh alone tells me the bastard didn’t know what hit him, right?” I nodded. “You bet. The look on his face was priceless. Let’s find a place to relax, I will tell you guys all about it.” We drove to a restaurant and took a table. Over drinks I told them everything that had happened. “I wish I could have see the look on his stupid face when he realized the video was gone.” Anna said. “At first he was shocked, then he was besides himself with anger.” I laughed. “I bet the jackass was as white as a sheet when you told him about his illegal dealing.” Kevin said. “He was. It was a bluff but it paid off.” “No it wasn’t.” Justin said. We looked at him. “You found something on his laptop?” I asked. “I
Chapter 144 Janet I was sitting in my favorite outdoor café waiting for Gina. She had called me this morning and asked me to meet her here. It had sounded urgent. I smiled as my mind went back to two weeks ago, at Fran’s birthday party. No one has expected the proposal. It had been so sweet and Fran had been in tears when she’d said yes. “Jan!” I was a little startled as Gina sat down at my table. “Gina, what is it? What’s wrong?” I asked, “You sounded excited and-“ “I am excited.” She put her face in her palms. “What is it?” “I should have asked to meet in a bar. I need alcohol.” She mumbled. I was a little puzzled. I knew her enough to know she was very excited, but I didn’t know if it was over something good or bad. “Spill Gina, what has gotten you into this state? Did you get a promotion? Or lose your job?” I asked. “No!” She held out her hand in front of me. My hand flew to cover my open-mouth, and stop my squeal of excitement at the diamond engagement ring
Chapter 145 Kevin Are we meeting for lunch?” Jan asked that morning as we walked to our cars. “I don’t think so. I have a shareholders meeting that I know is going to keep me well past lunch time.” I said. “Okay. I will see you this evening. I may stop and see Fran on the way back.” “Give her my love, but don’t get tempted to stay the night.” I smiled. “Are you scared I won’t be here to save you from burnt mac and cheese? Or over spiced chicken? Or maybe you may end up losing your hand.” She teased. I sighed. “ I am never going to hear the end of it am I?” She laughed loudly. Yesterday I had tried to make chicken soup. I had seen it done on YouTube and it looked pretty easy. But I ended up over spicing the chicken with too much chili and also burning my thumb. A Band-Aid was still on the thumb. “Don’t worry Jan to the rescue! I will be home to make you dinner. I promise.” She said. I pulled her into my arms. “I will make you pay for this teasing toni
Chapter 146 Kevin “I knew!” Gabriel Benson yelled. “ I knew that bitch wasn’t dead! I said it!” He was pacing the living room, half out of his mind with worry. We watched him. We were too worried to offer any comfort. We had called the police. They had come, taken the relevant information, and had gotten to work. But not much could be done. Lois was already wanted and had been hard to find. We didn’t think having Jan with her would make it easier. The cops were hoping Lois would contact us and make a ransom demand then they would have somewhere to start. Fran sat in an armchair red eyed and shaking with fear. I sat on the arm of the sofa. I could have been sitting on a bed of nails and won’t have noticed. Anna and Justin sat together on the love seat, their faces competing whose would be the whitest. They had driven down as soon as I had called to tell them our suspicions, that Jan had been kidnapped by Lois. “I should have listened to my instincts! I should have insiste
Chapter 147 Janet “Hello! Can I get some water! Hello!” It was day two of my imprisonment. I had come to and found myself alone in a basement, lying on a small torn mattress. My right wrist was chained to the wall. It was cold and dark, except for a stream of light coming in through a crack in the single, boarded up window. The place was dirty and untidy, but there were no rats. I hated rats. Aside the humiliation of being chained up, and a slight heaviness in my head, I wasn’t hurt in any way. But I hadn’t had any food or water since I had been in here, and I still had no idea who my captor was or were. At first I had tried screaming but I found out I was wasting my energy. The sound only echoed back, so I gave up. I tried to remember what had happened. I had been on the phone, then sat in my car. I remembered hearing a noise in the back seat..then..…..I had smelt a chemical! Even now the smell was still on my nose. I must have been drugged! The person was hiding in the b
Chapter 155JanetIt was nearly 4pm when I finally closed my laptop and leaned back in my chair. I massaged my neck gently to ease the tension.It had been a very busy day. I had spent it running from one meeting to another and answering phone call after phone call.Everything had fallen on me as the only Benson in the company right now. The newly wedded couples were away on their honeymoon and weren’t expected back till the end of next week. Which meant I had a lot more stressful days ahead. But I didn’t mind. The thought of Dad enjoying his honeymoon because he knew I was here to handle any problem was all the motivation I needed.I yawned and stretched, then decided to call them and see how they were doing. I called Anna first but she didn’t pick up. But from the pictures she had posted on social media this afternoon I knew she and Justin were having a great time in Florida. I called my Dad."Hey Dad!"“Hey honey, how are you doing over there?” Dad asked."Great and yo
Chapter 154 Janet The room was filled with people. My family, friends, coworkers, and company staff were all there. A banner with, Welcome Home Janet, was hanging on the wall. “Welcome home sweetheart.” Fran, who was standing besides me, said hugging me. “You knew about this?” I asked Kevin who stood behind her. He smiled mischievously and shrugged. I was really surprised and pleased. The last thing I had expected was a welcome home party with so many people turning up. I walked towards the crowd of people and received a lot of hugs and kisses. “We were so worried about you Miss Benson. I am happy you are alright.” My secretary Dani said. “Thanks Dani. I am happy to be back.” Someone handed me a glass of champagne and I sat on the couch with Kevin, watching the people who had come to celebrate my homecoming. “Okay Jan,” Gina said sitting on the arm on my chair. “ I want the whole story. Everything. How did you fall into the hands of those psycho?” “
Chapter 153 Janet I was brushing my hair when Kevin walked in. “Hey beautiful! Wow you are ready so soon?” He asked. “Yeah. I can’t wait to get out of here.” He laughed. “ Why the rush?” “Are you even asking? I have been here for a week. It is a miracle I am still sane. You know I hate hospitals.” I said. “Sorry but the doctor wants to keep you here a week more.” He said. The look on my face made him explode with laughter. “Joking babe, I am here to take you home.” He walked over to me and kissed me. “I still can’t believe that nightmare was just a week ago.” He said gently. I couldn’t believe it, but it was. A week ago I had escaped from Lois and had been airlifted to a hospital in Dallas. I had awaken from hours of unconsciousness, to find Dad, Fran, Anna and Justin around me. “She is awake!” “Honey are you okay?” “Jan thank God.” “We were so worried-“ Their had all been talking at once and struggling to hug me. I watched then tongue tied, not sure
Chapter 152 Janet “Hungry?” Lois asked me, waving a chicken wing in my face. I glared at her. There were hundreds of choice names I would have liked to call her but the gag in my mouth stopped me. We were in a motel, even more dirty and rundown than the previous one. I was sitting on the bed tied up and gagged. Lois sat on the only chair eating chicken and drinking soda. The greedy bitch hadn’t given me any food or water since we had arrived the evening before, and it was now well past midday. After she had knocked Jason out, she had dragged me from the bed and put a jacket around my shoulders. “Make any wrong move,” she said pointing the gun at me. “ And you are history.” We walked out of the room side by side, the gun sticking on my ribs. The motel was almost deserted. She unlocked the car and pushed me into the back seat then got behind the wheel. She made a call to the cops telling them to hurry to the motel because, Janet Benson and her kidnappers were in room 1
Chapter 151 Kevin I was awaken from a restless sleep by my ringing phone. It was a week since Jan had gone missing and it had been a week of hell for her loved ones. Her kidnappers hadn’t called again and we weren’t sure why. It would have been easier if they just made a ransom demand. We would have happily paid it. As usual I had been with the Benson’s all afternoon hoping for news, but there was non, not even from Breed. I had stayed up till after midnight thinking what to do, before falling asleep on my couch. I groaned and fumbled for my phone on the coffee table. “Hello?” I mumbled. “Kev? It’s me. I have got news. They’ve found Jason.” I jumped up immediately. “Where?” “The cops got an anonymous tip that led them to a motel outside of town. They found him unconscious in a room. Someone had knocked him out.” “And Jan?” “No sign of her or Lois. The desk clerk said a woman paid for the room a couple of days ago, which was the same day the cops raided the house w
Chapter 150 Janet “Couldn’t you just make the ransom demand already” Jason asked. “ What are we waiting for anyway?” Lois, who sat by the small desk eating a hamburger, glared at him. “The longer we wait, the riskier it becomes. Make the demand, get the money and let us fly to Canada like agreed.” He continued. “Will you shut the fuck up!” She said angrily. “ I don’t need your advice! You have done enough, so shut the fuck up!” “It’s not my fault everything isn’t going according to plan.” He said. “Really?” Lois said controlling her anger. “ So whose fault is it?” Jason looked uncomfortable. “Tell me Jason, whose fault is it? Who stupidly used their phone to make a call that was traced and nearly led to our capture, hmm? Whose idiocy caused our plans to be derailed? You! You had three jobs, shut up, listen, and obey my instructions. But no, you had to be a dumbass and now look.” “All I did was call Watson to annoy him a little. You called Benson didn’t you?” Jason
Chapter 149 Kevin Day four, and still no sign of Jan. To be fair the cops were doing all they could. The day after Jan went missing her car had been found abandoned in a supermarket parking lot. The cops had combed the area but no sign of her. We had given them the footage from Gabhill’s carpark and they had gotten to work. Pictures of Lois and Jason were all over the media and Gabriel was offering a reward for information on the kidnapping. Yet nothing, no sign of her. I had called Breed almost non stop, nearly driving the poor guy crazy and pressuring him to find something, anything that could lead us to Janet. I hadn’t eaten or slept since it happened and I couldn’t concentrate on work. All I could think of was getting her back. I spent most of my day at the Benson’s house, with Jan’s family. We all sat waiting anxiously for Lois or Jason to make contact. I was at home now, my dad had insisted I take time off till we found Jan, pacing about my apartment, half out of my min
Chapter 148 Janet “Hey Lois.” I said casually and bit a slice on pizza. I couldn’t see much of her face,but I knew she was wearing a short dark wig and I guessed contact lenses. Another one of her disguises. She seemed a little disappointed by my casually behavior, as if she had expected me to faint from shock. “You are not surprised?” She asked. “ Or perhaps Jason has told you already?” “I didn’t.” Jason said “No he didn’t. But still I am not surprised.” And I wasn’t. “ I knew you weren’t dead. Everyone, even the cops, thought you were but I knew you weren’t.” “You always were a smart ass. Unlike some people.” She turned to Jason. “ You have been made!” “What? How? Nobody saw-“ “The carpark has cameras dumbass. Your picture is all over the media.” “But you never mentioned cameras.” “I never mentioned traffic may be on the road, but I am sure you looked both ways before crossing. Didn’t you?” She snapped. Jason paled. “What do I do? How do I go out if they ar
Chapter 147 Janet “Hello! Can I get some water! Hello!” It was day two of my imprisonment. I had come to and found myself alone in a basement, lying on a small torn mattress. My right wrist was chained to the wall. It was cold and dark, except for a stream of light coming in through a crack in the single, boarded up window. The place was dirty and untidy, but there were no rats. I hated rats. Aside the humiliation of being chained up, and a slight heaviness in my head, I wasn’t hurt in any way. But I hadn’t had any food or water since I had been in here, and I still had no idea who my captor was or were. At first I had tried screaming but I found out I was wasting my energy. The sound only echoed back, so I gave up. I tried to remember what had happened. I had been on the phone, then sat in my car. I remembered hearing a noise in the back seat..then..…..I had smelt a chemical! Even now the smell was still on my nose. I must have been drugged! The person was hiding in the b