Chapter 117 Rita! What the hell was Rita doing in Jason’s house? At first I was too stunned to move, then I forced myself to go closer and listened to what was being said. “-I must have been crazy to have agreed to your dumbass plan,” Rita was yelling. “ Now I am stuck carrying a brat I don’t want and all for nothing! That stingy SOB Kevin hasn’t given me a dime since I got pregnant. I should never have listened to your dumb idea!” “I don’t know what the hell you are complaining about!” Jason said. “ All you had to do was pin the pregnancy on Kevin so he and Janet could break up, then keep attacking her so she won’t get back with him! But you couldn’t do that could you?” “You ungrateful ass! I went to jail because of your half assed plans.” “Big deal! It was only for a few hours, and I bailed you out didn’t I? I have made everything easy for you from the beginning. I changed the test results so Kevin would think the baby was his, and told you when and how to attack Janet, bu
Chapter 118 Janet Kevin sat staring at the ground, rubbing his forehead with his palm as if trying to get his brain to start thinking. He had listened in silence while I had told him everything I had heard. He was still silent nearly an hour later. I guessed the shock was still a lot for him to handle. I was still speechless from shock myself. I got up and poured us drinks. “Let me get this straight,” he said as I handed him a drink, “ Jason is the father of the baby, he switched the test results, and planned all the attacks on you. I don’t believe this! I knew the guy was an asshole but I didn’t know he was a crazy asshole!” “I know it’s a lot to take in.” I said. “ I won’t have believed it if I hadn’t heard it myself.” “It is unbelievable! And he did all this just to break us up? I swear I will break every bone in his loser body when I get him!” He said angrily. “No! You need to calm down and think about this. If we are going to make them pay for what they have done,
Chapter 119 Janet I let the phone ring off. “What is going on?” Gina asked. “Long crazy story.” I sighed. “Kevin isn’t the father of Rita’s baby.” “What? Who is?” “Jason. He set Kevin up, and also arranged with Rita to attack me. He and Rita have been working together all along.” Gina stared. “Okay, I am confused.” I told her to the whole story. She continued to stare at me open mouthed. “What the….? Wait, wait, wait. Tell me you are joking, or lying. Jason? And Rita? How the hell is that even possible? Are you sure about this?” “I am. I heard them myself. I probably won’t believe it if I had been told.” “I don’t even know what to say. Why would he do such a thing? I thought he liked you?” “He hates Kevin more, and he is a psycho.” “I can’t believe this! What are you going to do? Now you know what they are planning next.” “We are going to set up a plan to catch them and make them pay. We are already working on it.” I said. Gina looked dazed. “In the mea
Chapter 120 Kevin “What the actual fuck!” Brian exclaimed. “Keep your voice down.” I told him. We were in my office. I had just come from the police station. Earlier I had met dad in his office and told him I had something important to tell him and Mom. We had driven home and I had told them my crazy story. For the first time I could remember, they were both stunned speechless. I could understand, I had been too. Mom recovered first. “Kevin? Are you sure about what you are saying?” She asked. “I am Mom. I know it is wild but it’s true. This guy Jason is nuts.” “I want the name of the clinic that carried out the DNA test. I want to know how this guy was able to switch the results and who helped him.” Dad said breathing heavily. I knew he was really mad. “Sure Dad. I will give you all the info you need.” I said. “Have you gotten the police involved? This girl needs to be in jail!” “Not yet Mom. I agree they both should be in jail, but how do we make it happen?” “
Chapter 121 Janet “How could she escape?” Dad demanded. “Calm down Dad.” I said, worrying about his blood pressure. “How can I be calm knowing that psycho is out there in this city?” “I thought she was in custody of the F.B.I? How could they let her escape?” Anna asked. “Good question,” Fran added. We were all pretty rattled after Kevin showed us the breaking news, that Claudia Rivers, a.k.a, Lois Gold, had escaped police custody. “I don’t know, I will find out more, but trust me she will be found.” Kevin promised. “What about Richards?” Dad asked. “He is still in custody.” Kevin said “Breed called you?” I asked. “Yeah, he saw the news online and felt I needed a heads up.” Kevin explained. “She may not even be in the city, she may be out of the state.” Justin said. “Wherever she runs to, we will find her.” Kevin said. “We shouldn’t allow this news to spoil our afternoon.” Justin insisted. “ I am sure she will be found and soon.” “Yeah. But I think I wil
Chapter 122 Kevin I sat in the living room impatiently looking at my watch. It was a Sunday afternoon and the weather was hot and stuffy. Being indoors with the air conditioner on full blast was like paradise on earth. Aside the weather I couldn’t have gone out even if I wanted to. I was waiting for Rita. In a few hours she would be paying for all she had done against Jan and I. I had called her the evening before after leaving Jan’s house. “So you called huh?” She asked. “ I was thinking you guys had changed your mind about wanting the baby.” “I am doing it for Jan. Left to me I don’t give a damn what you do.” I said. “So what will it be? Although since you have called me I can guess.” “I will give you five million.” I said. “Great and I thought you were serious.” “I am. Five million is fair.” “I am not negotiating. Ten million or nothing.” “That is too much.” I said pretending to be angry. “Seems I am wasting my time then,bye.” “Okay, okay. You win. Ten m
Chapter 123 Janet “You look beautiful Jan, you really do.” Jason said. “Thanks.” I smiled. “Looking at you one won’t know you have been solely in charge of a million dollar company this past few days.” “Not solely in charge, I had a lot of help.” I said. We were having lunch in my favorite outdoor café. I had called Jason the previous evening and arraigned to meet him for lunch the next day. “My dad is better than I thought,” I told him. “So let’s have lunch and catch up.” “I will love to. I was even about to call you,” he said. I know you were. I thought. We had agreed on when and where to meet. Now here we were having lunch in the near empty café, and chatting, while I waited for the time to carry out my part of the plan. I tried to concentrate on what I had to do. I had been distracted since Lois’s phone call yesterday. Dad had told the others and we had all been worried. We had called the police, who had promised to send a patrol car past our house often u
Chapter 124 Janet “Jan are you okay? How did it go?” Kevin asked anxiously “As expected. The police have taken him away. The jerk didn’t know what hit him.” He laughed. “Would have loved to see the look on his face.” “It was worth seeing. And Rita? How was she looking when the police showed up?” “Like she had been struck my lightening. Come over let me tell you all about it.” “Later. I want to see my family first. Now it's over, I think it is time to let them know what happened, before they hear it elsewhere.” “Good thinking, but you are coming over later?” “Hmmm..?” I pretended to think. “Please do. There is food in the house, we went shopping yesterday remember?” I laughed. “Sure I do. And I am guessing that is the first time you have ever gone food shopping.” “No it is not…okay maybe it is.” I laughed harder. “Glad you are laughing, even if it is at me. Please come. I have a surprise for you.” “Okay. I will.” “Good. I will see you then.” I hung up.
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