Day Sixty-Two…
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[ At Jane's Secret Hideout… ]
Jane and Cherry arrived at the place almost at the same time. Jane opened the door and invited her in. Cherry's eyes roamed around the house, feeling amused.
"Sis, when did you build this hideout? This is my first time coming here. Syphiruz destroyed all our hideouts. I didn't know that you owned another one."
'I just build it just recently… when my soul was still in Abigail's body,' Jane thought to herself, smiling inwardly.
"This is a property of our Mother," Jane lied. She even used Miss Frost so that Cherry would no longer ask so many questions. Cherry believed her words right away.
"So, what are we going to do next, sis? Hunting the Syphiruz and avenging our fallen comrades?" Cherry asked her expectantly. She couldn't wait to be in action again.
"No. We have a different mission, Black Rose," Jane responded with a serious face.
"What mission?" Cherry looked at her, puzzled.
Jane exhaled deeply before holding her shoulders. She made her sit first as she had something to reveal to her. She couldn't leave her in the dark for so long. Cherry should know the truth before she could ask for her help.
"Cherry, listen to everything I will say. But you have to brace yourself and keep calm. You have to know the truth," Jane started.
Cherry glanced at her, confused. But she could sense that this was something urgent and a very serious matter.
"I'm willing to listen," she said, feeling a little bit tense. 'What kind of truth is she talking about? Is it hard to accept?' Cherry mused to herself.
Jane paused for a moment, thinking how she would start. She wanted to prevent Black Rose from avenging their fallen comrade because she didn't want her to become Nathan's enemy.
"Remember when I told you I already liked someone?" Jane spoke up, finally breaking the abrupt silence.
Cherry just bobbed her head, her eyes fixed on her.
"It's SizzlingAugust… and I found him. He is Nathan Sparks…" Jane declared to her.
Cherry: "..."
Cherry hadn't recovered yet from her stupor when Jane spoke again. "But Nathan is also the Supreme Leader of Syphiruz."
Cherry's eyes widened in utter shock. She felt like Jane dropped a huge bomb in front of her as of this moment. All along the man who killed their comrades was within her reach!
"Don't hate him," Jane pleaded. "It was my fault that our guild was destroyed and our comrades died. I was too full of myself, challenging a man I shouldn't have messed with." Jane acknowledged her mistakes and her wrong decision.
"If I hadn't accepted that mission… Nathan wouldn't be our enemies… and he wouldn't have killed our comrades. I brought this upon myself."
Cherry didn't know what to say or feel. Jane was defending Nathan, blaming only herself.
"Black Rose… I want to fix things… I'm trying my best to redeem myself… and I need your help." Jane held her hands tightly.
Cherry just looked at her with complicated emotions. "What do you want me to do?"
"Monica is alive. We have to find her!" Jane said with conviction. "Finding her is the only way to mend my broken relationship with Nathan. I have to win his heart."
Jane was giving her one shock after another. She didn't know how she would be able to handle this.
"How come? I thought you killed her. How can she survive?" Cherry mumbled with doubt.
"My sister, Abi… she discovered it accidentally. And I suspect that because of the secret she was not supposed to know, her life was put in danger. I know someone who has a motive to kill my sister."
"Who?" Cherry asked her quizzically.
"Monica and her man named Vincent. I guess they faked her death. Someone else died on her behalf. There was no way to verify Monica's corpse since Nathan cremated her body." Jane shared her thoughts and speculation with Cherry.
"Who is cunning and powerful enough to do that, deceiving the Supreme Leader of the Syphiruz Mafia?" Cherry asked in disbelief.
"Vincent…" Jane mumbled. "Everything that revolves around Monica is suspicious. Even the Raven who called the hit doesn't exist. They totally played us all in their palms," Jane said through her gritted teeth.
"I believe Vincent is the missing link in this puzzle. Monica was suspected to be having an affair behind Nathan's back. And it might be him." Jane spoke with certainty in her voice.
Cherry just kept quiet. It was hard to digest everything. She needed a moment to breathe and think.
"I'm going to get close to Vincent and find out more clues about Monica's whereabouts. I'm going to meet him today." Jane informed Cherry of her plan.
"Sis, are you sure about that? If they could scheme against the Supreme Leader of the Syphiruz, then these people are truly dangerous. Getting close to this man is too risky." Cherry was worried about her safety.
"I have no choice. I need to interact with him to get to know him better. I tried to gather information about his background. But I only got limited intel about him." Jane massaged her temples. Her head was aching just thinking about it. Vincent managed to keep his identity confidential.
"Sis… I'll help you." Cherry blurted out with determination.
Jane smiled at her. "That's it. We should focus on our real target. Nathan is not our enemy. Understand?"
Cherry hesitated for a moment before nodding her head in response.
"I will corner them no matter what. They played their cards so well. Now, it's my turn to launch a counterattack," Jane declared confidently. She was hyped up.
"Okay, Sis. Just be careful. I will always back you up. Do you want me to accompany you this afternoon?" Cherry volunteered.
"No need. I want you to do something for me. You can use my computer here. Dig more information about Monica." Jane gave Cherry her task.
"Got it, Sis! I will work hard!" Cherry responded with enthusiasm.
"Thank you, Black Rose. You are the only comrade I have left. Let's do this together."
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