Chapter 3700
To gain complete control over the Labbe family, the murderer needed to eliminate Titus and acquire both the token and totem, which represented true leadership.
“Sister!” Titus and Sonny spotted Jane carrying Avah upstairs and rushed over, filled with excitement.
“Mom, I want to hold Avah,” Titus exclaimed, extending his arms.
Jane smiled, bent down, and handed Avah to him. “Be sure to hold her carefully; she’s a bit heavier now and more active than before.”
Both Titus and Sonny were strong for their age due to their martial arts training, so Jane felt comfortable allowing them to hold Avah. However, she wouldn’t have trusted Enzo with her; he was too wiggly, constantly squirming, and sometimes difficult for even adults to manage.
Avah loved her big brothers. Whenever they held her, she clung tightly to their clothes or arms, as if fearful of falling. The family often remarked on Avah’s intelligence, and their observations were true.
“I know, Mom,” Titus replied as he carefully carried Avah downstairs, with Sonny trailing behind.
Noticing this, the nanny hurried to the stairs, staying close behind them in case Titus struggled to hold Avah securely. She didn’t take the baby away but followed closely, as Avah was the cherished little one in the Johnson family, and they would all be heartbroken if anything happened to her.
Meanwhile, Serenity asked Liberty, “Sister, is it over?”
Liberty nodded. “Yes, there’s no need to worry anymore. We just needed to put on a show to make Clarissa believe she had a chance to defeat us. The goal was to create the illusion of her potential victory, encouraging her to take greater risks. If we hadn’t shown up with so many people, Clarissa might not have felt pressured and could have avoided acting so recklessly. This way, it ended more quickly.”
Liberty went on to explain that if they had continued fighting against the Farrell family, it would have…
For years, the situation in Jensburg would have dragged on indefinitely without a clear resolution. They desired a swift victory, so they devised this plan. “Everyone assured me not to worry, claiming they had it under control,” Liberty explained. “We discussed the strategy early on, and since you’re pregnant, I didn’t want to add to your stress, so I kept it from you.”
Serenity had not been informed about the plan. When Clarissa appeared to be under intense pressure, Serenity became concerned for the safety of Liberty and Zachary, fearing they might be harmed or worse. The past few days had been particularly tense for her.
Serenity’s anxiety intensified when Zachary and Clive flew to Jensburg, as she envisioned a fierce confrontation similar to the one with the Lafayette family. Fortunately, it was all part of the plan. Once the situation concluded, Zachary called Serenity immediately to reassure her; otherwise, she would have remained on edge much longer, worrying that something terrible had occurred.
The plan was straightforward: apply psychological pressure on Clarissa to compel her to make desperate choices. After her initial attempt failed, she escalated her actions, ultimately leading to her arrest for committing further crimes. Even if she had survived, she would have faced imprisonment.
Clarissa was too proud to accept such a fate. As the leader of her family for decades, she could not endure the humiliation of a life behind bars, so she chose to end her own life. With her last breath, she whispered, “I’m sorry,” to the sisters she had killed. Perhaps in her final moments, she envisioned them coming to settle the score. Those words, spoken with great effort, were her plea for forgiveness and a release for her troubled soul.