Phoebe was worried about ghosts and on the other hand, Ruth was nervous as hell not just because she had become the center of gossip thanks to the loud mouthed general but because Phoebe whom she thought was lying unconscious somewhere had suddenly appeared.

General Drusus had loudly declared her identity and the Mayfair's had all but confirmed it. What she had been dreading, was happening slowly, the whispers.

She couldn't stand the curious and condescending gazes of the public especially the girls she called friends so she excused herself claiming that she didn't feel well.

Her desire to escape jolted Phoebe out of her ghost related thoughts, she got up and went towards Ruth. "Oh you don't? Sister I will escort you to the car then."

Phoebe forcefully pulled her by the arm. Ruth started resisting but Phoebe was abnormally strong and her nails dug into Ruth's arm.

"You don't want me talking about the kidnapping here now do you?" Phoebe whispered through pursed lips.

"WHAT!! kid...what? Pheebs what are you talking about? Did something happen?" Ruth's eyes grew bigger her whites showed.

If she didn't know her any better Phoebe would think that Ruth was actually innocent. She really had a knack for acting, instead of plotting in real life, she should have got a job plotting in a fictional television world. It would earn her money and fame as well.

The somewhat loud quizzical statements that came from Ruth's mouth attracted curious gazes from the family something Phoebe didn't want. She had no evidence, Mitch confessed when she slapped the truth telling talisman his back that they didn't know the boss lady. They had received a phone call from a burner phone from a woman and a huge deposit.

"Come with me obediently." Phoebe ordered Ruth.

More people were looking their way, heavily vested in observing the relationship between the real and the fake.

"Is something wrong?" Edward asked.

Phoebe smiled and shook her head. "Nothing dad, i am just escorting Ruth to the car because she doesn't not feel fine. Please excuse us for moment."

As if she was leading away a hostage with a knife to the throat, Phoebe pushed a now reluctant Ruth to move.

Old lady Mayfair was dissatisfied to see this. "Hmph! why does she have to help that white eyed wolf. My Phoebe is too nice and soft for her own good."

"Mother, don't say that in public." Jennie whispered.

David was unsettled to see the two women leaving together so he followed them stealthily.

When they reached in the parking area, Phoebe whirled Ruth around roughly.

"Rotten thing, it was you that had me kidnapped, right?" she questioned her.

In response Ruth laughed snidely and clapped her hands softly.

"If it's me, then why haven't you told everyone? What, are you trying to protect your newly found family? It's so sweet and touching but Pheebs you are now vulnerable because I know your weakness." She poked a finger at Phoebe's chest. "If you dare me, i will do worse but not to you, maybe Andre or your mother, so just be a good girl and keep your pie hole shut."

Since they were alone, with no witnesses to overhear, she felt confident in asserting herself.

Ruth moved her hand to Phoebe's cheek and caressed it. Phoebe moved her head back slightly and slapped Ruth's hand away.

Then and now, Ruth was resorting to such means to get her way. Phoebe suddenly had a thought, what if the mother that Ruth planned to kill after her children was not Elizabeth but Jennie? Even in the past, Ruth was aware that she was not a Mayfair. There was no way she would have killed her own birth mother when that couple helped her scheme back then.

She looked at Ruth and wondered how many more things she missed back then because she had been blind. Ruth would pay for it all, everything she had done.

Phoebe pulled out the phone from her purse and pressed the stop recording button.

"Thank you for confessing sister," She said sarcastically, "Before now I didn't have any evidence but now i have you on recording admitting to your crime and making threats against my brother and grandmother. If anything happens to them, you will be suspect number one."

Ruth heaved heavily and tried to snatch the phone but a manly hand grabbed hers.

"You venomous witch, what are you trying to do?" David shoved her vehemently that she stumbled back and fell to the ground.

Phoebe touched David's arm to calm him down because he wanted to beat Ruth up.

"Dav...its not what you think...i....i" Ruth began to sob.

It dawned on her that this was it, David was never going to see her the same way. She had finally hit rock bottom and lost everything, what would her parents think when they hear that damn recording. She began to scan her head for solution but she had none.

Phoebe pointed at Ruth. "Ruth Gabriel, you must be stupid. I saw this coming from miles away. I was your friend once I know what you are capable of. Actually, i thought you would just add peanuts to my food since i am allergic to them but you went for a kidnapping plot. Haven't you wondered how i am standing before you unharmed? You surely do not think that those men let me go willing, you are dumb but not that dumb. I will show you what will happen to you if you do something stupid like that again."

Phoebe told the angry Saxon spirit to strangle her but not kill her.

"I thought you would never ask." The spirit sealed Ruth's mouth, rubbed its hands and gave Ruth two slaps first.

Ruth tried to stand or crawl away but she was confused, not sure of what to do. She looked around in search of the assailant. The spirit added more slaps and wrapped its hands around her neck until she was fighting for breath and blue in the face.

"I am Phoebe Mayfair, the one true shaman of Citrus city. If you mess with me again, I will break your bones like I did your criminal friends and as for my family, I dare you to hurt them.

My parents raised you with so much love and their hearts will break beyond repair if they heard this recording. That's why i am going to hold on to this but only on the condition that you leave the country by the end of the week, say good bye to the Mayfairs forever and never return."

Ruth who was coughing endlessly with her hands around her bruised neck was frightened, and nodded continuously.

"I...i will leave, I promise please tell those ghosts to stay away from me."

She rushed inside the car and her waiting driver who didn't intervene as this was a matter between two sisters drove off.

David was standing guard next to Polly, making sure that no one was watching what was going on.

He disagreed with how Phoebe had decided to handle it. "Pheebs, she is not going to walk away on her own, even if leaves the danger doesn't go away. Just go to your parents and let them listen to the recording. Let them kick her out for good and send her to prison. That cunning snake is only going to come up with another plan."

Ruth would never willingly give up a life of wealth and luxury, she would rather die.