Chapter 601: Who is the spy?

"This route seems to lead out of the city." Aria frowned as they followed the direction on her phone. 

As soon as Aria had received the signal Maggie, the GPS on her phone had started to track her and Ivy started to drive in the direction the map was showing her to follow. The guards who had been following them were nowhere in sight, and Ivy and Aria both knew what would happen to them once all of this ended.

Neither Joshua nor Noah would let them go and punishment was awaiting them for their reckless actions. But none of the sisters cared about it at that moment. They were more worried about Maggie, who right now was in Jared's hands.

"Do you think we should have informed Noah or Joshua about what we were up to?" Ivy queried as she drove on the deserted road. Although the road was empty and the darkness made it all the more eerie, neither sisters were afraid. 

While Ivy was long accustomed to all these kinds of things given her field of work, Aria had trained herself to become immune to it after seeking help from Maggie.

"Do you think so too? But why did Maggie ask us not to inform them about it?" Aria frowned as they neared the point where the roads were completely dark. They could only make the route using the car headlights.

"I presume Maggie feels that someone around us is still working for Jared. Other than this reason, I cannot think of anything else." Ivy's expression turned solemn when the notion hit her, and she glanced at her sister in worry.

"Someone among the men in Noah's mansion or who is participating in the rescue operation must be a spy and working for Jared." She continued.

"This could be a possibility. If that is the case, then Noah's plan will be foiled soon." Aria mumbled while nodding in agreement. "I will send him a message about it and ask Joshua to track me secretly. We need to be careful from now on."

While Ivy continued to drive, Aria sent quick messages to Noah and Joshua, informing them of their situation as well as about the possibility of a spy in their group.

"I just hope Noah will be able to find the spy if there is one." Aria sighed, not at all scared by her sister's rash and fast driving.

"Are you worried for him, baby?"

"Not at all. I trust his skills. It will not be easy for Jared or his men to take him down. Moreover, he has Ronnie with him."

"Umm, Aria," Ivy hesitated to continue and took a glimpse at her sister, only to find her already staring. "Do you think Ronnie might be the spy and Maggie did not say a word as he was right there at that time before she left?"

"No way." Aria's expression changed completely as soon as she heard her sister and she gave her an incredulous look. "Impossible. Ronnie would never do that. He will never betray Noah."

"I was just saying. I do not know him as well as you do." Ivy shrugged lightly and looked forward, dropping the topic right away.

But Aria could not remove Ivy's words from her mind. Even though Ivy was not that familiar with Ronnie, she was and she knew how he was. 

'Ronnie will never betray Noah. He wouldn't.' She shook her head to remove the thought from her head and eventually, forced it at the back of her head, forgetting about it for the time being.

"Did you inform your agency about the virus?" Aria changed the topic of conversation even though images of Ronnie kept popping up in her mind.

"All done. Max will take care of it. He might have already telecasted the news." Ivy sighed, still in disbelief to think that the virus which they had stopped from being released had somehow been released and now all the lives were in danger.

"Will we have to wear this mask from now on?" Ivy mumbled, still not used to the mask she was wearing.

"If you want to stay alive, you will have to. We do not know how deadly the virus is and we still do not have an antidote for it. So, for now, we are stuck with the masks." Aria took a look at her phone and stared at the road ahead.

"Ivy, we are almost nearing the location. We will have to be careful now for we do not know how many people are with Maggie."

"I understand, Aria. You do your work, I will do mine. Let's save our friend from that bastard."

Although Ivy did not say much, Aria understood the underlying meaning and she nodded lightly. Even though the worry and apprehension filled the sisters, neither disclosed it lest they should affect the other's mood.

Meanwhile, back at Noah's mansion.

Joshua was going crazy as time passed. The moment he had received the call from the guards about the girls tricking them and escaping from their sight, he had understood what was happening and he lost his cool completely. Their reckless and inconsiderate action only served to make him lose his control, and all he wanted was to capture them and lock them forever.

But what ignited his fury all the more was the message from Aria. Though it was sent from an unknown number, he realized who it was the moment he read through the contents.

'Dammit. Who is the spy among us?' He gritted his teeth, still unable to believe Aria's message. 'Why didn't Aria or Ivy inform me about it?' He wondered and read through the message again.

"I need to inform Noah before the girls end up in danger. I cannot allow them to deal with Jared on their own. No way." Joshua shook his and pulled his phone, only for it to ring right at that moment.

"What the hell is this message, Jo? Where is Aria?" Noah hollered even before Joshua could speak a word and Joshua immediately understood what had happened.

"She has gone to save to Maggie, Noah." Joshua ran his hand through his hair in frustration.

"How could you allow them to leave the mansion?"

"Do you think I wanted to? They lied to me, alright?"

"Dammit. They better be safe and unscathed. Otherwise, I do not know what I will do myself. I cannot believe.... Ronnie, watch out." Noah shouted at the end.

Joshua did not even have the time to speak a word when he heard Noah's frightened shout and the line went dead immediately after.