Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE ANDERSON'S LOST SISTER : Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

“Marilyn, please listen to us,” her older brother had said first.His voice was firm but tired.“You are going too far,” he continued. “This idea of shutting everything down… it is not right.”Her brothers had been pacing the room. “You are talking about destroying everything,” he said. “Do you even hear yourself?”Marilyn had stayed quiet, letting them speak. But the more they spoke, the heavier her chest felt.Kelvin, especially, had not held back. “This company is not just numbers and buildings,” he said. “It is people. It is a family. It is everything our parents worked for.”Marilyn had crossed her arms. “I know that.”“Then why are you willing to burn it all down?” he asked sharply.“I am not burning it down,” she replied.Her voice had been calm, but inside, she was struggling. “I am trying to save it.”Her brothers had exchanged looks.Kelvin had stepped closer. “By shutting it down for a year?”“Yes.”“That is not saving it,” he said. “That is destroying it slowly.”“Marilyn,

Marilyn sat alone in her office, staring at her phone. That alone had been her routine for some days because it was the only thing that kept her busy and every other thing happening online too.The call with the private investigator had ended only a few minutes ago, but frustration still burned inside her.She had promised herself not to call him and to give him a break for a period of time. But it’s just obvious that there was more she could gain every single minute she got into a conversation with the P.IShe had expected answers. Instead, she had gotten warnings. This was what she was scared about all the time but he wouldn’t even think about stopping, claiming he was making sure that she was fine. Warnings were becoming everyone’s favorite gift. It was the daily reminder every single day and it was coming from everyone. That was the worst part of it all. She leaned back in her chair and rubbed her forehead.The city lights outside the large glass windows sparkled against the dar

Marilyn sat on the edge of her bed and stared at the clock on the wall.2:17 a.m.Again.She let out a tired sigh and rubbed her eyes. Sleep has become harder and harder to find lately. Every night she lay awake for hours, her mind racing with questions that had no answers.She thought she was going to get the information she needed earlier because when she got a call, it was almost like everything was ready, but then it was only a call from the private investigator to check up on her. Marilyn was a little bit concerned because it was not his normal way to call all by himself, the call was supposed to come from Greg. But Greg has been missing out lately.“I will do everything to make sure that you are fine, but please promise to always listen to whatever I tell you,” Those were the last words of the private investigator said before he finally ended the call.Months had passed since she started searching into the mystery surrounding her life. Months of searching. Months of asking ques

Marilyn adjusted the dark sunglasses on her face as she stepped out of the house. She knew she wasn’t supposed to be leaving alone.Not after everything that had happened. Not after all the warnings from her brothers. Not after the countless arguments about her safety.But she didn’t care anymore. She wasn’t ever going to listen to anyone because she had gone and she wouldn’t sit back because of anyone. For weeks, she had been trapped inside a prison disguised as protection. All her brothers are watching after her and even the private investigator is keeping his eyes on every single thing that she doesEvery decision was questioned. Everyone kept telling her to stop searching for what wasn’t looking for her.Everyone kept telling her to be careful. Everyone kept telling her what to do and also reminded her that the trouble behind her was bigger than she could think.She was tired.Tired of being scared. Tired of feeling helpless. Tired of everyone telling her what to do.Most of all,

“Miss Marylin.” One of the men called out. She frowned. “Do I know you?” Because she was extremely surprised by how they managed to know her name. She did not even know them, yet, they called out her name perfectly well. Something was definitely off. The man froze. They did not think that she would regain consciousness all of a sudden, and at that moment, they knew that they had messed up.That wasn’t in the plan. But somehow, they were trying so hard to cover up the mess that was on the ground. “Uh…” The third man jumped out of the car. “Come with us.”Marylin looked confused.“Why?” It was beginning to look like they were trying so hard to convince her to follow them. That was when everything became very suspicious to her. There was something else behind it; otherwise, they wouldn’t be pressuring her to go with them.“I don’t even know you guys and yet you want me to go with you,” she managed to speak out. The men exchanged nervous looks.They hadn’t prepared answers. They did