I replied, “Then explain why everything is linked to your address.”
She insisted it was a mistake and told me not to embarrass the family.
I asked her again, “Who was the man I heard in the kitchen yesterday?”
She froze for a moment and then said, “You misunderstood what you heard.”
I told her I was done pretending nothing was wrong.
Before I left, she said quietly, “If you do not help, you will lose more than your job.”
I walked out without answering, feeling my hands shake in anger and confusion.
Later, I received a text from an unknown number saying, “We need to talk about what your mother promised.”
I did not respond and went straight to my friend Jessa again.
She read the message and said, “This is no longer just fraud. This is organized pressure.”
She told me to keep every message and push the detective to escalate the case.
After I left her office, I received a call from my mother.
She told me, “You need to be on the same side as the family.”
I asked her, “What side is that exactly?”
She said, “People are expecting payment and this needs to be resolved.”
I asked who those people were, but she refused to answer.
Instead she said, “If you transfer the money, everything will stop.”