Chapter 142
I sat across from my father, my expression serious and determined. The visitation room was suffused
with an air of
awkwardness, amplified by the visible surprise on my father’s face. He leaned forward, his voice filled
with obvious desperation as he spoke.
“Amber, dear, why are you here? Have you finallye to help me get out of here? Is your anger a lot
less now?” My father’s eyes searched mine, clinging to a glimmer of
expectation.
I took a deep breath, steadying myself before responding. “Dad, I do want to help you get out, and I’m
going to keep
my word and get you out, but that’s not the reason I’m here today.” I paused, gathering my thoughts,
before continuing. “There’s something I heard recently, and I need you to tell me the truth, Dad. Do you
know anything about the baby Mom had before she married you? Can you tell me anything about
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Confusion danced across my father’s face, his brows furrowing deeply. “What? Amber, what are you
talking about? I have no idea what you’re referring to,” he responded, and knowing how big of a liar my
father was, I couldn’t take his word for it.
I felt a surge of impatience rising in me, and I couldn’t afford to waste any time with evasive answers.
“Dad, please don’t lie to me. Just tell me the truth, and let’s get this
over with. What do you know about the baby mom had before she had me?” I asked.
Martin shifted ufortably in his seat, his eyes avoiding
my gaze momentarily before returning it. “Before I say anything, I need to know how and where you
heard such a thing. It’s important for me to know who told you about Elena’s baby, Amber,” he
demanded.
I took a deep breath, thinking carefully about my response. I couldn’t divulge everything I had heard
from Mary, not yet. I needed topare their stories and determine if that witch had lied to me. “Well,
Dad, it was Mary who mentioned
to me that I have an older sister somewhere out there.
That’s all she said to me, and I need to know if it’s true
My father’s expression darkened. He seemed upset, a flicker of pain and anger crossing his eyes.
“Amber, I need to understand exactly what Mary told you. Don’t keep anything from me.”
I hesitated for a moment before ultimately deciding it would be best to withhold certain information for
now. “Dad, she only told me about the possibility of having a sister. Nothing more. This is why I’m here
right now, and I want to believe that you’ll tell me the truth.”
My heart pounded in my chest as I awaited my father’s response, and his sigh didn’t bode well for my
hopes of Mary having lied to me. But I braced myself for the truth,
whatever it may be.
“I don’t know exactly what Mary told you or whether or not she gave you the full story,” my father
began. “But she didn’t lie about your mother having a child before meeting
me. Elena did, in fact, have a child before she had you.”
My heart dropped to my stomach, confirming that Mary had not been messing with me. Despite the
shock, I maintained myposure, and my curiosity drove me to confirm if the
“Dad, please exin everything to me,” I urged. “Also, tell me where this supposed sister of mine is. I’d
like to know.”
Martin let out a heavy sigh, his gaze fixed on me. “Amber, there’s no need for you to go in search of
your sibling. She’s… she’s dead,” he announced.
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My eyes widened, struggling toprehend what I had just heard. I couldn’t understand how and why
he was telling me that my sibling was dead when Mary had mentioned to me that my sibling was very
much alive in the form of Ang Montez. It meant one of them was lying, and I didn’t know which one
of them was since both my father and his wife were chronic
liars.
“How can you be so sure?” I managed to ask. “How do you know
she’s dead?”
Martin’s eyes bore into mine, pain etched across his face. “A few years after your mother’s death, I
discovered that she had a child before we were married. I felt betrayed and furious, but I couldn’t take it
out on her since she wasn’t alive. So instead, I searched for the child by heading to
“Thankfully, I found her. Her name was Diana, and she was a really smart kid. When we met, she was
seventeen, about to turn eighteen, and the orphanage’s policy was that once she reached that age, she
would have to leave and find her own way in the world. Since I couldn’t bear the thought of Elena’s
daughter-your sister-facing a more difficult life than the one she already experienced, I decided to
adopt her,” Martin exined, choking with emotion. “Unfortunately, she died before the adoption
process even went halfway.”
The conflicting stories swirled in my head, intensifying my confusion. Mary had told me that my sister
was Ang, yet my father was telling me that her name was Diana.
Suppressing my mounting confusion, I focused on the next piece of the puzzle. I needed to know how
Diana had died. I hesitated for a moment before mustering the courage to ask, “Dad, can you please
tell me how Diana passed away?”
Martin let out a heavy sigh, his gaze growing distant as if he were transported back to that moment. “I
received a call one evening, informing me that Diana had gone missing,” he began. “When she was
eventually found, the police concluded that she had jumped off an iplete building in what they
My eyes widened in shock, my hand flying to my mouth. My breath caught in my throat as I struggled to
comprehend my father’s words. Diana, my supposed sister, had taken her own life. Even though I
didn’t know her and wasn’t sure if she was real, I still felt a sense of loss and grief wash over
me.
“Are… are you being serious?” I stammered. I needed reassurance that this wasn’t some twisted, cruel
joke.
Martin’s eyes met mine, filled with a genuine sadness that mirrored my own. “Amber, I have no reason
to lie to you about this,” he responded softly. “I didn’t tell you earlier because I didn’t want you to carry
the burden of Diana’s
death or be haunted by the fact that you never got to meet
her. And I didn’t want to confuse you further.”
Unable to hold back my emotions any longer, tears welled up in my eyes. The grief I felt for the sister I
never knew overwhelmed me, her tragic end pressing heavily on my heart. It was a pain I never
anticipated, a sorrow that suddenly made me feel depressed.
A thought surfaced amidst my turmoil-a curiosity that
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My father nodded, a flicker of confusion in his eyes. “Of course I did. It was a decision I couldn’t make
without discussing it with my wife.”
A skeptical look crossed my face as I pressed further, hungering for answers. “What did Mary say when
you told her?” I inquired.
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His features softened, and his expression was a hint of surprise. “To my pleasant surprise, Mary
immediately agreed. She said that since Diana was Elena’s daughter, she didn’t mind having her join
our family,” he answered, and I couldn’t believe how gullible he was.
The frustration bubbling in me exploded into a deep sigh, and my mind raced, connecting the possible
dots and unleashing a grim possibility. If my father’s story was true, if Diana had indeed been my
mother’s daughter, then Mary could have been the one who killed her.
I knew now that Mary was no different from Marlene, whom she
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raised in her own image, but unfortunately, there was nothing I could use to put her away. She wasn’t
directly tied to any crime that I knew of, and even for the ones that she was tied to, Marlene was the
one mainly responsible, and there was no evidence that would tie Mary to Marlene’s
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crimes.
But if my suspicion was correct and Mary, by one out of ten chances, was responsible for killing Diana,
whom I’m sure she must have hated just as much as she hated me, then that would mean that I had
something I could tie her to. All I needed to do was find a way to confirm my thoughts, and once I did, I
could get Mary to confess and put her away for good.
If only it’d be that easy.