“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,
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