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Your father has been using my name and your inheritance to protect himself for years.\u201d I looked at Whitmore. \u201cWhat does this mean?\u201d He answered quietly, \u201cYour grandfather wanted you to know the truth before anyone could change it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When I returned inside, the reception was still crowded, but something had changed. My father noticed the lighter in my hand immediately. \u201cWhere did you get that?\u201d His voice was sharper than before. I looked at him calmly. \u201cGrandfather gave it to me.\u201d Richard stepped closer. \u201cHe was confused near the end. You shouldn&#8217;t believe everything he told people.\u201d I reached into my pocket and touched the folded letter. \u201cThen you won&#8217;t mind if I read the rest aloud.\u201d His face went pale. Caleb stopped laughing. Diane suddenly became very interested in her phone. I had spent ten years believing my family had rejected me because I chose medicine over the life they wanted for me. Now I was beginning to understand that there had been another reason.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmore stepped beside me and handed my father a sealed envelope. \u201cGeneral Monroe instructed me to deliver this only after his funeral.\u201d Richard stared at the envelope but didn&#8217;t open it. \u201cWhat&#8217;s inside?\u201d I asked. Whitmore answered, \u201cIndependent audits, correspondence, and documents concerning several accounts controlled by your father.\u201d My father finally snapped. \u201cThis is ridiculous. You&#8217;re making a mistake.\u201d Whitmore&#8217;s expression hardened. \u201cGeneral Monroe didn&#8217;t make mistakes about matters this serious.\u201d Then he turned toward me. \u201cYour grandfather also established a medical foundation in your name. You are its sole director. He wanted you to use it to help military families.\u201d Tears filled my eyes. 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