They Tried To Keep My Poor Father Out Of My Graduation, But I Chose Him In Front Of Everyone
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Chapter 14
The next morning, Stephen called me from his own number.
I almost ignored it.
Then answered.
His voice sounded different.
Less polished.
“Emma, I found more documents.”
My stomach tightened.
“What documents?”
“Your mother kept files. I think your father’s story is true.”
I sat up.
Dad was brushing his teeth in the motel bathroom.
Stephen continued.
“There are payments to Richard. Several. Caroline listed them as household expenses.”
“Why are you telling me?”
“Because I was wrong about your father.”
That surprised me.
Stephen had never been cruel like Richard.
Just distant.
Comfortable.
The kind of man who believed the story that made his life smooth.
He said, “I also owe him an apology.”
“You do.”
“I know.”
That mattered.
May you like
Not enough.
But some.
