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Part 1: The Question That Changed Everything

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“My dear Claire,” he said softly, “wasn’t the two hundred and fifty thousand I sent you every month enough? You should never have had to struggle. I made sure your mother knew to pass it along.”
“Grandpa,” I whispered, my voice barely working, “what money?”

His smile faded instantly.
“What do you mean?” he asked. “I’ve been sending it since the day you married. Every month.”
My chest tightened as panic spread through me. “I’ve never received anything. Not once.”