**CHAPTER 6 THE MAN WHO WANTED ME GONE**
I didn’t sleep that night.
Not because I was afraid.
Because everything I believed about my family had just changed.
For years, I thought my father hated me because I was different.
Because I refused to follow his path.
Because I chose service over money.
But maybe…
there was another reason.
Maybe he didn’t want me gone.
Maybe he needed me gone.
The next morning, I received an invitation.
A legal summons.
A court hearing.
Filed by Whitmore Industries.
The accusation?
Defamation.
Damage to reputation.
Corporate interference.
My father was attacking me.
Publicly.
Before I could expose him.
A classic move.
Control the story before the truth appears.
The news spread within hours.
“Whitmore Family Daughter Accuses Father’s Company of Fraud.”
“Former Navy Commander Battles Billionaire Father.”
“Family Empire Faces Internal War.”
Reporters waited outside.
Cameras followed me everywhere.
But this time…
I didn’t hide.
I walked directly toward them.
A reporter shouted:
“Commander Whitmore, did you betray your own family?”
I stopped.
I looked directly into the cameras.
“No.”
The crowd became silent.
“My family betrayed people who trusted them.”
Another reporter asked:
“Do you have proof?”
I held the folder.
“Yes.”
Then I walked away.
Because the truth didn’t need a speech.
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It needed time.
And time was running out for Richard Whitmore.
