24. The Questions

I decided to go with grandmother back to her suite when she invited me for a talk. She was pouring me a glass of wine, but I took a bottle of whiskey instead and she let me be. She handed me the glass and took a seat next to me on the couch.

"God Gary... maybe I should've told you about this earlier. I felt so relieved now, I had spent years trying to distance myself from you and your family. The dark past, the feud, all the family quarrels, was very upsetting for all of us. Your grandfather had died from a massive stroke