the company.”
“Seventy-eight percent.”
She stared at the aircraft again.
Dad cleared his throat.
“I looked into Bennett Air Mobility last night.”
“I assumed you would.”
“I read everything I could find.”
“That must have taken longer than asking me.”
He accepted the remark without arguing.
“You built something extraordinary.”
Hearing those words felt strange.
For years, I had imagined Dad saying them.
I thought I would feel vindicated.
Instead, I felt almost nothing.
Recognition that arrived only after financial proof wasn’t the same thing as respect.
Dad continued.
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