Revealing the Suspicion in My Family

At the banquet celebrating the college admission of a student my dad had sponsored, a middle-aged lady, slightly drunk, let slip the secret.

"It's all because of Professor Murphy's doing. Even though Scarlett was nine points short, he still managed to get her into Scotland University."

I thought she was just joking, "Ma’am, my dad is an upright man. He wouldn't help me even if I was just one point short. Why would he help others? Scarlett got in on her own efforts."

Seeing my disbelief, the middle-aged lady became anxious, ignoring her daughter who was desperately trying to pull her away.