To save face, she started spreading rumors about my dad, claiming he was a fraud. 'He forged those documents!' she whispered to anyone who would listen. 'You better watch out for him.' Her tactics were desperate, but some neighbors couldn’t resist juicy gossip. Though most saw through her lies, the seed of doubt had been planted. Dad, always the gentleman, didn’t retaliate. 'Focus on the truth,' he advised me. We knew integrity would win out.