Lydia’s dad wasn’t mad at her at all. When she showed up talking about a potential business angle for the company, Ryan actually looked… relieved. Like, finally, his daughter was growing up.
But the second she said she wanted to lead the project, Ryan hesitated. She’d only been in the company for a short time—nowhere near experienced enough to run something that big.
Still, after Lydia kept pushing, coaxing, and basically wearing him down, he eventually agreed to let her be the project’s deputy lead. In his mind, it was a good chance for her to prove she could handle real responsibility, maybe even prep her for taking over the company one day.
Once Lydia threw herself into work, her world got busy fast—and Julian’s world got noticeably quieter. When Felix went to see him, he only talked
