“Yes, Dad,” she replied, her voice steady but cautious. “It’s my passion. I’ve wanted this for years.”
Seth dropped the tablet onto the desk, his temper flaring. “Passion? What about the family business? What about everything I’ve worked for?”
“Dad, I told you years ago,” Celine said, her voice rising slightly. “I have no interest in working under the family name.”
“But you agreed to the business courses I enrolled you in,” he snapped.
“Dad—”
“No!” he shouted, cutting her off. “You’re my last chance, Celine!”
Seth stood up immediately, pacing the room.
“Your sisters have already disappointed me—one playing dress-up with her fashion company, the other running off to teach art to children! Let’s not even start with Angela, who eloped with her boyfriend. But you… You’re the only one wh
