In the headquarters office, CEO Lorenzo Vargas sat across from me, a stack of documents on the desk between us.
"According to my research, you're the only biological daughter of the Ferraro family. Yet after graduation, you didn't take over the family business. You joined my company instead. Why?"
A bitter smile tugged at the corner of my mouth.
It wasn't that I hadn't wanted to join my parents' company. Quite the opposite. Long before I had even graduated, I'd brought it up with them more than once, telling them I wanted to be part of Ferraro's management.
But every time, they deflected. They never gave a straight answer, and they never let me in. Even when I passed the interview through proper channels, they would have HR find an excuse to let me go.
Then one day, I overheard them t
