Tally had mixed feelings, unsure yet somewhat certain. “It didn’t start off as a deliberate choice,” she said. “After leaving home, I completed a few courses and then registered with some temp agencies. I enjoyed the flexibility of working different jobs here and there. Surprisingly, I even ended up temping in your building a few times. I never really considered the parallels between your business and that of my father’s.”
Tally had a few reasons for choosing a corporate job: she was good at it, she enjoyed the challenges, and another reason she voiced aloud. “I just wanted to prove the men in my family wrong.”
“Wrong in what way?” Ryan asked, putting his elbow on the table and resting his chin in his hand.
Tally realized that Ryan and she had never really talked before on any level unl
