potential customers in the region.
Dad had spent years attending charity dinners, golf tournaments, and aviation conferences trying to land a significant contract with them.
He never had.
Vanessa entered the hallway behind him.
“You can’t just buy a company like that.”
“No,” I said. “It took eighteen months.”
Mom joined us.
“Rachel, why didn’t you tell us?”
I looked at her.
“Tell you when?”
Nobody replied.
The truth was, I had tried.
When I was twenty-six, I called Dad after landing my first commercial aviation contract.
Thirty seconds into
