Stella rubbed her temples. “Mom, I’ve already told you, I don’t want to go.”

“I don’t care if you don’t want to! You’re going, and you’re taking your husband with you. Making connections with the Howard Auto Group will be good for both you and your husband. Stella, don’t push me to do something you won’t like!”

Stella was about to respond, but her mother hung up on her.

She let out a deep sigh. As she cooked dinner after work, ...