They Called Me the “Ugly High School Graduate” in Front of Everyone — and My Family Expected Me to Smile and Accept It

a tailored suit introduced himself as Gabriel Vega—Michael’s partner at the Fuentes real estate firm, and, as it turned out, another casualty of my father’s particular approach to business. Gabriel had been Edward Martinez’s protégé for three years, until he developed a real estate investment system that my father presented to the board as his own.continue reading …