Chelsea forced a smile. “My dad sure has a blunt way of speaking.”

Eldon snorted. “Blunt? He was a reckless hothead. The moment I met him, I knew he had a rebellious streak. I figured he might have potential, so I brought him home. Told your second and third uncles he was my illegitimate son from another woman and made them call him ‘Big Brother.’ They put on an act in front of me, but behind my back, they bullied him. But your dad? He wasn’t the type to be pushed around. Beat them up a few times, and they fell in line.”

Chelsea didn’t sugarcoat it. “I’m guessing they...