The Lake House Was Locked Before My Family Ever Arrived
I never answered the group chat again. When my shift ended, I drove straight home, called a locksmith near Lake Keowee, and had every exterior lock changed before noon. I also changed the alarm code, Wi-Fi password, and gate access, then asked the property manager to disable every old keypad entry connected to the house. When she reviewed the camera history, she found several earlier weekends when relatives had entered without my permission. That explained how they knew the Wi-Fi password and where everything was kept. I saved the footage and sent one final written message stating clearly that nobody had permission to enter or stay at the property.
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