Rebecca did not raise her voice. She simply placed the ownership file beside the folio and said, “Mrs. Whitmore is the principal owner of this resort.” Derek stared at me as if the sentence had been spoken in another language. Crystal actually laughed once before realizing nobody else was laughing. The complimentary suite, meals, spa credits, airport transfers, and upgrades they had enjoyed were privileges I had authorized—not benefits Derek somehow possessed through birth. Under the resort’s booking terms, management revoked the remaining complimentary services and billed them only for charges they had actually incurred. Security asked them to leave after Crystal continued demanding access to restricted owner areas and tried to place additional expenses on my account.
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