Chapter 1 - The Honeymoon Heist
The crystal chandeliers of the luxury Austin reception hall glittered above three hundred high-society guests as Alejandro Salgado stood up at the head table, holding his smartphone on speaker mode.
The room fell into a dead silence as a crisp, robotic voice echoed across the wireless speakers: "Executive reservation code verified. All first-class flight segments and the presidential overwater villa booking for Maldives Luxury Resorts have been officially canceled."
Beside Alejandro, his mother-in-law, Teresa, sat frozen in her navy blue lace gown, her hand raised mid-air as if trying to snatch the phone out of his hand.
Across the gold table, Mariana’s younger sister, Valeria, gasped loudly, her manicured fingers dropping a gold folder onto her ruffled pink tulle dress.
"The corporate travel desk just locked the reservation. Those Maldives tickets no longer exist," Alejandro declared, his cold, authoritative voice ringing across the silent ballroom.
Teresa’s face twisted in furious rage as she slammed her fist onto the white tablecloth, rattling the crystal stemware. "Call them back right now! How dare you ruin your sister's engagement gift?!"
Mariana stood up slowly, her sparkling silver tiara catching the light. She smoothed down the lace train of her sleeveless wedding dress, looking directly at her screaming mother and weeping sister without dropping a single tear.
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"Those tickets weren’t bought with your money, Mom," Mariana said, her tone smooth, controlled, and icy. "They were an executive corporate perk tied directly to my employee code."
👉 Read Part 2 to see how Teresa secretly stole the gold folder from Mariana’s bridal suite.
