Chapter 2 - The Golden Envelope
Just twenty minutes before the toast, Mariana and Alejandro had been sitting at the head table receiving wedding gifts from their closest family and friends.
Mariana had spent five exhausting years climbing the corporate ladder at Royal Island Hospitality Group, working sixteen-hour days to become the Senior Director of Global Operations. As part of her executive bonus package, the board of directors had gifted her an all-inclusive, fifteen-day luxury honeymoon package to their flagship Maldives resort, complete with first-class flights and private butler service worth fifty thousand dollars.
The gold folder containing the official vouchers and flight passes had been placed safely inside her bridal suite.
However, during the reception toasts, Teresa stood up with a micro-microphone, holding the identical gold folder above her head with an arrogant, cheerful smile.
In front of three hundred guests, Teresa publicly handed the gold folder to Valeria, announcing that she was gifting the fifteen-day Maldives honeymoon trip to Valeria and her new fiancé as an engagement present.
"Your sister needs this Maldives honeymoon more than you two. You can travel any other year!" Teresa had declared cheerfully, ignoring Mariana’s stunned expression.
Valeria had squealed with delight, waving the gold vouchers in front of her friends. "First-class flights and an overwater villa! Thanks Mom, you're the best!"
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They had treated Mariana like an unpaid resource whose hard-earned achievements existed solely to be handed over to her spoiled younger sister.
👉 Read Part 3 to discover why Teresa always favored Valeria over Mariana.
