At four o’clock on Monday afternoon, Jason, Evelyn, and Chloe arrived at an all-inclusive luxury resort in the Riviera Maya — two oceanfront suites, ten nights, every premium amenity.

Chloe was already filming videos for her social media.

Evelyn kept saying, to no one in particular, how wonderful it was to be having, at last, a family vacation without all the drama.

At the desk, the clerk politely asked them to settle the remaining balance on the room upgrades and resort fees.

Four thousand, two hundred dollars.

Jason produced the card he had taken from my nightstand and handed it over with the easy air of a wealthy man.