My Cousin Slapped My Eight-Year-Old So Hard She Lost a Tooth—Then She Threatened to Call My Brother and Accidentally Exposed Why She Hated My Daughter’s Birthday
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Chapter 24 - I stop using family vendors automatically
The audit changed our companies.
No automatic contracts because of surname.
Family-owned vendors could still bid.
They had to disclose:
Ownership.
Referral payments.
Rebates.
Commissions.
Related-party relationships.
Event credits.
Procurement committee reviewed meaningful contracts.
Boring.
Excellent.
At the first independent review, one cousin complained:
“You’re treating us like strangers.”
I answered:
“I’m treating you like vendors.”
He said:
“That’s insulting.”
No.
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It was professional.
Family status should not lower standards when money changes hands.
