My fiancé called me one Saturday morning.
He sounded desperate.
He said he needed $25,000 to save his business.
He promised he’d repay me within six months.
I told him I didn’t have that much cash.
Then he reminded me about our parents’ inheritance.
My share was still sitting untouched.
He said:
“It’s family. I’m not asking for free money.”
I agreed.
We signed a loan agreement.
I transferred the money.
He thanked me.
For six months, everything seemed normal.
Then he stopped answering my calls.
I went to his business.
The doors were locked.
The building was empty.
I called his lawyer.
The lawyer told me the company had been sold.
I asked who bought it.
He gave me the name.
It was another company.
I looked up the owner.
It was my fiancé’s girlfriend.
I called her.
She said my fiancé had left the country.
I asked about my $25,000.
She said:
“That money was never a loan.”
I reminded her about the agreement.
She laughed.
Then she sent me a copy.
I opened it…