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My Dowry Scam Exposed His Family’s Deadly Deception

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When a bride-to-be orchestrates a clever dowry scheme to test her future husband, she inadvertently unearths a web of lethal secrets hidden within his family. What began as a simple ploy to ensure her financial security quickly spirals into a dangerous investigation. As the deception unravels, she must navigate a treacherous path of romance and mystery, where every truth uncovered puts her life at risk against a family willing to kill for their legacy.

My Dowry Scam Exposed His Family’s Deadly Deception Chapter 1

My boyfriend forgot to log out of his Facebook Messenger on my computer. Glancing at the messages, I saw he was chatting in his family group chat.

Mom: [Son, are you really planning to give Juniper $30,000 as a dowry tomorrow?]

Boyfriend: [Absolutely, even if we have to borrow $90,000, we'll give it to her.]

My heart leaped with joy—he truly loved me.

But then, my smile froze.

Boyfriend: [Anyway, once we're engaged, I'll report them to the authorities to get it back. In the end, we'll have a housekeeper for free who's also having my child.]

Dad: [Are you sure? If they return it, she might not want to marry you. Isn't this risky?]

Boyfriend: [If she refuses, I'll use AI to create compromising photos of her, ruin her reputation, and claim she lived with me and had an abortion. She'd have no choice but to marry me then.]

Dad: [That's brilliant, son! What a clever plan!]

Mom: [I always knew my son was smart. Marrying without spending a dime!]

Sister: [I'll help spread those photos, hehe.]

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. It was my boyfriend.

"Juniper, I left my car keys at your place. Can you let me in?"

He knocked as I sat there, trembling, my blood running cold. I quickly collected myself, grabbed my phone, and recorded their chat from my computer.

Tonight, he was coming over for dinner to discuss our engagement. He had logged into his Messenger on my computer to send a file, probably distracted by me calling him for dinner, and forgot to log out.

When I returned to the room, I saw their conversation. At first, when I read Riley was willing to spend any amount on my dowry, I felt lucky to have such a great partner. But I hadn't expected him to be such a scoundrel!

He was right about one thing: if they could get the money back later, any amount of dowry was just a number. On the contrary, the higher the dowry, the more reason he had to report it to the authorities.

Knowing this, I felt a surge of betrayal followed by rage. We were classmates who happened to meet again in this unfamiliar city, and he pursued me relentlessly. He treated me wonderfully, never missing an occasion. Although we'd only been dating for six months, I genuinely thought we were going to get married.

Tonight's dinner was to discuss him proposing to me tomorrow, getting engaged during Thanksgiving, and married by Easter. I was envisioning stepping into a new chapter of life with him, yet he came with nothing but calculations in mind!

Not to mention, I found out from their chat that his family was in debt to the tune of $100,000. Marrying him would mean slaving away to help pay it off!

It's not about returning the dowry or the debt—that's a separate issue. The real malicious move was what followed. After getting the money back, I would likely break up with him, but then he planned to use AI to generate compromising images to destroy my reputation.

His entire family was in on this, waiting to drag me back home as their unpaid housekeeper. My parents value their reputation above all else, and this might drive them to the brink of despair.

The more I thought about it, the calmer I became. Since they schemed against me, I had to find a way to make them face the consequences of their actions.

With that resolve, I slowly made my way to the door to let him in.

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