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On the day of our engagement, Ryan's family gave me 13,000 dollars as a wedding gift. But as soon as the money landed in my account, Ryan's whole family flipped out. Linda, his mom, barged into the police station with Sophie, his sister, jabbing her finger at me and yelling, accusing me of pulling a marriage scam. She shouted, "You're just here to scam us. You took the money, and now you're planning to run off, aren't you?" The cops showed up at our door to investigate, and the neighbors were whispering behind our backs. My parents wished the ground would swallow them up. I didn't even hesitate. I gave back every last penny of that 13,000 dollars on the spot. Linda looked smug, thinking she'd tamed me. But on the day Ryan came to pick me up for the wedding, Linda stood at my door, her smile completely frozen on her face.