I was at a hotel with my fiancé. On the 3rd day, we came to our room and my diamond ring was gone. Panicked, I went to the reception and shouted that I had been robbed. The manager was surprisingly calm, showing no reaction. He smiled and showed me an unpaid receipt.

It turned out that my boyfriend hadn’t settled the bill yet, despite multiple reminders, and they had taken my ring as collateral. I was furious. I told them this was completely unprofessional and that I’d be suing them—there was no way I was going to let them get away with this, and my boyfriend would eventually pay.

But he then stared into my eyes and said, “Your fiancé has a history of robbery. He’s been in the news before for scams. We can’t trust him.” I froze. I had no idea what he was talking about. Later, I googled him, and to my shock, it turned out he had been to prison. I was in disbelief. Everything about this situation suddenly felt like a lie, and I was left shaken by the truth.