Reddit Stories - BETRAYAL at the ENGAGEMENT_ A Secret Meeting with CONSEQUENCES_

Episode Date: November 17, 2025

#redditstories #askreddit #aita #betrayal #engagement #secrets #consequences #relationshipsSummary:A tale of betrayal unfolds as a secret meeting at an engagement party leads to unexpected consequences. Trust is shattered, hearts are broken, and the fallout may change lives forever. Dive into this gripping narrative of deceit and its aftermath.Tags:redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, betrayal, engagement, secrets, consequences, relationships, drama, fiction, storytelling, narrative, relationships, trust, deceit, heartbreak, fallout, twists, surprisesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reddit-stories--6237355/support.

I hope you enjoy this story. My sibling clandestinely met with my partner on the night we got engaged, but my relative supported her. Half a decade later, she is overwhelmed by financial obligations and is pleading with me for $75,000. So I, 29F, recently got a call from my mother, who I hadn't spoken to in almost five years, saying that she needed my help because my sister and her husband had just been through a tragedy. For context, the man who is now my sister's husband was actually supposed to be my husband once upon

a time. My sister, 27F, I'll call her Melissa, hooked up with my fiancé Lucas, 29M, on the day of my engagement. Lucas and I had been together since college and he proposed to me after almost five years of being together. He'd thrown a party for us to surprise me on the night of our engagement and I still remember feeling like I was on top of the world until around 10 p.m. when I decided to go out into the backyard for a better reception and caught my sister all over Lucas there. They were making out so passionately that for the first couple of seconds, they didn't even notice me standing there with my mouth wide open. I couldn't believe that he was doing this to me after almost five years of togetherness and on the night of our engagement, no less. When they finally did take note of me,

they broke apart instantly, but it was too late. I made a run for it, got into my car, and drove as fast as I could to the nearest hotel that I could find. I was hyperventilating because I was so shocked at what I had witnessed. I was somehow trying to process it and was willing it to be untrue, but then I received a text from Melissa, saying that she was sorry but she was in love with Lucas and apparently, this had been going on for a really long time now. I was in the hotel room when I received that text and I broke down like never before. After Melissa, Lucas texted me pretty much the same thing and said that he had only proposed because he felt that if he committed to me, then he would be able to push Melissa out of his

head. Obviously, that hadn't worked and it made him want Melissa even more. He told me that it wasn't about me, but this was about them and they just knew that they were meant to be. I was just a placeholder and the way for Lucas to finally meet Melissa. I stayed at the hotel for a couple of days and tried to put my act together because I was still feeling crazy and trying to force myself to believe that this was just a cruel prank that life was playing on me. After almost four days, I finally went back home. Because I did need to collect my stuff and rejoin work if I didn't want to get fired. When I showed up at home, I realized that my family had been living with Lucas under the same roof, waiting for me to come

back. It would almost be touching, had it not been for the circumstances under which I left. Everybody had been trying to text me and get me to respond relentlessly after I disappeared, but I hadn't replied to a single one of those texts. So needless to say, there was a lot of chaos when I finally came back and everybody made it a point to hug me and tell me how glad they were to see me. Even Melissa had the audacity to come to me and give me a giant hug with tears in her eyes when she saw me. I was too disoriented. to even react to that and just stood there like a silent statue while everyone clambered around me. Then finally, once everybody had calmed down, I cleared my throat and told them

that I was back only to take my things and move out for good. Lucas had just been standing there without a word up until that point. But when I said that I was going to move out, he announced that there was no need for me to leave because he'd already packed his stuff and was going to move in with Melissa, since now everything was out in the open anyway. My family, my parents, my aunt, my dad's younger sister who has lived in the same house ever since her husband passed away, actually had wide smiles on their faces even though there was nothing to smile about, at least not according to me. Melissa was standing beside Lucas in an awkward side hug and looking at me very sadly but still smiling. I couldn't take it anymore and decided to ask my family

what the heck were they even smiling about. Because as far as I was concerned, Melissa had just broken up my engagement and stolen my boyfriend of almost five years. There was really nothing very funny or sweet about this. My mother chose to speak up at that point and told me that they couldn't go back in time and change the past but they could accept the future. And they knew that the future had Melissa and Lucas together in it. Granted, it was a relationship that had formed out of cheating and they did feel sorry about it but they also wanted me to understand and accept that this was for the best.

Melissa said that she was very sorry for taking my boyfriend away from me but she couldn't help falling in love with him. She wished that she could have told me earlier and I didn't have to find out this way. But apparently, they were madly in love and wanted to spend their lives with each other. Then the two of them kissed right in front of me and my mother had the audacity to even wipe a tear from her eye. I snapped and told them that this wasn't supposed to be sentimental or emotional and that what they were doing was disgusting.

To my surprise, my family seemed to get annoyed with my behavior and told me that I was being too brady about the situation. Instead of being happy for my sister, I was making this all about myself and they didn't approve of my behavior. I was stunned by their attitude about this and told them all to get the heck out of my house that very moment. I couldn't, for the life of me, understand how they were defending what Melissa and Lucas had done while making me out to be the bad guy and act as though I was overreacting.

My father intervened and told me not to act like a child because these things happen and I should take it in my stride. He wanted me to celebrate that my sister had finally found her soulmate, instead of being jealous of her. They were literally all acting insane and I couldn't deal with it anymore, so I just said screw it, went into my room, packed some of my things, and left yet again without even speaking to them or waiting to hear them out even as they called out my name and told me not to go. I really didn't have anything left to say to them because it was very clear to me that they cared more about Melissa and her happiness than about me, or even about what was right and

wrong. They were so caught up in trying to justify what Melissa had done, that they completely forgot that I was also a human being, with real feelings as well. After that day, my family tried to contact me several times, but I never responded to them because I didn't think that I owed it to them. A couple of weeks later, I even received an invitation to Melissa and Lucas' wedding which I declined, obviously. All the common friends that Lucas and I had also declined the wedding invitation in solidarity with me. And even a couple of relatives who knew the truth refused to interact with my family after they learned how they had treated me in the aftermath of the party. It's been five years and I've pretty much cut them out of my life entirely.

They occasionally tried to weasel their way back into my life by wishing me on my birthday or New Year, but I always ignored them. I never even blocked any of them, even though I did remove them from my following and friend lists. But since I have a public account, they could see what I was up to. Which is what I wanted. I wanted them to see and I wanted them to know that I was leading a fabulous life and keep burning with jealousy. It was petty but it was the least I could do after how they screwed me over. And up until recently, I barely even had a clue of what they'd been up to in the last couple of years. My mother called me about four days ago from a number that I didn't have saved. When I answered the call and realized that

it was my mom on the other end, I immediately tried to hang up, but she begged me desperately for one chance to talk to me because apparently, they were in dire need of help. And I agreed to talk to her for just a couple of minutes, but only because she sounded so upset and my humanity didn't allow me to turn my back on her at that moment. She told me that Melissa and Lucas had started a business of their own a couple of years ago, but it was failing badly and their investors were all backing out because they were failing to make any profit at all. So they borrowed more money, that didn't help their business and now, they were neck-deep in debt and the loan sharks were all after them. They were being hounded by everyone from their employees to their investors

and the people they had borrowed money from. My mother knew that I lived a luxurious lifestyle and could afford to help them out, so she had turned to me as a last resort and was begging me to help them out by loaning them some money so they could pay off their debts. And it was no small amount either that she was asking me for, it was almost $75,000 that she wanted me to give her so she could help Melissa and Lucas out. I asked her why wasn't Melissa calling me if she needed help and why was she making my mother speak to me on her behalf. So my mother told me that Melissa and Lucas didn't even know that she was coming to me for help as they had given her strict instructions not to approach me. Because I guess we all still remember exactly what happened

five years ago. Melissa didn't want me to know any of this and wasn't ready to take help from me but my mother didn't know anybody else who would have that kind of money and would give it to them at the drop of a hat. A couple of months had already passed and Melissa and Lucas were struggling to even put food on the table. My parents were helping them all they could and even Lucas family were trying to give them all that they possibly could but it was just not enough. And even they had to be able to support themselves in the future. So it was impossible for them to just give away all the money that they'd saved over the years. Especially because most of my family was retired and so were Lucas parents. And that's why my

mother, with no other options left, had called me to request me for help. Now, I could afford to help them out. But I really didn't want to. Melissa was right for not contacting me to ask for help. They'd lost the right to make any demands from me the day the day cheated on me. I told my mother that I couldn't help them and even if I could, I wouldn't. My mother sounded very upset and told me that I was being cruel and that I needed to think about my family. I told her that Melissa and and Lucas hadn't thought about me when they had that affair and neither did my family think about me while they were supporting the two of them. So right now there was no need for me to think about them either. I'd worked hard to get to the position where I am today and I wasn't

about to just go and drop 75K on two people who didn't even deserve it. My mother then began to cry on the phone and told me that she had never expected me to grow up to be so selfish and claimed that my sister and her husband would end up in big trouble if I didn't help them out. I said that it was just too bad but I couldn't help them. And then I hung up. Since then, my mother has been sending me several texts every hour, begging me to reconsider and think about my sister for once. She said that this was not the time for petty revenge and that the trouble that Melissa was in was very serious. So if I didn't help her now, I really would regret it in the future. She's being crazy and I don't understand what to say to her because I don't want to feel like the

bad guy here either. I'd offer not helping my sister out financially after she stole my fiance five years ago. Update 1, so I finally blocked my family. I hadn't done that earlier because A, I wanted them to see what I was up to and feel jealous of me. And B, because I thought that cutting them off entirely could be something that I would regret, in case something bad were to happen to them, but I don't really care now. I should have removed them five years ago. I don't understand why I even kept them around for so long. That is what was petty of me. Refusing to help my sister out now isn't petty. It's just the logical thing to do. They'd already wasted tons and tons of money and I'm sure that even if I give them the money right now, they won't be able to

repay it. And 75,000 is a pretty big amount, so I might be well off, but that doesn't mean I can just drop that sort of money and not expect it back. A, if this was a close friend of mine who I was helping, I still would expect that money back. And here, these are neither people who are close to me nor my loved ones nor can I expect them to pay me back. So there's really no reason for me to help them out. It's as simple as that. I told a couple of my friends about this too, to get their opinion on it, and they agreed

that I'd done the right thing by refusing to give them the money. Not even out of a feeling of revenge, but mostly because it was completely impractical and stupid to even expect me to help them when they were the ones who had screwed me over in the past. But anyway, my mother is blocked now and she can't contact me to guilt-trib me anymore, so I have nothing to worry about. Update 2, hi, guys. So something really big happened today. I was at work when I received a call from my neighbor, saying that there was a couple outside of my

house who were screaming for me to come out and talk to them. My neighbor told me that they seemed pretty crazy and had been screaming at the door for about an hour, refusing to leave. I asked her for a description of them, but in my heart, I already knew who it was. She told me how they looked and it just confirmed that I was indeed going to run into Melissa and Lucas when I got back home. My neighbor told me that I needed to come back and deal with this because she didn't think that these two were up to any good. And I agreed when it was Melissa and and Lucas that we were talking about, they could never be up to any good. So I thanked her and started driving back home immediately because I couldn't risk them

getting into my house at any cost. I got there in about 15 minutes, luckily, and caught them in the act of trying to break into my house by picking the lock on my door. I pulled up in front of my house and asked them what the hell they thought they were doing. And then I tried to call the police immediately but Lucas was as quick as lightning and he rushed over to me and knocked the phone out of my hand. Melissa also walked over to me and told me that they were here just to talk and they didn't want anything from me, not at the moment, at least. I told them to make it quick and also said that they shouldn't expect me to invite them inside. So whatever they had to talk about had to be discussed out there in the yard. They seemed to be okay with that,

which was a relief because I really didn't think that it would be a good idea to invite those two inside close quarters. They already seemed pretty hostile, so I didn't know what to expect since they'd said they didn't want anything from me. Melissa started talking and told me that our mother had told her about that phone call and how I'd ignored the subsequent texts from her and then even blocked them all. She told me that the way I was behaving was very unfair and that it had been five years since then, so I should really be over it by now. Instead, I was resorting to such silly and dramatic acts just to get a little bit of attention from my family. She said that she'd felt very insulted because of how I'd refuse to help them and that's what she was here to talk to me about.

She said that she'd been able to arrange the money for now but there was a very strong chance that she might need more in the future. And because she'd sold their house and all their jewelry to get the money this time, she obviously couldn't do that again. And so she had to know that she could fall back on me and rely on me for help when she needed it. I told her that no, she couldn't and she must not count on me at all under any circumstance. because I hate her and her husband with a passion. I was so angry that I also told her that it was taking me a lot of restraint to not hit her at the moment. So it would be in their best interest to just leave.

Lucas had the audacity to say that they weren't going anywhere until I signed a document that would confirm that I would give them money in the future whenever they needed it. I mean it wouldn't even be valid if I was forced to sign it under pressure, I'm pretty sure there are laws against it. And also, they must be insane if they actually thought that they could be. manipulate me into signing something like that. I told both of them to get the hell out and Melissa pushed me, saying that I had to help them because apparently, I owed this to them since they were family and I couldn't just run away from my responsibilities like this.

I was shocked that she'd actually pushed me and I was about to slap her, but I controlled the urge to do that because things would only get worse if I got violent. Instead, I decided to grab my phone which had fallen to the ground when Lucas knocked it out of my hand and made a run for it. I climbed into my car as quickly as I could and then drove off without even bothering to check my rear-view mirror. I hadn't bothered to shut off the engine when I had left the car so it was still running and it didn't take me much time to get a head start on them. Obviously, they were not stupid enough to chase after me on foot so they just waited there

at my house, which was pretty unfortunate. As soon as I was a safe distance away from them, I decided to call the police and tell them what was going on. and then I drove back to my house, just in the nick of time because the police had already arrived within 20 minutes. I filled them in on everything and they arrested and took Melissa and Lucas away. I knew that the charges weren't that serious and they would get off pretty easily. But it was still worth it because at least they were taken away and I didn't have to waste any more of my time with them. It's been a couple of hours since then and I haven't heard

from anyone in my family. Which is strange, because I'd figured out that by now, at least one of them would have tried to contact me from some other numbers, but they haven't. So I'm guessing that they're either just over everything and aren't going to try and get under my skin again. Or they're just waiting it out and biding their time so they can contact me later when things are a little less tense. Update 3, hi.

So the last update was about a week ago and I'd honestly started to believe that my family was actually not going to bother me again because I had called the cops on Melissa and Lucas. But I was wrong. Even that didn't stop them from disturbing me yet again in this time, it was my parents who showed up at my house, asking me if they could speak to me for a moment. This happened yesterday and they seemed a lot less cocky and arrogant compared to Melissa and Lucas, so I let them in. My mother started crying pretty much as soon as she entered the house and told me how sorry

she was that she'd ever taken Melissa's side over mine. My father told me that after they learned of Melissa and Lucas being arrested because of their behavior and also that they had physically pushed me, they couldn't bring themselves to look at them the same way and had decided that they were going to cut them off. My mother continued to cry throughout the time that she was here while my father explained that they were apologetic for siding with Melissa in the past when it was actually me who was the victim. While I said that I did appreciate them for finally coming to their senses, but right now

it was too little and too late for things to get better. I was used to living my life on my own terms now and I didn't want to go back to putting my family before myself. So as much as I appreciated their visit and apology to me, I really couldn't promise them that I would work on this relationship because I just didn't feel that there was any point in trying to salvage an already ruined relationship. Even if it is with my parents. They protested a little at that point and said that we could fix this if we wanted to. But that was exactly where the problem was, I didn't want to anymore. I just wanted to be by myself, that's all.

And I told them I respected their efforts, but I was done here. They seemed a little disappointed but eventually, they left and asked me if I could at least unblock them so they could keep in touch. I have unblocked my parents which feels weird but yeah, I guess that's it.