I met Ethan six months ago in the restaurant where I work as a cook. It was a busy Thursday night, and I was in the middle of plating a perfect carbonara when one of the waiters rushed into the kitchen.
“Table six wants to meet the chef,” he said, rolling his eyes.
I wiped my hands on my apron and stepped out. A man in his early thirties, sharply dressed in a navy-blue suit, smiled at me.
“Best carbonara I’ve had in the state,” he said. His deep voice carried confidence, the kind that makes you want to hear more.
We chatted for a moment, and before he left, he slipped me his number. That night, I hesitated but eventually texted him. One message turned into another, then a phone call, and soon, Ethan and I were inseparable.
He was a traveling businessman, in town three to four nights a week for a big project. Every moment we spent together was perfect. He made me laugh, listened to me rant about work, and always, always complimented my cooking. I’d never felt so seen, so wanted. We talked about the future, and when his project was done, I was supposed to move to his city.
Then, just as everything seemed set in stone, he dropped a bombshell.
“I need to tell you something,” he said one night over the phone. His voice was tight. “I’m engaged.”
At first, I thought he was joking. I let out a nervous laugh.
“I’m serious,” he continued. “I never meant for this to happen, but I have to end things between us.”
I felt like someone had knocked the air out of me. My hands shook as I gripped the phone.
“You were going to MARRY someone else this whole time?!” I shouted.
“It wasn’t like that!” he tried to argue, but what followed was a chaotic blur of yelling, accusations, and heartbreak. He hung up without even apologizing.
For days, I was in a daze. My mind raced between grief and rage. I wasn’t just hurt—I felt humiliated. Had I been nothing but a fling? A distraction?
Then, an idea formed in my mind. He had deceived me. Lied to me. Hid his real life. But I wasn’t going to let him walk away unscathed.
The Hunt for the Truth
The problem was, Ethan had been careful. He never let me see his ID, said he had no social media, and even claimed he worked in a different city than where I was supposed to move. His last name? A lie.
But I wasn’t about to give up.
I went through our old photos, picked the best one, and used a reverse image search. After several dead ends, I finally found a match. A Facebook account—private, but his profile picture was unmistakable.
His real last name was Henderson. He didn’t work in a faraway city. Just a couple of hours away by car. And most importantly—his wedding was in two weeks.
That was when I knew exactly how I was going to get my revenge.
The Wedding Gift
I spent the next few days gathering everything: screenshots of our messages, old pictures, even receipts from the dates he had taken me on—all timestamped perfectly within his “engagement.”
Then I waited.
On the morning of his wedding, I dressed carefully. A simple black dress, elegant but understated. I wasn’t there to cause a dramatic scene, just to deliver the truth where it belonged.
The venue was a beautiful countryside estate. Dozens of guests were already seated as I arrived, pretending to be another attendee. When I spotted her—the bride—my stomach twisted.
She looked radiant, completely unaware of the man she was about to marry. I felt a twinge of guilt, but it was quickly overshadowed by the memory of my own heartbreak.
I made my way toward the bridesmaids, introducing myself as “an old friend of Ethan’s.” One of them, a bubbly girl with curls, smiled. “Oh my God! You have to say hi to Sarah before the ceremony!”
Sarah. Her name was Sarah.
That’s when my opportunity presented itself. One of the bridesmaids handed Sarah her phone to check something, and without thinking twice, I leaned in.
“Congratulations, Sarah,” I said, smiling sweetly. “I know today’s a big day, so I won’t take much of your time. I just wanted to make sure you saw this before you say ‘I do.’”
I handed her the envelope. Inside were the screenshots, the photos, and a single note:
“Ask Ethan about me.”
Then, before she could open it, I stepped back and walked away.
The Fallout
I didn’t stay for the explosion, but I knew it came. Later that evening, my phone buzzed. A message from an unknown number.
“You ruined everything.”
Ethan.
I didn’t reply. Instead, I blocked the number and deleted it.
A few days later, I found out from a mutual acquaintance that the wedding had been called off at the altar. Sarah had read the letter, confronted Ethan, and when he tried to lie his way out of it, she turned to her family, handed them the evidence, and walked out.
Ethan’s business reputation took a hit, too—turns out, some of his colleagues were at the wedding. People don’t trust a man who can lie so convincingly.
And me? I felt free.
It wasn’t just about revenge—it was about justice. Ethan had played me, but in the end, he lost everything. And as I plated a fresh carbonara at work that night, I realized something.
I wasn’t just a side story in someone else’s life.
I was the main character of my own.
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