I’ve been a flight attendant long enough to know all types of passengers, but nothing could prepare me for the couple in business class. He was smug and dismissive, snapping his fingers at me like I was a servant, while she was a beautiful, younger woman used to luxury. After the flight, I thought I’d never see them again—until I walked into my mom’s house to meet her new fiancé… and there he was, the same man from 3B, holding my mom’s hand. When I tried to warn her about his behavior, she dismissed it, refusing to believe he wasn’t who he seemed.

Determined to protect her, I teamed up with the woman from the flight, Isabella, to gather evidence against Edwin. We set him up by meeting him at a restaurant where I, disguised as a waitress, swapped his phone and uncovered a trail of lies and scams. After a confrontation at a police station and a week of undercover work, we sent messages to warn other women about him. The plan culminated on his wedding day, when dozens of women exposed him at the altar, and he was arrested. My mom may not have forgiven me, but I knew I had saved her from a man who was nothing but trouble.