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A man in Singapore has lost a
case to get back hundreds of thousands of dollars of
that he had showered on his ex-girlfriend. The man, Mr X, is a company CEO. His ex, Ms Y, was a flight attendant. The two met during a
in 2019. Mr X became besotted with Ms Y and started giving her
gifts to win her
. He said he also gave her cash "loans". The court said the value of the
and additional loans amounted to $369,200. The presiding
said that Mr X had "displayed a
pattern of showering [Ms Y] with lavish gifts". The judge said there had been no
that Ms Y would have to repay any of the
or return the gifts.
