Pregnant runaway bride 'left her new husband two days after marrying him and now refuses to return $72,000 in gifts and jewelry from wedding' A jilted lover is suing his pregnant ex-fiancée for the $72,000 worth of jewellery and cash she allegedly stole after she ditched him. Brooklyn resident Kevin Li wants everything back from his runaway bride Amy Chan- including a $24,000 engagement ring, checks written to them by relatives, and baubles given to the couple ahead of their big day. The couple had planned to marry after Chan discovered she was expecting, but they weren't legally wed, as the bride-to-be thought it might damage her chances of buying her dream apartment. Cash cow: Brooklyn resident Kevin Li is suing his ex-fiancee for $72,000 he claims she took from their recent nuptials According to the New York Post, Li, who lives in Bay Ridge, is suing his fiancée for the damages. He told the Post that though they weren't legally married, they held a ceremony at a dim sum restaurant in Chinatown with around 100 people, including friends and family. Li entrusted all of the gifts to Chan's mother for safekeeping - but claims he never saw them again. Two days after the "wedding," Chan, 33, spent the night at her parents" apartment, but failed to return afterward. Put a ring on it: Li also wants his $24,000, two-carat engagement ring back (file photo) Li claims that Chan then cut off all contact with her new husband, dodging his phone calls and texts. Li claims that along with various pieces of jewellery, Chan has held onto the $24,000 engagement ring and the $36,500 "betrothal fee" he paid to Chan's mother. Speaking with the Post, Chan said that her ex-fiance is "lying." "He's a devil," she added, saying that it was he who cut off communication and has proved to be a less than stellar father to their twin boys.