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English · Contemporary
Billionaire Ethan Foster used his own body to shield me from an out-of-control car.
He lay in a pool of blood, his suit soaked in red.
"Lana, now you owe me a life."
"You'll never be able to repay it in this lifetime."
He was the…
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English · Contemporary
The day the special police raided the scam operation, I was sitting on a small stool memorizing fraud scripts.
Captain Luke Reynolds snatched the phone from my hand, his voice sharp with anger.
"You could come and go freely. You even…
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English · Contemporary
The third floor of this mall was a ghost town when it first opened.
I was the first to sign a lease. I toughed it out for two years and built up the entire floor's traffic.
On weekends, the lines stretched all the way to the…
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English · Contemporary
When I got home from work, I noticed one of the spare keys on the table was missing.
I asked my husband Ethan about it.
He said he'd lost it.
In the shower, I spotted a strand of hair stuck to the drain.
Long, curly, wine-red.
My…
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English · Contemporary
My boyfriend's birthday—my first time staying over at his place.
In the middle of the night, while he was sound asleep, I got up for a drink and accidentally bumped his computer.
The screen lit up, showing an Instagram post visible only…
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English · Contemporary
My husband, Ethan Pierce, wants me to sign an infidelity agreement.
Article Three of the agreement: twelve opportunities to cheat per year, unused chances can be converted to cash.
I smiled and signed it.
From then on, I purchased…
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English · Contemporary
On the anniversary of my father's death, Mom and I went to pay our respects.
Mom suddenly wanted to place something inside Dad's urn.
But when the staff member brought out the urn, Mom and I froze instantly.
Because the photo on the…
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English · Contemporary
I married Sebastian White in my sister Isabelle's place seven years ago.
The day Isabelle returned to the country, she smiled at me and said, "Give me back my position as Mrs. White."
My parents knelt and begged me to step aside.
I…
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English · Contemporary
On my first day after passing the prosecutor's office background check,
my sister-in-law Lester's daughter Amy died horribly in my room.
When she was found, her lower body was covered in filth, and she had suffered a prolapsed…
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English · Contemporary
I was chatting enthusiastically with my classmate from Germany when Mom suddenly chimed in:
"What are you talking about?"
I froze.
Mom was indeed a housewife.
But in her youth, she had spent five years in Germany. Her German was…
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English · Contemporary
The third miscarriage. The anesthesia had just worn off, and I woke up groggy in the hospital bed.
I heard my husband Adrian's conversation with Lila drifting to my ears.
"Lila, don't worry. I've arranged everything. Natalie won't find…
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English · Contemporary
After my boyfriend Ethan Cross died in a car accident because of me, I remained unmarried until I turned thirty.
My parents and friends all urged me to move on.
Even he begged me in my dreams to look forward.
So I agreed to a blind…
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English · Contemporary
When I was eighteen, I witnessed my father sneaking into our young nanny's room late at night.
I knew right then — he had betrayed my mother.
But I didn't wake Mom.
Instead, I waited by the door until he came out.
I had a calm…
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English · Contemporary
"Who do you want to live with? Your father or your mother?" Mom asked me and my younger sister Lily on the day of the divorce.
In my past life, I chose Mom.
Dad was in a better financial situation, so following him would probably be…
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English · Contemporary
During my eight-month pregnancy checkup, the doctor told me that the baby in my belly only had one kidney.
Every year since then, I'd take my daughter to the hospital for follow-up examinations.
Today I brought her to the hospital as…
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English · Contemporary
My husband died unexpectedly, and I discovered a transfer record of 19 million dollars to his mistress on his backup phone.
Seven years of marriage, and I couldn't even bring myself to buy clothes over a hundred dollars.
I never…
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English · Contemporary
I chased my husband for ten years.
In the end, it was my six-year-old daughter who taught me to let go.
That evening at dinner, I tried talking to Ethan again.
"Ethan, want to take Daisy to the park on Saturday?"
He didn't look…
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English · Contemporary
While shopping at the supermarket with my three-year-old son, he suddenly called out "Daddy!" to a man's back.
I quickly covered my son's mouth.
"Sorry, sir..."
The man turned around.
When I saw his face clearly, the rest of my…
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English · Contemporary
When I was selecting wedding rings with my celebrity fiancée, paparazzi accidentally caught our silhouettes.
Wesley wasn't angry at all. Instead, she smiled.
"What's there to be afraid of? Let's just go public then."
After four years…
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English · Contemporary
I was born with a fortune-telling destiny, and my favorite thing to do is spend money. As a result, I attracted a female internet celebrity who became my devoted follower.
I was generous with her too, pouring money into making her an…
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English · Contemporary
When he promised me a bright future, his eyes held only me.
Back then we had nothing, cramming ourselves into a rented room to eat stale bread.
He held me and said, "When the company goes public, I'll marry you."
I stayed with him…
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English · Contemporary
While negotiating with an important client, I had my phone on silent all day.
Who knew that when I got back, I'd be stopped by my fiancée Livia's male secretary, Parker:
"You didn't reply 'received' in the work group chat today.…
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English · Contemporary
My girlfriend Lillian's entire family was taken hostage, and as SWAT team members, we headed out together for the rescue.
During the firefight, I took a bullet while covering Lillian.
Just as I was relieved that I was wearing a…
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English · Contemporary
My younger sister Ella had a rare disease.
The slightest touch would leave her covered in bruises, and a fall could shatter her bones completely.
She was our family's "porcelain doll."
Growing up, the words I heard most often were…
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