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English · Contemporary
My wife Rachel had just given birth not long ago, and she was rushing off to the gym.
"I ruined my body giving you a child, and you won't even let me go to the gym?"
Ignoring my attempts to stop her, Rachel slammed the door and…
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English · Contemporary
Before my best friend Joel's wedding, I gave him a box of intimate toys as a gift.
He laughed and asked me, "Aren't you worried the bride won't be able to handle it tonight?"
My girlfriend Kelly stood nearby, forcing an awkward…
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English · Contemporary
I'm a professional bridesmaid. At a wedding, the bride asked me to share a love story.
I immediately said: "My husband and I got married after knowing each other for only six months. Besides my parents, he's the person who loves and…
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English · Contemporary
My wife is very disciplined.
She wakes up on time every day, eats on time, and goes to bed on time.
She even demands that the number of times we have sex each month must be exact—no deviations allowed.
When I'm exhausted and refuse…
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English · Contemporary
After my billionaire parents brought me and my twin brother Mueller back home, my brother, who had always matched my grades, threw away his books and started living a life of extravagance.
Seeing that I still studied diligently, he…
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English · Contemporary
I ran into my wife Judy and her assistant Liam having sex in a BMW downstairs from the company.
Watching the shaking, heaving car body, I sneered and floored the gas pedal, ramming straight into it.
They were so scared they didn't…
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English · Contemporary
Holt told me not to come to his family dinner.
His reason: "You spend all day in the morgue. You reek. My mom can't stand it."
I'd already taken vacation days and booked my flight. I was planning to travel alone and clear my…
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English · Contemporary
I woke up in the hospital, and a man in a sharp suit was sitting by my bed.
I asked politely, "Excuse me, sir, am I here to interview for a nanny position at your home?"
His face went pale. "What did you say?"
I got a bit nervous. "I'm…
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English · Contemporary
A New York tycoon named Holden Lancaster sponsored two poor students.
One was the pure and innocent Charlotte Shaw.
The other was me—beautiful on the outside, but supposedly brainless.
The difference was that the former was someone he…
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English · Contemporary
I’ve been married twice. Before marrying Ethan Grant, I explained to him:
“The first marriage was to help my childhood friend Xavier Cole fight for his inheritance.”
“The second marriage was to help my good friend Mason Steele avoid…
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English · Contemporary
I went to the school to conduct an investigation and stopped by the cafeteria for lunch.
I saw a male student who had only gotten free soup, so I casually got him a lunch.
Someone nearby whispered, "Isn't that our school's top…
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English · Contemporary
"Sasha, just sign it."
A termination notice was pushed in front of me by a greasy hand.
I didn't move.
My gaze traveled past my boss, Richard Wade, and landed on the sofa across from me.
The new intern, Lily Clarke, was burying her…
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English · Contemporary
Professor Robert complained that I never spoke up in class, unlike Bella from the other group who was so charming and well-liked.
To force me, he set a rule: every group meeting presentation had to exceed eighty decibels, or he…
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English · Contemporary
When my first love, Costa, showed up at my door soaking wet and blind in one eye, I suddenly understood why Louis had brought his childhood friend Amanda—who had heart problems—into our home to take care of her.
The destructive power…
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English · Contemporary
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On April Fools' Day, I received a promotion email.
I thought my five years of hard work had finally paid off—I was finally being promoted to Sales Director.
Full of joy, I moved my belongings to the door of my new private…
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English · Contemporary
On the third day after my C-section, the baby and I checked into the premium postpartum care center I'd reserved in advance.
Worried about the cost, I gently suggested to my husband Santiago that we could just hire a nanny to take care…
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English · Contemporary
In the third year of our long-distance relationship, I secretly transferred to a hospital in Silva's city without telling him.
But on my first day at work, he became the first patient's family member I received.
"Doctor, my wife has…
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English · Contemporary
My husband Jason had weak sperm.
After our eighteenth round of IVF, I finally got pregnant.
I came home with my eight-week ultrasound report, overjoyed, only to find my mother-in-law Margaret with a dark expression.
"This baby can't…
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English · Contemporary
My husband is the top gynecologist in the city, but he vanished for three days and three nights to care for his secretary who claimed to have depression while I was hemorrhaging during childbirth.
Later, intimate photos of the two of…
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English · Contemporary
When I found out my husband Jones's terminal cancer diagnosis was a mistake, I breathed a sigh of relief.
But when I got home to tell him the good news, he handed me divorce papers instead.
"I've settled for you my whole life. Now…
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English · Contemporary
I had just given birth when my husband Matthias tossed me a bundle of cash.
I stared at him in confusion:
"Why are you giving me money? Where's the baby?"
He avoided my gaze, but his stepmother Rachel smiled:
"Matthias already gave…
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English · Contemporary
I scrolled through a parenting blogger's video:
"Usually, when I want to check her diary or look through her chat history, she acts like I'm asking for her life!"
"But ever since I became her online boyfriend, she's been telling me…
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English · Contemporary
I had been dating Sebastian for ten years.
He proposed seven times.
The first time, my dad was in the ICU.
I refused.
The second time, my mom was entangled in a lawsuit.
I refused again.
Later, after both my parents passed away…
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English · Contemporary
On April Fool's Day, our family went out for a trip. As we walked, I suddenly realized our daughter had disappeared.
I frantically called the police. The moment the officers arrived and I began explaining the situation, my…
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