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English · Contemporary

Both Husbands Chose My Best Friend

Right after we finished getting our marriage certificate, Dylan suddenly spoke up: "I cheated on you." He pointed at the passenger seat, his smile cruel: "Yesterday she sat right here and kissed me. She wore something really sexy, and I…

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English · Contemporary

I Skipped My Wife’s Funeral

My wife Bruna, whom I'd loved for ten years, died in a car accident. I completely ignored the barrage of phone calls. Instead, I went to a bar with my childhood friend Gina to drink and party. I didn't even attend Bruna's funeral. The…

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English · Contemporary

Fined for Bathroom Breaks

I was docked down to $3,500 from my usual $20,000 salary because I spent a few minutes in the bathroom during work hours. When I went to my boss to argue for fairness, she acted impartial on the surface but spoke with veiled…

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English · Contemporary

Forced to Adopt His Affair Baby

My husband, Ethan Foster, was photographed at a maternity center. Every media outlet was speculating about who the mother of the Foster Group CEO's illegitimate child could be. I just stared at my phone with a blank expression and…

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English · Contemporary

Her Loss Became My Fortune

My sister Nina came home from a blind date and slammed the door, absolutely furious. "What trash! His salary isn't even half of mine, and he had the nerve to tell me to stay local, get married this year, and have a baby next year. Going…

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English · Contemporary

Millions for Her, Not Our Son

My billionaire husband, Finley Anderson, spent tens of millions on an art graduation exhibition for the college student he'd been sponsoring for two years, yet refused to pay twenty thousand dollars for our son's medical…

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English · Contemporary

The Intern Who Didn’t Pay

On April Fool's Day, my supervisor suddenly posted an announcement in the company group chat. "Our new intern, Hazel Matthews, is treating us all to dinner at the new restaurant!" I was too busy to notice the messages in the group…

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English · Contemporary

When My Husband Chose His Sister

I married into the Miller family in my third year when my husband, Ethan Miller, got into a car accident. His life was saved, but the doctor said he injured his lower body and could no longer have children. When I heard the news, my…

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English · Contemporary

My Boyfriend's Secret Family

Two kids in my class got into an argument and started fighting. I got pushed to the ground by one of them. I had no choice but to call both children's parents in. After the two mothers arrived, things got even more heated. Clutching my…

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English · Contemporary

My Boyfriend's Buddy Washes His Underwear

My boyfriend lost a game of Truth or Dare and was asked about his underwear color. His female friend Jennifer immediately answered: "Red!" Then Jennifer patted my shoulder: "We're just good friends. He doesn't see me as a woman. I…

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English · Contemporary

The Wealth System's Heiress

My sister and I saved an old man. To repay us, he gave us two systems. One system was called "Wealth," and the other was called "Beauty." In my previous life, my sister Gianna rushed to choose Wealth. She said she had to become rich…

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English · Contemporary

A Wedding Invite from My Dead Ex

My boyfriend, who died three years ago, sent me a wedding invitation. He'd even changed his Ins profile picture to a couple's photo and made a post. In the picture, he was holding Ina's hand and kissing her forehead. For a moment, I…

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English · Contemporary

Seven Days to Leave My Marriage

My wife suddenly arranged a seven-day trip to Scandinavia for me. I thought she had finally learned to be considerate, but I accidentally overheard her conversation with our son. "Mom, if you marry Uncle Osman, what about Dad?" My…

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English · Contemporary

An Inheritance of Silence

My mother had my kidney taken for her adopted daughter, then let that same adopted daughter pull my father's oxygen tube. I was thrown out of the house and ended up at a spa, massaging clients' feet just to scrape together enough money…

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English · Contemporary

The Girl Who Ran Alone

When I weighed 180 pounds, I fell for Ethan. Sarah weighed 98 pounds. His eyes lit up when he looked at her. When he looked at me, there was only polite avoidance. I started running, lifting weights, dieting. When I hit 130, he…

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English · Contemporary

One Sip of Water, One Year of Punishment

On the first day of school, my daughter was punished for taking a sip of water in class. The teacher ordered her to buy snacks for the entire school for a whole year. My daughter was terrified, crying hysterically and apologizing…

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English · Contemporary

Allergic to Scumbags

I'm severely allergic to peanuts. My husband knows this well—he even makes a point to remind the chef whenever we eat out at restaurants. But at a company gathering, his female assistant brought a bag of peanuts from her hometown to…

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English · Contemporary

From Bankruptcy to a New Bride

The day before my wedding, my company went bankrupt. Before I even made it home, I received photos of my fiancée Tillman in bed with her uncle Harvey—cheating on me in my own bedroom. I immediately made a FaceTime call. "Did Harvey…

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English · Contemporary

When Love Became My Coffin

On April Fools' Day, my boyfriend said he wanted to propose to me in a haunted house. But the moment I stepped inside, he yanked out all the electrical switches and locked the door from the outside. The claustrophobia from my…

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English · Contemporary

The Mafia’s Lost Bride

On my wedding day, Ethan Cross bombed the hotel to stop the ceremony. He dug me out of the rubble with his bare hands. Looking at me with my lost memories, he hid the wild joy in his eyes and said in a trembling voice that he was my…

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English · Contemporary

She Stole Every Man I Loved

My best friend was a professional "relationship tester." She said she was afraid I would get hurt by scumbags, so every time I dated someone, she would disguise herself as their ideal type and seduce them into bed. Every single time,…

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English · Contemporary

My Son Betrayed Me

My son got a girlfriend who's ten years older than him, divorced, and has a five-year-old son. Of course I didn't approve. I strongly opposed it, but my son went on a hunger strike for a week, threatening to die. Watching my son grow…

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English · Contemporary

I Went Undercover at My Company

I went undercover to work at a company under my family's corporation. I didn't expect to run into Sophia Smith, a manager who worships men and despises women. I was trembling from menstrual cramps and went to ask her for leave. Sophia…

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English · Contemporary

Her Death Countdown Was Actually Mine

Everyone in the family could see the countdown above my sister Stella's head. They all knew she would die on her sixteenth birthday. So Stella became the most precious person in this household. The delicious snacks were hers, the…

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