Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
My parents teamed up with my fiancé to sue me in court.
The charge was intentional assault. They wanted me locked up for ten years, plus compensation to my foster sister—my cornea for her missing eye.
In the courtroom, Dad pointed at me…
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English · Contemporary
After our housekeeper Shanna threw away the ring I'd custom-made for my husband, she dropped to her knees sobbing and apologizing:
"Mrs. Whitmore, I thought it was just an empty box. I had no idea there was a ring inside. I know I'm…
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English · Contemporary
Everything changed after my parents adopted Fiona Matthews.
My parents, my brother, my fiancé—even my own family—they all took her side.
And I went from being the beloved princess of the Summers family to someone everyone despised.
All…
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English · Contemporary
I lay on the delivery bed, my husband Ethan holding my hand.
"Just hang in there a little longer, Rebecca. Our baby will be born soon."
I was drenched in sweat from the pain, yet I still managed to give him a smile.
Until a nurse…
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English · Contemporary
My wife Vivian was raped and murdered. To avenge her, I stabbed the killer seven times in the abdomen and was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Three years later, I was released early. I tore up the succession contract my billionaire…
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English · Contemporary
I'm a traffic cop, but my wife Alice has been trying to get her driver's license for two years and still hasn't passed.
I always comforted her:
"It's okay if you don't pass. I'll be your driver for life."
One day, ten minutes before…
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English · Contemporary
I have a sex addiction.
When I got married, I found a man who was incredibly compatible with me in bed, thinking we'd have fun experimenting after the wedding.
But three months into our marriage, the number of times Crane and I had sex…
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English · Contemporary
The morning after I was brought back to the White family, Ruth stumbled out of my room with her clothes in disarray.
Her hair was a mess, her collar hanging open. In front of the entire family, she broke down crying:
"You bastard! I'm…
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English · Contemporary
When I was eight months pregnant, someone slipped me an abortion drug.
Blood pooled around me.
Sebastian drove through countless red lights, tears streaming down his face as he rushed me to the hospital.
He found the top…
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English · Contemporary
After my IVF treatment succeeded, I returned home with the child I'd worked so hard to conceive, hoping to surprise Ethan Quinn.
A friend kindly warned me that during my years abroad, a sultry secretary named Lily had appeared by…
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English · Contemporary
Mom always told me the outside world was fake and dirty, so she did everything to protect me.
She never allowed me to have any private space, do what I wanted, or even meet new people.
When I was ten, I secretly went to my desk mate's…
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English · Contemporary
After cleaning my mother-in-law Ruth's body, I scrolled across a post titled "What's the Ultimate Way to Spoil Your Wife?"
"Of course it's finding an old woman to keep at home to serve your parents~ My husband does exactly that. He…
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English · Contemporary
My husband is the city's ace crisis negotiator, having rescued countless hostages from criminals.
But when our daughter was kidnapped, his negotiation failed and the kidnappers killed her.
I collapsed on the floor clutching my…
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English · Contemporary
My fiancée's childhood friend, Derek Hayes, loved playing pranks.
The first time, he dyed my custom-tailored suit fluorescent green.
He blinked innocently.
"I just thought white was boring. Wanted to add some color for you."
The…
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English · Contemporary
Half a month before my wedding to Ethan Quinn, he invited his friends over to our house.
During the meal, Ethan kept touching my thigh under the table.
I thought he was deliberately flirting with me, which made me feel both shy and…
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English · Contemporary
My girlfriend smashed the engagement ring I gave her, looking at me with utter contempt. "A cheap piece of junk worth a few thousand bucks? You think that's going to lock me down?"
At the same time, Dylan Morrison, a rich trust fund…
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English · Contemporary
Every wedding anniversary, Liam Hayes would bring a different woman home, under the pretense of having me 'train' them.
On our tenth anniversary dinner, Liam brought back a bar server in a bunny costume.
"She doesn't have an evening…
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English · Contemporary · Fantasy
After getting laid off, I returned home to my hometown in defeat.
Suddenly, I heard a strange voice in my mind.
"Poor human. He was the first to rush into the fire and saved so many people, but he died the most horrible death. It's…
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English · Contemporary
On the day of my wedding to Declan, he ran away with his childhood sweetheart, Sylvie, and left the country.
Before he left, he made a point to explain:
"Sylvie wants a baby. I don't trust any other man to do it, so her child can only…
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English · Contemporary
I spent ten years supporting my husband through building his startup.
The company finally went public.
My husband, Adrian Crawford, sent over a custom-made million-dollar gown, wanting to take me to the gala.
But I couldn't even fit…
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English · Contemporary
On the day my wife gave birth, my mother and I accidentally overheard her conversation with her assistant outside the delivery room:
"Felix, I gave birth to twins with different fathers. This one with the birthmark on his hand is your…
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English · Contemporary
While participating in a reality show, my sister and I both fell into the water.
Without hesitation, my husband Holt jumped in and rescued my sister.
He held her with such concern and urgency, walking away without looking back.
I was…
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English · Contemporary
A young intern named Jade boasted about her hacking skills by sending out mass resignation letters in everyone's name.
The company group chat exploded instantly.
The boss, Marcus, posted a laughing emoji in the group: "Jade's got some…
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English · Contemporary
On my wedding day, my wife brought her lover to crash the ceremony.
She secretly showed me their intimate videos, and her lover mocked me, saying I wasn't as good as him in bed.
In my rage, I hit her lover.
But she joined forces with…
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