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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
I was arranged to marry into the billionaire Foster family, and my father's illegitimate daughter, Serena, was insanely jealous.
The day before the wedding, she drugged me and took my place as the bride who married into wealth.
When I…
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English · Contemporary
When my company went public, I received $60 million in shares and achieved financial freedom.
I went home and joked with my parents that I'd been laid off and was planning to move back home to live with them.
That same day, they…
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English · Contemporary
Tristan Cole, who insisted he would never marry, gave me a diamond ring on our eighth anniversary.
I thought he'd finally changed his mind and wanted to marry me.
Just as I was about to excitedly post it on Instagram, I saw a post his…
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English · Contemporary
Before my father-in-law's company, Vertex Corp., went public, it needed to raise capital.
I secretly injected fifty million dollars, just for Chloe's sake, becoming their biggest backer.
At the celebration dinner, after a few drinks,…
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English · Contemporary
The day I was released from prison, my brother Marcus's adopted sister, Chloe, held a live stream to welcome me home.
The camera was shoved right in my face.
"This is my older sister," Chloe announced, a sickeningly sweet smile on her…
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English · Contemporary
On the third year after my husband ran off with his mistress, Ethan Shaw suddenly came home.
I didn't rush up to curse him out, and our son showed no surprise whatsoever.
Ethan finally got the peace and quiet he'd always dreamed of.
At…
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English · Contemporary
On our wedding anniversary, my wife Clara was at a bar kissing a male model.
Her friends were even complaining on her behalf:
"Clara, you can't be such a pushover! You're already CEO—why don't you just dump that old man of yours?"
Clara…
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English · Contemporary
When I saw my husband Ryan and the intern Quinn having sex against the mirror in the company break room, I didn't burst in screaming and making a scene.
Instead, I went to the legal department, printed out divorce papers, and waited in…
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English · Contemporary
At my best friend's wedding, the bouquet fell into a bridesmaid's arms, then bounced and landed in mine.
Every eye in the room turned to my boyfriend, Ethan, and the crowd started chanting:
"Marry her! Marry her!"
The crowd pushed Ethan…
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English · Contemporary
When Mrs. Thompson called both Peyton and me to her office, the two kids were standing against the wall, faces marked with scratches and bruises.
He spoke first. "Long time no see."
I replied politely, "Long time no see."
Mrs.…
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English · Contemporary
The company was facing bankruptcy, and my husband asked for a divorce, wanting to shoulder all the debts alone.
I didn't agree. I worked eight jobs a day like a beast of burden, working from dawn to dusk to help him get through the…
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English · Contemporary
On New Year's Day, my childhood friend Paul asked for the passcode to my new house.
When I went to check on the place that weekend, I opened the door only to be shocked by over a dozen strangers inside.
Paul walked over to me with a…
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English · Contemporary
I was an excellent internal medicine doctor, but my mother Judy, who was the hospital director, promoted James—the son of her first love, John—to department head instead.
James secretly beat and verbally abused me, and even refused to…
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English · Contemporary
Every time my husband Ethan was about to leave the house, I would casually remind him:
"Remember to take the trash out."
But he always forgot.
Later, I discovered he was always helping our female neighbor Sophie take out her…
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English · Contemporary
On the first of every month, my mom would give me my living allowance based on my performance from the previous month.
"You can earn $20 for greeting your parents morning and night, but last month you only met the requirement for ten…
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English · Contemporary
On the third day of my business trip, a new female parent suddenly joined my son's parent chat group, which had been quiet for so long.
I clicked on the voice message, and an unfamiliar, sweet female voice played.
"Hello everyone, I'm…
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English · Contemporary
On the day of my fourth anniversary with Ethan Rivers, I stumbled upon a post online.
"My girlfriend's family went bankrupt. I want to break up. Does that make me a scumbag?"
The comments section was a mixed bag:
"Bankrupt? You…
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English · Contemporary
My wife and I are both liars.
She lied to me ninety-nine times, saying she'd forget her first love, but she never did.
And I only lied to her once—tricking her into signing the divorce papers.
Today is the last day of our divorce…
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English · Contemporary
At noon, I opened my lunch box in the office and found something shocking inside the container my wife, Emma, had packed for me—a pack of cigarettes and a condom.
She'd also added cilantro to the salad.
The moment I saw everything, a…
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English · Contemporary
Two passengers were having sex in the airplane bathroom during turbulence.
One of them passed out mid-act. As the aviation security officer on duty, I had no choice but to force the door open.
In the cramped space, the two of them…
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English · Contemporary
Just because I refused to pay the $300,000 wedding expenses for my sister Marta's son Thomas, Marta actually took me to court.
At the hearing, she wept bitterly:
"To put you through college, I worked everywhere, enduring nothing but…
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English · Contemporary
My best friend passed away when his wife Laura was eight months pregnant.
Laura said she didn't want her child to grow up without a father.
To repay my friend's life-saving grace, I became the child's father.
Laura loved her work, so…
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English · Contemporary
One month after my mother passed away, my father brought his mistress home.
I screamed and cried, grabbing a glass and hurling it at the woman and her daughter.
The scheming mistress cried, but clutched her head and leaned against my…
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English · Contemporary
When the ambulance rushed me to the hospital, the TV was flooded with coverage praising my parents' selfless virtue.
In front of the cameras, they proudly wrapped their arms around Kevin and turned to the reporters with beaming…
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