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English · Contemporary · Fantasy
My husband who never liked pets suddenly adopted a stray cat.
He said he could hear the cat's thoughts, and that it had come to repay a debt of gratitude by helping him become a billionaire.
He named the cat Bella.
"Bella says that…
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English · Contemporary
I had been married to Ethan Cole for one month when he was diagnosed with ALS.
The doctor said his muscles would gradually atrophy until respiratory failure.
I told him to quit his job, and I worked four jobs a day myself, so…
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English · Contemporary
In my past life, my husband and best friend secretly changed our vacation plans.
They knew I had a severe fear of deep water, yet they still took me diving.
I wanted to refuse, but they said this would help me overcome my phobia.
One…
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English · Contemporary
The day my son was taken by human traffickers, I ran after them like a madwoman.
I never expected the kidnapper to strike the back of my head so hard that my mental capacity regressed to that of a toddler.
From then on, I—once an…
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English · Contemporary
My brother was born evil. He's been trying to kill me since we were kids.
When he was five, he threw a lit lighter at me. Half my face was disfigured, my sweat glands permanently destroyed. The burning, itching pain never stops.
When…
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English · Contemporary
The day I died was my mom's birthday.
She had, for once, saved me a really big piece of cake.
I floated in front of that cake, ghostly and hungry, taking a longing sniff.
But the next second, the cake was handed to my sister…
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English · Contemporary
My daughter clung to my leg, crying because she wanted a ten-dollar toy.
My husband didn't even glance at her. "Don't spoil her," he said coldly. "It's a waste of money."
I swallowed my heartache and had just calmed her down when my…
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English · Contemporary
The fake heiress was allergic to lies—whenever she heard one, she'd sneeze and break out in hives.
The day I was brought back, the fake heiress's whole body swelled up red, tears and snot streaming down her face.
From that moment on,…
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English · Contemporary
Just after transferring schools, the popular girl Valerie came crying to the teacher, claiming I was mentally disturbed and had been secretly photographing her in the women's restroom.
When the Dean of Students arrived, she pointed at…
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English · Contemporary
At the company's annual gala, my wife Mira had already prepared the grand prize for our top salesperson:
A villa, a Porsche, and a hundred thousand in cash...
I half-joked, "Mira, why don't you just give him my company while you're at…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Valentine's night, I bought a sexy dress, put on exquisite makeup, and went to the bar to meet my husband.
But I accidentally overheard his buddies asking him:
"Wyatt, we pretend to be you and take turns holding hands and kissing your…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
To murder my husband Ethan, I spent a full year preparing.
I smiled as I sent my husband off on his mountain expedition.
I had secretly swapped his GPS for a model that would never send out a signal, ensuring he'd disappear forever in…
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English · Contemporary
New Year's Eve. I was thrown out of the hospital.
Snow was falling heavily outside.
My father's sponsored student posted on Instagram:
"Thank you, Dr. Bennett, for giving the only ICU bed to my mom."
I thought she was just showing…
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English · Contemporary
I received my January paycheck—only 600 dollars.
When I went to the finance department, she gloated:
"The Manager Logan said you've been working overtime every day and using the company's electricity, wasting public resources.…
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English · Contemporary
On the morning of New Year's Day, I had prepared gifts for my in-laws, but I waited forever for Lucas to pick me up.
Bored out of my mind, I scrolled through Ins and saw that his secretary, Leah, had just posted an update:
"Mr. Reed…
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English · Contemporary
My wife Eva was lying on my operating table, pregnant with her first love's child for the eighth time.
This time, I didn't lose control like the previous seven times.
Instead, I calmly sutured her wounds and explained the…
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English · Contemporary
I was working overtime until late at night before Christmas when I came across a trending Ins post about managing employees.
One comment stood out like a sore thumb.
[My husband's got a brilliant strategy. He's the company CEO, and he…
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English · Contemporary
The new intern loves calling my husband Nathan "Daddy."
"Daddy, I got my period. Buy me some pads."
"Daddy, I can't fasten my bra. Help me."
"Daddy, why aren't you wearing my hair tie on your wrist? As punishment, you have to wear…
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English · Contemporary
At my twenty-fourth birthday party, I simply offered Marta—the impoverished student my fiancé Andre had been sponsoring—a glass of wine, and she miscarried.
That day, I discovered they'd been having an affair all along.
I insisted on…
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English · Contemporary
After half an hour of sex, Torres handed me a birth control pill, as usual.
"Take it now. Don't cause me any trouble."
I took it and swallowed it skillfully.
"This is the 150th time. You promised that after I took 150 pills, you'd…
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English · Contemporary
I'm very rich.
My dad always says there's no problem in this world that money can't solve.
And if there is, it just means you don't have enough of it.
But my boyfriend Damien Hayes is an exception.
When I pick him up in my sports car,…
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English · Contemporary
Everyone knew that the most important thing in Marcus Smith's life was scientific research.
He promised that as soon as he won the Lincoln Research Award, he would marry me immediately.
For this, I waited for him ten years.
During the…
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English · Contemporary
I'd been married for three years, and my husband remembered every single one of my periods, knew all my dislikes and preferences by heart.
Until his childhood sweetheart, Aria Smith, brought me chestnuts from her hometown.
Morning…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was fifteen when my mom died on a rainy night, chasing after my sister who'd run off to elope.
Outside the emergency room, I stared daggers at my sister—standing there in a mud-stained wedding dress, soaked to the bone.
She'd…
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