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English · Contemporary

A Rumor Before the Ring

This year, Liam and I planned to get engaged, so on New Year's Eve, I went home with him. Many relatives and friends came for dinner. At the table, one of Liam's good friends suddenly greeted me. "Hey, aren't you the number 18…

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English · Contemporary

My Klepto Mom Made Me Her Scapegoat

My mom, Brenda, has kleptomania. She just can't resist stealing. But she's terrified of getting caught, so she's always used me as her scapegoat. When I was little, she'd stuff candies from the grocery store into my pockets. When the…

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English · Romance · Contemporary

She Asked for a Dress, I Took the Estate

I supported my husband's startup for 10 years, but when his company went public and threw a celebration banquet, he refused to bring me. Before leaving, he reassured me: "You stay home and take care of the kids. Once I'm done with all…

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English · Romance · Contemporary

Mistaken Identity, Deliberate Humiliation

On New Year's Eve, my in-laws returned from abroad to have dinner at our house. But the housekeeper only prepared two plates of cold shrimp,and this was after I'd specifically reminded her that Sophie was allergic to shellfish. The…

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English · Contemporary

His Mistress's Kid Called Me Homewrecker

The day before my wedding, my fiancé got drunk. On the drive home, he mistook me for my best friend. "Claire, don't bring the kid to the wedding tomorrow. We can't let Rowena find out about our child yet." I slammed on the brakes.…

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English · Contemporary

Siren for His Mistress, Silence for His Wife

On my way to a prenatal checkup, I got caught in a massive snowstorm. Eight months pregnant, I was trapped on the highway when my water suddenly broke. I immediately called my husband, a traffic police captain. But he barked into the…

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English · Romance · Contemporary

Dying on the Road to Reunion

I'm the middle child in my family, the invisible one nobody ever sees. My older brother Marcus and younger sister Lily's birthdays are marked on the calendar, but Mom and Dad can never remember mine. Marcus and Lily always have new…

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English · Contemporary

Two Memories One Ending

After a car accident, my wife lost her memory and fell in love with the man who took her to the hospital. Three years later, she demanded I leave the marriage with nothing, claiming she was pregnant with her lover's child. I…

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English · Romance · Contemporary

Grinding on My Wife, Wedding Eve Excuse

My wife's male best friend lost a game and was dared to choose a woman present to grind against face-to-face for ten seconds. Without hesitation, he chose my wife. "We're most familiar with this position, aren't we?" I froze,…

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English · Contemporary

Blocked by His Girlfriend at My Own Company

I stopped by my brother's company to drop off some documents, only to get stopped at the entrance by a woman I didn't recognize. "I'm here to see Cameron White. I'm his sister," I explained calmly. She scoffed. "Since when does he…

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English · Contemporary

They Waited for Me to Beg

After I insisted on divorce, my ex-wife suddenly became a millionaire and got together with my best friend. Meanwhile, I ended up working three jobs a day as a waiter. When we met again, it was at an upscale club. My friend said with…

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English · Contemporary

He Got a Substitute, I Got His Money

Everyone in our circle knew I was a professional gold digger. I married Holt Sterling purely for his money. He treated me like a substitute for his true love, and I treated him like an ATM. Then Holt's first love—his stepsister—came…

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English · Contemporary

Runaway Bride, Rolling in Cash

I'm the illegitimate daughter the Sullivan family keeps hidden—a dirty secret whose only value is to marry into the Garrett family in my sister's place, to that man rumored to be violent and wheelchair-bound. At the wedding, when the…

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English · Contemporary

From Caged Plaything to Gone in Three Days

At the welcome-home banquet for his first love, Ashton made me drink an entire glass of liquor just to make her happy. I was pregnant, and the pain in my abdomen was unbearable. Blood stained my white dress. But he was too busy…

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English · Contemporary

8-Months Pregnant, Stranded on the Highway

New Year's Eve, my husband drove me—eight months pregnant—back to his hometown. When we hit traffic, he suddenly pulled the car over to the side of the road. "Get out!" I didn't process what he said. "What?" He stared straight ahead,…

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English · Contemporary

For Fairness, She Let Me Die

During a zombie clearing mission, I got infected protecting my team. My girlfriend, Chloe, who was also our captain, used "fairness" as an excuse to give the only antidote to a team member who'd snuck out and gotten infected. Her eyes…

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English · Romance · Contemporary

Dead Husband at My Son’s Wedding

When I was young, my husband died in an accident. I became a high-rise window cleaner, risking my neck daily, dangling hundreds of feet in the air, sacrificing everything to put my son through school. After thirty years of relentless…

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English · Contemporary

My Sister Wants My Boyfriend

My sister Scarlett has always had this thing about taking what's mine—started when we were kids and never stopped. When we were little, she pointed at my trophy and spoke her first real sentence. "I want it." Before I could even…

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English · Contemporary

70 Pounds of Guilt

After developing anorexia, my weight plummeted from 120 pounds to a terrifying 70 pounds. Mom and Dad poured everything into my treatment, bringing home boxes of outrageously expensive supplements and tonics. Before long, our savings…

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English · Romance · Contemporary

Burying the Past, Buying My Future

Five years after I severed ties with my family, I finally earned enough money to buy an apartment by moving bodies. While waiting for my paycheck, I ran straight into my brother, Brandon. He was there to pick out a burial plot for…

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English · Contemporary

He Got Her Pregnant, So I Wed Another

The night before my wedding, Liam Caldwell's adopted sister, Chloe, suddenly turned pale and nauseous. He frantically scooped her up and rushed her to the hospital. Half an hour later, my phone rang. "She's pregnant," Liam's voice was…

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English · Contemporary

My Ex's Mistress Was My Emergency Patient

The day I had my traumatic delivery, Damon Thorne was globe-trotting with his mistress. When he finally came back, he just handed me divorce papers. "Sign them, Ashley. I specifically waited until you recovered before bringing up the…

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English · Contemporary

The Son He Didn’t Recognize

My dad, Commander Grant, was a rescue team captain. He was leading his crew on a training expedition in the snowy mountains when they stumbled upon human remains, half-buried in a snowdrift. After reporting it to the police, his first…

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English · Contemporary

She Jumped, I’m Next

It was the tenth year since Chloe, my best friend, and I transmigrated to this world. She told me that if she died, she could return to our original world. With those words, she jumped from the top of a skyscraper. Blood splattered…

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