Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary · Thriller & mystery
The zombie outbreak began, and my new husband Julian died right before my eyes, killed while trying to protect me.
I fled in panic, taking desperate refuge in a desolate, abandoned construction site.
But the very next day, my parents…
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English · Contemporary
Mason broke up with me again.
This time, I packed my bags and moved out in a flash.
Day one: I canceled the wedding planner.
Day two: I turned off the automatic payments for his mother's treatment program.
Day three: I accepted my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Five years after my firefighter husband supposedly died saving me from a burning building, I accidentally walked in on him celebrating his child's birthday party with his childhood sweetheart.
Daniel froze when he saw me. His friends…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After the car accident, I saw words written by my long-deceased mother floating before my eyes.
"Baby, Declan slept with another woman before he married you!"
I was completely stunned.
Mother's words continued appearing before my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I came back from my business trip and found my five-year-old daughter Lily home alone, eating expired bread.
My heart broke. I rushed over and pulled her into my arms.
"Where's your dad?"
Lily started crying.
"Daddy's downstairs…
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English · Contemporary
The day my company went public, I got proof my fiancée was cheating.
A picture of her making out with a security guard in the parking lot.
Then I saw her latest Ins post:【Simple days are the best kind of happy.】
Attached was a photo:…
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English · Contemporary
After five years of marriage and two kids, I was left with C-section scars on my belly and loose skin.
Predictably, my CEO husband cheated on me with his young secretary.
Devastated and furious, I ran to my rich mom to cry my eyes…
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English · Contemporary
My parents and sister Maya died when their yacht exploded at sea. There were no survivors.
Staring at the empty house and mountains of debt,
I was absolutely heartbroken and ready to jump off the roof when a flood of cruel comments…
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English · Contemporary
When I was ten years old, my parents died on their way to pick up my brother from prison.
At the funeral home, I stared at the man kneeling by the caskets—my brother, just released after serving five years.
I rushed at him and shoved…
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English · Contemporary
After six years of marriage, my wife Vivian Williams suddenly posted on social media:
"Well, well—look who's here. Sore loser still won't admit it, wants a rematch?"
The photo showed a young guy in a skull-print tee, pouting with a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
When Iris ran for student representative, even though I wasn't running, my childhood friend Derek made everyone vote for me.
But he wasn't doing this because he liked me. He just wanted to get Iris's attention.
Once I even heard him…
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English · Contemporary
New Year's Eve, the ER buzzed.
A patient came in with a severely injured penis, bleeding heavily.
He was my best friend.
And the one who brought him? My fiancée, Chloe.
Her hands were drenched in blood, trembling as she clutched…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My husband Derek bought his secretary Bella a diamond-studded lingerie set.
Bella immediately posted on Ins to show off:
"My boss gave me a reward. I'll work even harder!"
I commented: "Work harder in bed?"
Derek called me right…
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English · Contemporary
I just found out I was pregnant.
Then I found out my husband was cheating.
But everyone in my life told me to forgive him.
My husband got on his knees and swore he'd never contact that woman again.
I swallowed my disgust and decided…
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English · Contemporary
Mom was a parenting influencer with a million followers.
She preached about raising children with freedom and respect for their natural instincts, yet she demanded I score perfect grades.
For every point less than 100%, she'd slap me…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The new secretary at the office has the same name as me, but she’s ten years younger.
During the company's annual health check, the medical staff mixed up our ages and gave me her HIV-positive test results by mistake.
When I found out…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was born bad. That's what my family's "psychic" black cat decided about me.
Mom always said the cat could sense people's true nature. Good hearts drew it close. Evil ones made it hiss and snarl.
When Jasmine—the girl my parents took…
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English · Contemporary
The first year I signed Marcus Thorne, he insisted on handing over all his earnings from acting for me to manage.
He said I was his most trusted agent, and he felt safe with me looking after his money.
But at the after-party celebrating…
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English · Contemporary
Married for seven years, my doctor husband, Liam, had missed every single one of my birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
The first year, his patient, Sophia, claimed she had a headache.
He ditched me in Hawaii and flew back…
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English · Contemporary
When I found out I was the billionaire’s illegitimate daughter, I raced over to meet my father, my heart pounding with excitement.
But when I arrived at Thorne Manor, I discovered 98 other illegitimate daughters already lined up,…
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English · Contemporary
Julian Blackwood's mistress set him a monthly KPI: at least 10 sexual encounters.
This month, he was too busy and only managed 9.
His mistress responded by going on a one-day hunger strike.
To appease her, Julian actually begged me to…
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English · Contemporary
At my male friend Daniel's engagement party, his phone suddenly got ninety-nine extremely explicit videos.
He freaked out, wanting to delete them, but his fiancée, Scarlett, snatched the phone right out of his hand.
Scarlett had always…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I bombed my SATs and didn't get into college. Meanwhile, my cousin Clara got accepted into an Ivy League.
When my professor mother heard the news, she was so furious she literally coughed up blood.
"If I'd known you'd turn out to be…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My husband's secretary has been spending wildly with my credit card, and she even called me a useless housewife at a French restaurant.
Furious, I froze that card, leaving her unable to pay the bill. The restaurant manager had her sent…
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