Contemporary stories
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My dad died a hero when I was six, saving someone's life.
Grandma's health was failing, and debt collectors kept showing up at our door.
But no matter how poor and tough life got, my mom never remarried.
She always said my dad was a…
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English · Contemporary
It was the company's year-end dinner, and everyone was allowed to order one favorite dish.
When my turn came, Derek, the new intern, snatched the menu from my hands.
"That's enough. No more orders."
I ignored him and looked at the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Reunited with my birth parents for three months, our family went broke.
Caroline and Robert took Isabella, my adopted sister, to work in another city. Before they left, they only gave me three hundred dollars and told me to wait at…
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English · Contemporary
On my eighteenth birthday, I spent 7 hundred dollars I'd painstakingly earned from my part-time job.
I invited my parents and brother to a French restaurant.
But, in the end, they stood me up.
They went to Disneyland with my adopted…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
And for the sake of exposing the traitor in the police force, I, Adam, single-handedly charged onto the drug lord's speedboat and detonated the explosives.
But Mark, the captain I respected most, told the media I was a traitor.
My…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The moment I asked for a divorce, Brandon Hayes's mistress slapped me hard across the face.
She sneered:
"Brandon is just too soft-hearted, letting a low-class nightclub dancer like you continue to be his wife."
Brandon's sister,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My stepsister, who’d been paralyzed for six years, suddenly had a swollen belly.
I picked up my phone to call the police, but my father grabbed my hand.
“Seraphina, that’s your baby too!”
My husband, Kalan Vance, stood silently…
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English · Contemporary
The takeaway joint downstairs from my apartment was expensive, but the food was delicious.
I ordered from there almost every day.
At first, they'd pack exactly what I asked for.
Then, if I asked for $30 worth, they'd pack $50. If I…
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English · Contemporary
On our third wedding anniversary, I tricked Sera into signing the divorce papers.
The doctor had just told me I had terminal stomach cancer and only three months to live.
Sera just thought I was being difficult.
Annoyed, she signed,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My boyfriend, Julian, lives for his work. These days, his lab bench sees him more than I do.
He vowed to marry me the day he found a cure for Alzheimer’s.
Seven years later, his company has gone public. His research, however, remains…
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English · Contemporary
Fresh out of college, I decided to move in with three of my roommates.
The apartment was mine, right in the heart of the city and a short walk from my office-a world away from the dump they'd been sharing out in the suburbs.
For three…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My boss went on a business trip for a month, leaving his girlfriend in charge of the company.
She immediately accused me of being late and docked my entire $100,000 commission.
Even my $48 taxi reimbursement request? Rejected!
When I…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My Christmas vacation was meticulously planned, but my boyfriend kept complaining about my spending.
To save money, he actually put me up for "auction starting at one dollar" on a travel companion app.
Whoever bid the highest would…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On our wedding anniversary, my husband personally sent me into the operating room.
He knew I had already died twice.
He also knew I could come back one more time.
So when his white moonlight needed a heart, he chose me without…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My girlfriend made me hand over everything I’d accomplished to her first love.
I even gave him the CEO title.
Not because I was foolish,
but because I knew one thing for sure—
he couldn’t handle it.
Without me, they…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The day I found out I was pregnant, Julian deliberately drove the car off a cliff.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back in my college days.
Only then did I understand—
from beginning to end, the person in his heart had always been…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was his lawful wife,
yet every dollar I spent had to be approved by his secretary first.
Living expenses required authorization.
Purchases had to be registered.
When my father was rushed into the ICU,
I wasn’t even allowed to sign…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Three days after getting terminated, I still walked into the company’s conference room.
My ex‑girlfriend, Skyler, looked me over with open contempt.
“Carter, given your current situation, you don’t even belong in this room.”
She…
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English · Contemporary
My employees dragged my name through the mud online, calling me a cheapskate for only giving out $1,000 gift cards for Christmas.
But that $1,000 gift card was their own choice, determined by a vote.
What I had originally prepared was a…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
My brother and I woke up, back on the day our parents divorced.
In my past life, my brother chose our mom, a corporate executive, abandoning our dad, a painter lost in his art.
Mom, after remarrying, poured all her energy into her new…
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English · Contemporary
The day Chloe and I agreed to move to the same city, I never showed up.
She probably still can't figure out what happened.
I just went back to my hometown to pack, and suddenly I was gone, completely off the grid.
A few days later, I…
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English · Contemporary
Everyone in the company got a $300,000 year-end bonus. Everyone but me. I got three grand.
Victor Thorne, my manager, clapped me on the shoulder, a condescending smirk on his face. "Ava, young people shouldn't focus so much on money.…
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English · Contemporary · School
Packages and food deliveries had been disappearing from the school dorms, mine included. I had no idea who the thief was.
So I spiked my next order with "special ingredients." When it was stolen too, I couldn't help but smile.
That…
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English · Contemporary
Before our anniversary trip, my husband, Liam Hayes, ignored my protests and insisted on bringing his female assistant.
His excuse? Work couldn't wait.
The first night, I'd just slipped into some seductive nightwear when his assistant…
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