Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
The day I won the lottery, my biological parents, who abandoned me years ago, showed up at my door with my younger brother.
They asked if I could give the lottery ticket to Leo, my brother, as a wedding gift.
I readily agreed, wishing…
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English · Contemporary
My brother tried to kill me.
The moment my mom stepped forward to help him, I gave up fighting.
Later, he had plastic surgery to look exactly like me, and sat in my bedroom, waiting for my wife to return.
My parents hoped he and my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My free tutoring initiative, run in my spare time, helped half the kids in our neighborhood get into excellent middle schools.
But then, their parents put me on blast online, trashing me with "free stuff is garbage, she ruined our…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
In my last life, my best friend faked his death, forced his child on me, and stole eighteen years of my future.
This time, when he lay bleeding on the ground and begged me to save him, I didn’t expose his lie or call the police.
I…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
At the dinner table, I bent down to pick up my fork—and saw my brother’s hand shamelessly lodged between my girlfriend’s thighs.
He smiled. “Your current girlfriend has nice, slim legs. She’s mine.”
In front of me, he led her into a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Three years after I disappeared with every cent my first love had,
he stood at a banquet, holding another woman’s hand.
“This is my fiancée, Vivian.”
He looked radiant, powerful—
as if he had never lain on an operating table,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The day Jake Miller confessed to the pretty transfer student, everyone thought I would lose it and run over to cause a scene.
But I never showed, not even after it was all over.
Jake had no clue that right then, I was sitting on his…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I brought in fifty million in profit for the company in one year, yet during the third week of my boss’s business trip, I was fired on the spot by his mistress.
The reason was laughably simple—I showed up at ten.
She was sitting in…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After Clara, the sister our entire family had always been so proud of, died unexpectedly, my parents were utterly devastated, their cries tearing through the silence.
But I, Stella, stumbled upon Clara’s anonymous online post,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I poured ten years into Gaylen's life.
I personally guided him from a broke student to the CEO of a top corporation.
Nearing New Year's Eve, I discovered I was pregnant.
I carefully wrapped a bouquet of red roses, tucking the…
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English · Contemporary · School
My arrogant roommate, Brandon, got himself a wealthy girlfriend and has been targeting me ever since.
He didn't just steal my scholarship; he even rallied a whole crowd to cyberbully me.
"Look at Mr. Number One in the department! His…
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English · Contemporary
Brittany bought a new villa, and with a smug look, she invited all our colleagues to her place for a party.
"My husband's birthday gift to me this year was a villa! I invite all of you for a party this weekend!"
Looking at the photos of…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Seven years since it happened, I threw up again during intimacy.
Asher, who had been by my side through every grueling therapy session, finally snapped.
“If you hadn’t insisted on saving Seraphina from that rapist, you wouldn’t have…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Everyone said my girlfriend was a sugar baby, hooking up with some rich guy, but I always brushed it off.
Then, when I saw Anya get into that Range Rover for the fifth time, my certainty wavered. I followed her.
I nearly broke down,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I Died in an Extreme Heatwave
My husband locked the basement door, his mistress standing behind him.
And my own son sealed the last air vent with his own hands.
I woke up reborn, seven days before the apocalypse.
He forced me…
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English · Contemporary
After landing a huge project for the company, I received a ring from my boyfriend.
Excited, I posted it on Ins, thinking he was finally going to make our relationship official.
But then, his newly hired assistant slapped me, sending my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
At the reunion, they thought I was a disposable wife—
poor background, no backing, easy to bully.
My husband had the divorce papers ready.
His mistress brought money, threats, and hired men.
Everyone waited for me to collapse.
I…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My fiancé took me to Las Vegas.
I thought it was a vacation.
A week later, I was locked in an underground casino, beaten bloody, and left behind to pay off his debt.
He ran away with my foster sister.
They thought I was finished.
…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The day I was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer, my husband was lighting fireworks for another woman.
When reporters blocked me outside the hospital ward, I forced a smile.
“Don’t misunderstand,” I said calmly. “We’re doing…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My personal videos were deliberately leaked and blasted all over the headlines.
Overnight, I became public property.
To protect his reputation, my husband told me to suck it up and sign an NDA.
Every word out of his mouth pushed me…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Three days before Christmas, I didn't close the window tight enough, and my sister, Willow, caught a cold.
My parents immediately kicked me out, ordering me to go into the woods in the middle of the night to chop down a Christmas…
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English · Contemporary
"You're a man, who did this to you?!" My parents screamed, their voices frantic.
I looked at them and a laugh unexpectedly escaped my lips. "The kidnappers."
My parents and Cassie froze, their faces draining of color.
I continued…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
At the end of the year, the company organized a team retreat to Hawaii as a reward for its employees. But right before we were supposed to leave, my female superior, Jessica, told me I wasn't allowed to go.
"There are limited spots for…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
When my biological parents came to take me home, I looked reluctant.
"I've heard that real daughters never win against the fake ones and end up suffering terribly. I'd rather not go back."
Hearing this, they rushed to comfort…
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