Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
When it was time for year-end bonuses, I announced that everyone’s bonus would be doubled this year.
But the company SnapChat group instantly blew up with a barrage of insults aimed at me.
Thinking they were unhappy with the amount, I…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Everyone was scrambling to sell their accounts for the mobile game that was about to shut down.
Only I stayed up all night, saying goodbye to each NPC in the game.
My friends all laughed, calling me crazy for treating a bunch of data…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After I was kidnapped, my family was practically *relieved*.
The kidnappers had gotten the wrong person; my older brother, Lucas, the one they *meant* to snatch, had escaped.
When the police rescued me, blood was seeping from almost…
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English · Contemporary
Five years after my fiancé died, I suddenly received a wedding invitation from him.
I escaped the mental hospital, desperate, heading for the wedding venue, only to get into a car accident.
Through a blur, my best friend Chloe's figure…
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English · Contemporary
Right after dropping my daughter off at kindergarten, I got a call from her teacher.
"Lily's mom, please come to the hospital. Your daughter injured a classmate."
When I rushed to the hospital, I saw a fruit knife sticking out of Lily's…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
It was my wedding to Lucas, and there, amidst the guests, stood our maid, heavily pregnant. That's when I found out: after every intimate moment Lucas and I shared, she would steal the used condoms from our trash.
She'd then use the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
"A size Small?"
My gaze zeroed in on the bikini tucked inside Derek's suitcase.
I wore a Medium. This was definitely not mine.
When he walked out of the bathroom, I asked him,
"Company retreat to Bali with your colleagues?"
"Yeah,…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
When my wealthy mom and dad divorced, Mom wanted to take me with her, but I insisted on going to Grandma Rose’s house out of town.
Everyone thought I was crazy. But what they didn't know was that this was the third time I'd answered…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My parents were pushing me into an arranged marriage with a 60-year-old billionaire.
My stepsister, Vivian, panicked and immediately called my three childhood best friends.
“Which one of you is willing to marry Iris? Otherwise, she’s…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
At the class reunion, Ashley Adams, the prettiest girl from our year, got wasted. Someone asked her what the worst thing she’d ever done was.
She pointed at me, tucked away in a corner, and laughed until tears streamed down her…
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English · Contemporary
It was Kindergarten Family Day.
My wife, Serena, claimed she had company business and told me and our daughter, Lily, not to go.
So, I decided to take Lily myself.
As soon as we walked in, I saw Serena, one arm cradling a little boy,…
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English · Contemporary
Christmas Day. My parents, chasing triple pay, had left me alone at home again.
Thinking back to the last twenty years, how they always did this, I couldn't stand another cold, lonely Christmas all by myself.
So, I went looking for…
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English · Contemporary
My girlfriend, Elara proposed to her assistant.
I confronted her, but overheard her conversation with a friend:
"If I don't marry him, his family will force him to marry someone he doesn't love."
"What about Asher? He's your boyfriend.…
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English · Contemporary
To go on a solo trip with his childhood sweetheart, Lucas posted online to have other men take care of me.
["One girlfriend, hot body, proactive in bed. I'll be away for three months, looking for a decent guy to watch over her."] …
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English · Contemporary
My cousin was obsessed with "testing" my boyfriends.
No matter how hard I resisted, she reveled in it.
She'd charm them, then dump them, telling everyone my taste in men sucked.
When she pulled her usual stunt again, she had no idea it…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My son's preschool was hosting an event, but I was blocked at the entrance by security.
“Kevin’s parents arrived early,” the guard explained.
I watched, a knot forming in my stomach, as my son cozied up to his teacher, Serena. He…
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English · Contemporary
After fighting tooth and nail to get the company public, Julian, my CEO boyfriend, finally decided it was time to reveal our relationship.
But his assistant, Chloe, beat me to the punch.
She stepped onto the stage first, clinging to…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Seven years after our divorce, I saw Gaylen Thorne again at a nightclub.
He was lounging on a sofa, casually scanning the women, looking for entertainment.
The manager scurried over after the third group of stunning, curvaceous women…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I’d just sealed another major client for the company, yet, once again, my promotion fell through.
I felt a fierce indignation bubbling up inside me. I was about to confront my boss – who was also my boyfriend – and demand an…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Eight years ago, I was framed for drunk driving, a tragedy that claimed dozens of lives.
I wanted to expose the truth, but I found my parents had already fabricated evidence for my adopted brother, Caleb, forcing me to take the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
“Principal, her private life is a mess! She just had an abortion! You should revoke her eligibility to speak!”
It was the university's Freshman Welcome Ceremony. I was supposed to give a speech as an outstanding student, but my mom,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After being bound to the Compulsory Truth System, my billionaire parents finally took me home.
Chloe, the fake daughter, tearfully asked:
"Now that you're back, should I leave?"
I snapped back:
"Then get out already!"
My…
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English · Contemporary
I decided to end my life in three days.
Because my dad wanted to sell me to a 60-year-old man for $500.
When I refused, he stripped me down and chained me up right by the door.
My mom begged for me, and he smashed a stool over her…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
She gave her secret crush a luxury surprise and handed me a five-dollar bouquet.
That was the moment everything snapped.
While she lit candles and chilled champagne for Damian Ashby,
I stood in our apartment holding the cheapest…
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