Contemporary stories
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On my twenty-third birthday, wine loosened my tongue, and I confessed to my guardian.
He did not pull away from my kiss.
But next morning, he sent me abroad with a cold command:
“Erase that night.”
Years later, I walked back into his…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I walked into Lily’s school on Family Day and saw Caleb acting like another child’s father.
He stiffened the moment our eyes met.
I stepped closer, my voice calm.
“Playing dad now, Caleb?”
He opened his mouth, searching for a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On the night of our wedding anniversary, my husband left me alone in the hospital corridor while he rushed to comfort another woman.
The moment I pulled out my own IV and walked into the rain, I knew there was no reason to stay.
So I…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Three months before our wedding, Kael posted that he would “live with Morwenna for a while.”
I went to confront him.
He didn’t even look guilty.
“She’s pregnant and needs a place to stay,” he said. “I’m helping her. After the baby’s…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Matteus Blackwood hated me to the core, convinced I was the hit-and-run driver who killed his mother five years ago.
He personally sent me to prison, ruining my reputation and my life.
After my release, he dragged me back to his…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
A video of my boyfriend grinding with his secretary went viral overnight.
I went to confront him.
Behind the stairwell, I heard him say, “Her family wants an arranged marriage. I’m helping her. And Aria? She won’t leave after seven…
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English · Contemporary
Ryan had me co-sign for a couple hundred thousand dollars in high-interest loans.
Furious, I snapped a picture of his back and posted it to an exclusive online group chat:
"Tall, ripped, amazing in bed. Due to unforeseen financial…
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English · Contemporary
"She's selling herself."
My adoptive sister, Seraphina Hayes, publicly ripped open my clothes, revealing my body covered in hickeys.
"I saw her with my own eyes, on her knees, serving men in a nightclub."
My adoptive brother, Julian…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The perp hijacked the school bus. My husband, a renowned negotiator, sent his intern, Scarlett, to handle it.
Soon, Scarlett enraged the perp, and a toddler was shot.
Afterward, my husband held Scarlett, who was weeping…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My husband’s first love shocked my cat to death, and he still took her side
"Chloe is innocent, she'd never do something like that. She's not twisted and malicious like you!"
Later, Chloe accidentally electrocuted herself while…
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English · Contemporary
Right before my wedding, Seraphina showed up—with a nasty STD.
My stepbrother Jeff got on his knees, begging,
“Marry Seraphina for me, or I’m done. I’ll kill myself!”
I shoved him aside, ice-cold.
“Seraphina picked me first. You…
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English · Contemporary
I was applying a face mask when my son suddenly burst into tears, shoving his dad's phone right into my face.
"Mom, Dad's chatting with another woman! He called her 'baby'! Am I… am I going to lose my dad?"
I quickly clapped a hand over…
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English · Contemporary
I was Alexander’s mistress for three years—until his first love, Seraphina, came back.
Before he could even tell me to leave, I walked away on my own.
With the money he gave me, I went back to university. Five years later, I became a…
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English · Contemporary
My husband died in another woman's bed.
When I got the call, my first reaction was pure disbelief.
It wasn't until they clearly stated my husband's name and age that I rushed over to deal with his remains.
Everyone around cried and…
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English · Contemporary
When my husband's mistress showed up, pregnant and demanding, I actually sighed in relief.
No one knew how long I'd been waiting for this exact moment.
The woman looked at me with open disdain. "Daniel's heart belongs to—"
I cut her off…
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English · Contemporary
To test my loyalty, Asher Hayes drugged me and sent me to his best friend's bed.
They had placed a bet, ten million dollars, to see if I would uphold my integrity.
Furious, I went to confront Asher, only to overhear his conversation…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My roommate, Chelsea, who had interned at my mom's company for three months, suddenly claimed to be pregnant with my dad's baby.
"Chloe, please, I'm begging you, make your dad acknowledge this child. I know I'm just a poor student and…
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English · Contemporary · School
When we were planning our Christmas show, Tiffany, our queen bee, convinced everyone to chip in for matching uniforms.
But when the uniforms arrived, mine was a joke. The fabric was thin and scratchy, and the size I had ordered as a…
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English · Contemporary
Liam and I grew up together in the same orphanage.
On my tenth birthday, I made a wish: to marry Liam when I grew up.
But then, a group of older kids started bullying me. Liam shielded me, yelling for me to run.
I ran from the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I saw the nanny swap her baby with my sister.
Just as I was about to switch them back, a the live commentary scrolling across my vision
**[This must be the start of Alice’s nightmare, right?]**
**[Her biological sister is actually a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My wife, who always hated plush toys, suddenly bought a large teddy bear and started sleeping with it every night.
She left me out in the cold.
I couldn't take it anymore, so I proposed divorce at our daughter’s first birthday…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After I got pregnant, I kept working. But right before I was about to land a huge client, my boss’s assistant, Tiffany, tried to fire me.
Her reason? I threw up too much and went to the bathroom “too often.”
Fuming, I marched into my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After my family went bankrupt, I decided to break up with my poor boyfriend.
He didn’t even try to stop me.
Later, I worked at a bar to pay off my debts.
One day, he showed up—now a tech CEO—with a young, beautiful woman in his…
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English · Contemporary
I found a box of condoms in my husband's gym bag.
I didn't confront him. I just quietly poked a few holes in each one.
Two months later, my best friend told me.
She was unexpectedly pregnant and wanted someone to take…
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