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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
The day before my brother’s wedding, I picked out a rose-pink dress.
Suddenly, my boyfriend Julian snapped at me.
“That’s Briar’s favorite color! You can’t wear that!”
I thought he was just warning me not to upstage my brother’s…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
My husband said I wasn't sexy enough, that in bed I was like a dead fish.
He sent me to "The Allure Academy" to learn how to be a better woman.
The instructor measured my bust, waist, and hips in front of everyone.
"Your husband paid…
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English · Contemporary
When I got out of prison, Julian grabbed my hand and said, “Evie, I never married anyone else!”
I pulled my hand away and said, “Mr. Thorne, weren’t you the one who testified and sent me to prison?”
Ten years ago, a female student…
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English · Contemporary
We were married two years. He was a loser.
I left him—and our newborn daughter—without looking back.
Years later, he became a famous forensic pathologist.
He found a new, loving stepmom for our daughter.
At his celebration, they…
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English · Contemporary
I was eight months pregnant when photos of Damien’s “kidnapping” went viral.
But I grabbed a knife and rushed out the door to save him.
Outside, mocking voices sneered:
“Only ten minutes left on the bet. Can pregnant Sera really make…
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English · Contemporary
After I lost my memory, the first thing my husband did was take down all our wedding photos from the walls.
Then he brought his mistress home, letting her live the life of Mrs. Harding.
He even lied to me, telling me I was just the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Everyone in our circle knew I was absolutely obsessed with Damon.
And he, in turn, gave me what seemed like a perfect marriage.
For three years, he showered me with lavish gifts, never once being stingy, and his life was pristine,…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
When our parents divorced, Chloe went with our rich mom. I got stuck with our broke dad.
Mom remarried a monster who beat her. Her life fell apart.
Dad got rich.
Chloe went crazy with jealousy—and stabbed me.
I woke up back on the day…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
At the company's annual gala, Chloe’s male secretary, Leo, suddenly played a recording, claiming I’d leaked company secrets.
I was about to explain when Chloe snapped one of my fingers.
“Alex, how dare you! I’ve provided for you,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Three years into my marriage with Arthur, his adopted son showed up at my door—to propose.
“Stella,” he said, acting like I still belonged to him.
“Rhea saved my life, so I had to take care of her before. Now she’s married, so you…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After relentlessly chasing and finally getting the brilliant but struggling Julian, I got bored. So, I pulled some flimsy excuse and broke up with him:
「My family's loaded, yours isn't. Our worlds just don't mesh, Julian. We're totally…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My sister-in-law, Chloe, insisted on marrying a cafeteria chef.
In my last life, working in law enforcement, I immediately recognized the man’s family as fraudsters, deeply in debt for millions.
I tried to stop the marriage. Chloe’s…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
For three long years, from the day we said 'I do' to the day we called it quits, my husband, the celebrated painter Julian, never once picked up a brush to paint *me*.
Then, Julian and I got back together.
I stopped pestering him to…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
“You said you’d endure anything as long as you could marry me!
If you think it’s unfair, you can go sleep with another man.”
He glanced at my swollen belly, then continued, mocking,
“Just remember to use protection. Don’t dirty the…
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English · Contemporary
On my wedding day, just because my fiancé insisted on wearing an old, broken watch with the million-dollar designer gown I'd bought him, I called off the wedding right then and there.
Julian looked at me in utter disbelief, "Just…
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English · Contemporary · School
At my high school graduation party, my friend asked me about my ideal boyfriend.
I stared at the guy with the bright red hair, so vibrant and bold, and deliberately said the opposite of what I felt.
"I actually prefer guys with dark…
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English · Contemporary
“First, no eating in the office!
Second, no air conditioning!
Third, everyone must serve me!”
The new intern was sitting in the boss’s chair, bossing us around.
I was about to argue when she dropped the bomb: “I’m pregnant with the…
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English · Contemporary
At my wedding, the grand screen meant for our love story video suddenly switched to a private video of me and a stranger.
I called my fiancé, who hadn't arrived yet, for help.
But I heard him say coldly from the other end:
"Do you like…
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English · Contemporary
At a class reunion, my husband got drunk.
He slumped into my best friend's arms and called her his wife.
"Jade, remember to come early tomorrow night. I bought you some new lace underwear, still your favorite red…"
The private room…
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English · Contemporary
I'm getting married, and my boyfriend of eight years has no clue.
That's because he recently hired a new secretary, and those two are practically inseparable, burning bright.
For her birthday, Julian ordered a ten-tier cream cake.
At…
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English · Contemporary
On my wedding night, my ex Damon sent a group of men to drag me out of the ceremony.
He looked me dead in the eye and sneered,
“Why’d you marry that ugly freak?”
I smiled. “Because he never treated me like your live-in maid.”
Damon…
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English · Contemporary
The day Spencer and I got engaged,
His childhood friend threw a huge scene at our party.
She even slashed her wrists.
The engagement ceremony was cancelled.
And I was just... done.
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Outside the emergency room, everyone was frantic,…
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English · Contemporary
The day before our honeymoon trip, my husband Liam’s ex, Ashley, suddenly showed up, crying that her husband was abusive and she was afraid to go home.
Heartbroken, Liam invited her along—turning our romantic getaway into a trio with…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The moment I stepped into my office, my assistant burst through the door and slapped a resignation letter onto my desk.
I paused, genuinely confused. “I just gave you a raise. Why are you quitting?”
Skylar scoffed. “Who cares about…
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