Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
My girlfriend, Chloe, was cornered by some rough types, clearly in distress, but all I did was quietly flip open my textbook and review.
In my past life, I couldn't stand by. I stepped in, and I ended up hurting one of those guys. The…
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English · Contemporary
The ninety-ninth time my wife missed my chemotherapy, I stumbled upon a burner Ins account.
**[The love bought with a kidney must surely last until death.]**
The post featured a photo of a couple kissing passionately on a street in…
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English · Contemporary
My husband, Damian, obsessed with filling our home with children, had built a private island. Not for us, but as a secret haven for scores of women, all meant to bear his heirs. And the cruelest twist? He named it after me: ‘Chloe’s…
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English · Contemporary
I walked away from a multi-billion-dollar inheritance, publicly severing ties with the Thorne empire. My ex-girlfriend coughed up blood, my best friend had a meltdown, but I just smiled, moving my 'home' under a bridge.
All because, in…
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English · Contemporary
I dedicated two years to caring for Julian, who was paralyzed. Everyone believed the first thing he'd do after standing again was marry me.
Only I, on the night his surgery succeeded, asked, "Do you still want to marry me?"
He…
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English · Contemporary
The night my girlfriend became a movie star, she plunged a knife into me seventeen times. I bled out completely.
But then, after killing me, she took her own life.
In her hand, a voice recorder, engraved with "To Julian."
It was filled…
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English · Contemporary
Six months after my death, Mom’s leukemia relapsed.
My brother, Liam, came to my apartment, demanding I donate bone marrow to her.
My landlady, Martha, told him, “Chloe’s already dead.”
Liam scoffed, a sneer twisting his lips. “Chloe…
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English · Contemporary
At the wedding reception, Seraphina, in her wedding gown, walked straight to her ex-boyfriend.
"Brad, I can't marry you."
"You really think Seraphina would marry a cripple like him?" the man beside her sneered. "You’re just the…
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English · Contemporary
On the ninety-ninth day after I died, Chloe brought her new boyfriend to visit my grave.
She held a vibrant bouquet of flowers, nestled in his arms, and forced out two measly tears.
The sight of it tore my heart to shreds. I…
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English · Contemporary
A year after my unnatural death, my husband brought his new girlfriend to my grave.
My ghostly neighbor, a veteran resident of the cemetery, patted my shoulder, telling me that people needed to look forward.
But I was trembling all…
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English · Contemporary
Married for eight years, Julian Hayes had slept with half the entertainment industry – men and women alike.
When I was eight months pregnant, his latest trophy girlfriend offended a big shot at a business dinner. To make amends, Julian…
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English · Contemporary
The auctioneer's gavel had just fallen when my husband's beloved, Scarlett Hayes, lunged at me, tears streaming down her face.
"Avery! That bracelet can save my dad's life! Our spiritual advisor said it’s the only thing that can protect…
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English · Contemporary
My fiancé’s new intern actually suggested serving chips and soda to the CEO of a multi-million dollar company’s wedding guests. Could you believe it?
And the whole company, mind you, cheered for it. They called it “innovative and…
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English · Contemporary
I had just returned from a specialized fellowship abroad, stepping out of the operating room after successfully completing a complex organ transplant. The air still buzzed with the aftermath of intense focus.
But then, Dr. Chloe Davis,…
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English · Contemporary
My best friend, Zara, had studied magic performance in Las Vegas for half a year. When she came back, she shot to stardom.
To make more money, she loved performing extreme stunts at every live show.
At first, I earnestly warned her to…
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English · Contemporary
In this world, failing the Grand National Exam meant immediate consignment to the lowest caste, becoming nothing more than an indentured servant.
After my rebirth, I burned all my revision notes.
Only because in my previous life, my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My boyfriend picked me up from work, and a girl was sitting in the passenger seat.
She rolled her eyes at me. "I get car-sick easily. You don't mind if I sit up front, do you?"
I slapped my boyfriend. "You dare give someone a ride…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Six years into our marriage, Julian was openly seeing another woman.
He pressured me relentlessly for a divorce.
I flat-out refused to sign the papers, no matter what.
So, he stopped hiding it. He started bringing her everywhere,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Two years ago, a video of me kneeling outside an operating room was leaked anonymously.
In the video, my hair was a mess, my makeup smudged.
I was like a statue, kneeling on the floor, eyes fixed on the closed operating room…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Scarlett Hayes dumped me again for Brandon Miller.
This time, it was at our wedding.
Watching her back disappear, a cold, digital voice echoed in my mind:
“This is the 100th time the Female Lead has abandoned you for the Supporting…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I shamelessly pursued Christian Davies for four years.
He was utterly fed up. Under his immense pressure, my family nervously sent me abroad.
He had said, “Do whatever it takes to get her to stop bothering me!”
“Otherwise, don’t…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I loved Dax Thorne for five years, and for every single one of those years, I’d been tormented.
Until the Vance family empire collapsed, my loved ones died, and everything I held dear was systematically destroyed by Dax.
Eventually,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My neighbor abandoned her cat, and I took it in.
The cat never warmed up to me, but it clung to my husband, purring and meowing constantly.
That's when a red flag went up for me. When my husband claimed to be working late into the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Three years after I announced my death due to illness.
My son ran into Ryan Hayes, who had just returned to the country, at the airport.
He let Ryan lead him along, blinking his eyes and speaking to him, "Uncle, you look just like my…
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