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English · Contemporary
In the seventh year of loving Aiden Blackwood, I suddenly let go of my obsession.
During our last breakup, he said, "Don't be so blindly devoted to one person. It's kind of scary."
"While you're still young, try dating more…
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English · Contemporary
I had devoted myself wholeheartedly to my in-laws for five years, earning their wholehearted support to marry their only son.
Alexander was a spoiled playboy, so I stepped up as the CEO of Hughes Corporation in his place. Under my…
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English · Contemporary
Emma, my wife of ten years, suddenly posted on Instagram during her business trip abroad. In the photo, she was sporting a visible baby bump, coyly nestling in the arms of a blonde man. Beside them stood two identical boys.
The caption…
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English · Contemporary
I'm a Blind Girl, But I Never Imagined I Was the Long-lost Billionaire's Daughter
My brothers found me begging on the streets.
They brought me home, promising to take good care of me.
But on the very first day, the fake daughter…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
That was the year Connor Hayes loved me the most.
Late one night during study hall, I got locked in the pitch-black dorm building. He stood outside my window and sang songs all night to comfort me.
Later, on our engagement day, he…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
I returned from studying abroad to find a future sister-in-law in my house.
She proclaimed herself the future lady of the Sherman family, the young mistress.
She even threatened to put this never-before-met little sister in her…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
On Christmas Eve, my husband, Jonathan Perez, and I fought because of his brother's wife, Stella Perez. Stella had bought his mom a gold necklace, but I didn't prepare anything.
Jonathan felt I made him lose face in front of his family.…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Life handed me beauty, wealth, and privilege. But with all of that came a curse. I was a simp.
In my last life, I ruined myself trying to please Gavin Winston. He was my everything, but it ended with me imprisoned in a dark basement,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I paid with my husband Daniel's payment card at a boutique, spending 30,000 dollars on a designer bag.
When Daniel's mother, Nora Howard, saw this, she immediately rushed over, snatched the bag from my hands, and slapped me across the…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
On the day of my daughter Skylar Cooper's sixth birthday, I was having an appendectomy in the hospital.
I begged my husband, Oliver Cooper, to pick her up from school, but he refused on the grounds that he had to attend a transnational…
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English · Contemporary
When my husband Lucas Graham was kidnapped by a gang, they demanded that I come to exchange places with him. For the sake of our son and the company, I didn't hesitate to take Lucas's place, enduring cruel torture in the den of…
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English · Contemporary
My dad's new girlfriend was coming over for dinner to meet me for the first time. But when she saw my Hermès bag, her face darkened instantly. She threw down her fork and stormed out.
When my dad asked why, she said, "How can someone…
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English · Contemporary
On the day I held Alexander's urn at our wedding ceremony, I moved alone into what was supposed to be our new home. Little did I know that as soon as I stepped through the door, his younger brother Lucas would pin me against the…
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English · Contemporary
I was born with the gift of prophecy. Whatever I say comes true.
When I first learned to speak, I babbled that my dad would become rich. That night, he won the lottery jackpot of $100 million.
When I was six, I said our neighbor's…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
As the real daughter of the Anderson family, I was the top prodigy investor on Brooks Street.
My biological parents found me, and I immediately saw how many of the Anderson family's businesses were headed for disaster.
Only if they…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
I had been secretly married to my first love, Evelyn Miller, for five years. She said that she would announce our marriage at a party for our son.
I was so excited that I told Henry Cole, my only family, about this matter.
To show his…
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English · Contemporary
I have a system that detects when my wife is lying. And every time she tells a lie, $50,000 gets deposited into my bank account.
One night, I discovered my wife was cheating on me.
"You haven't been seeing anyone behind my back, have…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
At the request of my best friend Lydia Moore, I found myself navigating the complexities of a world where love came after marriage, tasked with winning over one of two brothers. Lydia chose to marry the gentle painter Vincent West,…
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English · Contemporary
I had cared for Sebastian, my comatose husband, for five years with unwavering devotion, enduring countless hardships. But on the day he woke up, he gifted my half-sister, Olivia, with million-dollar jewelry and professed his love for…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
Chapter 1
When I turned sixty, I joined the ranks of the divorced.
All because my husband berated me for spending two dollars to take the bus.
My daughter and her husband didn't understand, thinking I was being too dramatic.
However,…
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English · Contemporary
The first year after I was reunited with my biological family, my foster sister Vanessa suggested we take a trip to Las Vegas to bond. For safety reasons, my fiancé Lucas decided to accompany us.
Little did I know, they would rack up a…
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English · Contemporary
I supported Lucas Gray for seven years and loved him for just as long.
He finally agreed to be with me.
But later I found out he was in love with his childhood sweetheart.
He had always hated me, thinking I was humiliating him by…
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English · Contemporary
The rose in my hand fell to the ground as I saw my fiancée, Sophia Sullivan, lying in bed with another man, still wearing her wedding dress.
Tomorrow was supposed to be our wedding day.
I forced a bitter smile and said, "Do you know…
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English · Contemporary
A week before my wedding to Lucas Gray, his first love got divorced.
He brought her to me, asking to call off our engagement: "Vivian, I don't want to settle."
"No matter how hard you try to imitate her, you'll never measure up."
I…
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