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English · Contemporary
I went to inspect Dragoncrest Estates, the luxury gated community my family’s company developed.
While I was there, I planned to check on my younger brother, Leo, who was working there as an intern security guard.
But the moment I…
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English · Contemporary
I had a rotten family. My parents favored boys over girls, and my younger brother was a total deadbeat.
I had fought so hard to escape them, but my husband, Austin, always lectured me: "You have to learn to make peace with your…
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English · Contemporary
Six years into my marriage with Ethan Miller, the girl of his dreams—his precious "one that got away"—finally returned to the country.
That very night, Ethan posted a cozy photo of them together on Instagram. His caption read: 【Welcome…
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English · Contemporary
When I was undergoing my partial gastrectomy, my wife, Chloe, who had promised to stay by my side the entire time, was nowhere to be found.
My surgeon, Dr. Evans, looked behind me in surprise. "Didn't Dr. Miller come to support you?"
I…
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English · Contemporary
Ever since I was little, my mom and dad told me I was an angel sent from heaven.
Because of that, I wasn’t allowed to eat meat. I wasn't allowed to drink milk. I wasn't allowed to eat anything with even a drop of oil.
"Real food is too…
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English · Contemporary
My boyfriend, Ethan, was universally known as a "good guy." He didn’t smoke, didn’t party, and always came straight home after work.
When I came down with a severe flu and my fever spiked to 102°F, he immediately took charge of the…
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English · Contemporary
Today was the day of the big pitch to our biggest client. Whether we succeeded or not would decide my year-end promotion.
I had pulled all-nighters for three months straight, just to give myself a bit more leverage.
In my past life, my…
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English · Contemporary
My girlfriend's childhood friend claimed I stole his Game Design Document.
At the National Collegiate Game Awards, in front of all the cameras and journalists, my girlfriend demanded I apologize to him.
"What's wrong, Austin? You had…
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English · Contemporary
On our wedding night, before I could even fully wake up from the exhaustion and blissful haze of the ceremony, my husband handed me a 50/50 financial agreement.
It froze my heart instantly.
He said, "Valerie, we’re both financially…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
Kidnapped for five years, I finally returned home covered in scars.
But there was no warm hug from my mother. Only a cold, harsh question through the iron gates:
"Why are you back?"
It wasn't until I pried open her locked jewelry box…
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English · Contemporary
To keep my family safe, I climbed all 385 stone steps to the mountaintop cathedral on my knees, praying under the scorching sun for a blessed protection amulet.
But the moment I got it, I threw it straight into the cathedral's burning…
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English · Contemporary
On our fifth anniversary, Julian knelt in front of a crowd to propose, but I hesitated.
After a long pause, I decided to trust him one last time.
But as expected, right before the ring could slide onto my finger—
Chloe…
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English · Contemporary
On my daughter’s birthday, I took the day off. I wanted to take her to the local theme park.
But she clung to her teddy bear, crying and refusing to step foot out the door.
I stroked her hair gently. "Why, baby? Didn’t you have so much…
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English · Contemporary
In the third year of our marriage, I found a Snapchat group on my husband's phone called "The Happy Family."
There were only three people in it: him, my best friend, and his mother.
I wasn't in it.
The latest message was from my…
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English · Contemporary
When the armed intruder broke in, I was alone in my office.
A madman with a knife charged at me, but I deleted the SOS message I was about to send to my boyfriend.
In my past life, I had begged Ethan Carter for help. He had rushed over…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
I was the most hated kid in the foster care system. I had been returned by six different families.
All because I knew I already had a mother.
In my first six foster homes, I did everything I could to get kicked out. I ruined my foster…
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English · Contemporary
To help me hit my monthly sales quota at the gym, my husband bought five hundred of my private training sessions in one go.
Right as I was leaving work with him, the gym’s top-selling trainer sent me a screenshot.
It was my husband's…
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English · Contemporary
My flight attendant bestie just quit her job.
She had been working at AeroStar Airlines for three years, finally climbing her way up to lead flight attendant. But two months later, she suddenly resigned.
"I can't do this anymore," Chloe…
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English · Contemporary
Three years of marriage. I hid my claws and willingly became a golden canary in the Vance family's gilded cage.
The true cause of my father’s death was locked inside the Vance family's underground vault. Until I got my hands on it, I…
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English · Contemporary
At our prep school’s centennial gala, the housekeeper's son was busy masquerading as me—the son of the richest man in the city.
He was wearing a bespoke suit and a million-dollar watch, sitting in the center of the hall, chatting…
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English · Contemporary
My groom was planning to run away from our wedding. So I sent him off with a parting gift.
The year I discovered I was the girl switched at birth, both my adoptive parents and my biological parents looked at me like their mortal…
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English · Contemporary
After spending four years escaping a human trafficking ring, I returned only to witness my fiancé, Justin, celebrating his fourth anniversary with my best friend, Chloe.
He sneered at me:
"Who would marry damaged goods? You got yourself…
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English · Contemporary
Ethan’s childhood friend, Mia, was an absolute cat fanatic.
To please her, and completely ignoring my protests, he let her keep eleven cats in our house.
Even when my cat hair allergy triggered a severe asthma attack, leaving me gasping…
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English · Contemporary
I had just given birth and was still in the middle of my postpartum recovery.
Yet, my husband, Ethan, had just hired his ex-girlfriend—the same woman who had mocked his poverty and slapped him in public seven years ago—to be his…
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