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English · Contemporary
Before leaving for our vacation in Miami, I asked Ethan if he wanted to pack our matching couple's windbreakers.
He said they were just extra baggage and rejected the idea instantly.
By the third day of the trip, I was dragging two…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Eight years ago, we were the "It" college entrepreneur couple on the cover of our university's tech magazine.
Yesterday, the editor-in-chief of *Business Weekly* emailed me, asking for a follow-up interview.
I typed my reply: "Go…
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English · Contemporary
For three years of marriage, Julian never let me touch his briefcase.
I didn't care. He was a senior forensic auditor. I understood the need for confidentiality.
Until the day he went on a business trip and forgot it, asking me to…
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English · Contemporary
Maya said her stomach was cramping, so I walked her to the campus clinic.
The very next day, an edited photo of me "kissing" Maya was plastered all over the campus anonymous forum.
I confronted Maya and demanded she explain the…
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English · Contemporary
My mother was in critical condition. I had just bought a ferry ticket, desperate to rush to the mainland to see her one last time.
But just as I was about to board, my colleague at the ticket gate stopped me.
"Your ticket is invalid,…
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English · Contemporary
For seven years, my boyfriend had a password he never changed: **061599**.
Whether it was his phone passcode, his social media accounts, or even his debit card PIN, those six digits unlocked everything.
Whenever I asked him what they…
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English · Contemporary
On our seventh wedding anniversary, Ethan gifted me a luxury penthouse worth eight million dollars, overlooking the city skyline.
My best friends were popping champagne in the spacious living room, their eyes burning with envy.
"Ethan…
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English · Contemporary
It was the first major business gala my son hosted after we returned to the city, and he insisted I tag along to support him.
The moment we pushed open the heavy oak doors of the grand ballroom, I bumped straight into a broad chest.
The…
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English · Contemporary
To pacify my family’s constant nagging about settling down and securing my position at the firm, I selected Logan Carter from a pool of three hundred college guys who had submitted their profiles to me.
He promised he was obedient, kept…
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English · Contemporary
For love, I crossed the Atlantic to be with Victoria Sterling.
But for five years, my green card applications were rejected over and over again.
Yet, Julian Vance—the foster brother who temporarily moved into our house—obtained his…
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English · Contemporary
We had been secretly dating for three years. This week, my boyfriend, Julian, and I traveled to the corporate headquarters in Chicago for an annual conference.
At the after-party, our regional director, Mr. Sterling, smiled at him and…
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English · Contemporary
I had just been wheeled out of the operating room. The anesthesia hadn't even fully worn off yet.
Suddenly, Eleanor slammed a medical report violently onto my face.
"Look at this! It says right here in black and white that you have HIV!…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
To throw a welcome-back party for his first love, Chloe, my husband rented a private yacht.
A sudden rogue wave hit us, throwing everyone on board into the freezing ocean.
Life vests were limited. My husband, Ethan, who was a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Julian and I were childhood sweethearts. We grew up next door to each other for twenty years.
At the peak of our love, he threw himself in front of a speeding car to save me. He survived, but he lost all his memories of us.
I did…
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English · Contemporary
I was scrolling through Reddit when a viral post on my feed caught my eye:
*[I ruined a major company project due to my own stupid mistake. How do I guilt-trip my roommate/coworker into taking the fall for me?]*
Among the flood of angry…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After chasing Ethan Crawford for eight miserable years, I finally gave up and accepted Julian Montgomery, the man who had been pursuing me with relentless devotion.
When Julian proposed, he lit up the New York skyline with nine hundred…
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English · Contemporary · Thriller & mystery
I have a cheat code: a hyper-fertile body that only conceives multiples.
For me, giving birth is as easy as drinking a glass of water.
After being nagged by my parents to get married, I finally signed the papers with a seemingly decent,…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
My mother-in-law, Eleanor, was thrilled when she found out I was pregnant.
Every single day, she would slow-cook a special pot of herbal broth to "nourish my body."
But beneath this warm, caring facade, her behavior started getting…
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English · Contemporary
On our wedding anniversary, my husband was staying at a hotel with his childhood best friend.
Soon, my phone buzzed with a notification from Instagram. My husband had just posted a new update:
“So glad to have you by my side for every…
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English · Contemporary
At the dinner table, my husband Julian’s female bestie, Rebecca, wrapped her arm around his shoulder. She looked at him with a beaming smile and said:
"Happy 3rd wedding anniversary, bro!"
"But hey, I have some even better news for you.…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
In my past life, a guy from my class who had never spoken to me suddenly started saving a library seat for me.
He said the study cubicles were too hard to book, so he got up at 5:00 AM every day and saved one for me while he was at…
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English · Contemporary
The third floor of this mall was a ghost town when it first opened.
No one wanted to lease here.
I was the first to sign a contract. I powered through two brutal years, single-handedly turning this dead zone into a bustling hotspot.
On…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Right before our engagement, the eyes I had lost to a car accident years ago miraculously healed.
I wanted to rush and share the incredible news with Julian. But as I reached the hallway, I froze.
On the first-floor sofa, Julian and his…
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English · Contemporary
The night before our wedding, at our joint pre-wedding party, my fiancé brought out a toy lie detector.
"The most important thing between a married couple is absolute honesty," Julian said, his eyes glittering with a playful yet…
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