Contemporary stories
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Julian’s best friend texted me that Julian was planning to propose to me tonight.
He even told me in secret to dress up and make myself look stunning.
When I showed up in my finest dress at the venue, full of hope, all I found was…
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English · Contemporary
The night before our wedding, Chloe got completely wasted at a bar.
Her childhood best friend, Dylan, was the one who brought her home. When they said goodbye, they clung to each other like star-crossed lovers.
Chloe was practically…
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English · Contemporary
When vile rumors ruined me in high school, Julian Sterling was the only one who spoke up for me.
From that moment on, I treated him like my god.
Until the day I overheard him laughing with his friends.
"Why'd you stand up for Elena…
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At our lavish engagement party, Brandon Sterling’s self-proclaimed rival, Seraphina Price, suddenly returned from abroad.
She sneered right in my face, in front of the entire elite crowd:
"He only agreed to marry you to spite me and…
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English · Contemporary
On the day we signed our marriage license at City Hall, Julian Sterling was three hours late.
I told myself to be understanding. He had a company to run; he was overwhelmed.
Once the papers were signed, I placed our two marriage…
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English · Contemporary
On our wedding day, Julian’s first love ripped my wedding ring off my finger, hurled it into the lake, and shoved me straight in after it!
"Julian said you’d do anything for him! Now go fetch that ring, Claire!"
Weighted down by layers…
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English · Contemporary
Out of nowhere, my girlfriend announced that our wedding was being postponed.
"Austin’s eighteenth birthday bash is on that exact same day, and he really wants that ballroom. I already canceled our reservation and transferred it to his…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Now that I had finally recovered, I bought a standard ticket and sneaked onto Julian’s luxury cruise ship. He had no idea I was on board.
I remembered him telling me that whenever he missed me at sea, he would stand alone on the deck to…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My husband, Ethan Vance, was the richest man in the city. Ever since we tied the knot, I hadn't worked a single day.
I spent my days at our estate, doing whatever brought me joy.
Today, I went out of my way to accompany Chloe to an…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
"Welcome home, Chloe, homeowner."
Chloe was wearing my slippers, standing inside the house Julian and I were supposed to get married in. She tilted her head and giggled at the digital lock.
"Oops! Why does it call me the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The mirror in my living room suddenly gained the ability to see the future. Last night, it revealed tomorrow's winning lottery broadcast.
Half-doubting, I bought a single ticket. To my utter shock, I actually hit the jackpot! Overnight,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After my third late-term miscarriage, the surgeons had to perform a total hysterectomy.
Carter turned gray overnight from grief. He took my hand and promised we would live a child-free life.
"Don't be afraid, Nora. From now on, I'll…
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English · Contemporary
I married a comatose woman, and everyone in town called me insane.
What they didn't know was that I had loved her for ten whole years. I was simply following my heart.
For three years, I massaged her limbs every single day, scheduled…
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English · Contemporary
In the seventh year of our marriage, a rainstorm triggered a landslide, trapping me and my husband’s childhood best friend, Chloe, in the mountains.
Nathan hoisted the unconscious Chloe onto his back and told me—the one who could still…
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English · Contemporary
I was universally known as a monster of a mother, guilty of countless sins.
Ever since my daughter turned eight, she had to surrender every penny of her allowance to me.
While she choked down dry bagels in the dead of winter, I gambled…
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English · Contemporary
After three years at the company, I finally received my promotion notice.
It was an overseas assignment. Terrified of putting distance between us, I called her immediately to talk it through.
"Babe, come home early tonight. There's…
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English · Contemporary
On the eve of our new software launch, a hacker wiped my servers clean. Every line of core code—gone.
Ten years of blood, sweat, and sleepless nights, ruined overnight. My entire career was on the brink of collapse.
It was my wife,…
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English · Contemporary
Right after another cold war with my doctor fiancée over her pre-wedding financial demands, I stumbled upon a viral late-night post online.
The title was explosive: [I'm a male escort, and I fell in love with the doctor who treated my…
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English · Contemporary
Tonight was my third date with Derek, and it was going to be my last.
On our first two dates, I deliberately hid my background as an heiress. I wore cheap off-the-rack sundresses and told him I was just an entry-level marketing…
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English · Contemporary
Backstage at the awards gala, in my custom haute couture gown, I watched my fiancé, Julian, slap a black card right across Bella’s face.
"It’s just a dress. On Chloe, it’s high fashion. On you? You look cheap."
Just as I felt a wave of…
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English · Contemporary
I was the least-favored oldest daughter of my family. To save our business from total bankruptcy, I was traded away.
An arranged marriage. Sold off to the Sterling family.
Rumor had it that Julian Sterling had taken the reins of his…
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English · Contemporary
Two years after I went blind in a horrific accident, my husband Julian Hayes decided I’d spent enough time cooped up indoors. Out of "love," he brought home a registered guide dog for me.
"Nora, with Rusty by your side, you won't have…
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English · Contemporary
During our lunch break, my male coworker and I decided to grab lunch at a local pasta diner.
Since I'm secretly a food streamer on the side, I made sure to tell the owner specifically, "Same portion size for both bowls, please."
Yet…
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English · Contemporary
We went back to Tyler's hometown for the holidays to throw a banquet, and my husband was the center of attention.
Dressed in a sharp suit, tall and handsome, Tyler toasted everyone with an easy smile, giving every relative and elder all…
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