Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
The day before our company’s NASDAQ IPO bell-ringing ceremony, I was demoted.
I was with Ethan Vance from the very beginning. I wrote the first line of code in our dusty garage, all the way until the company reached a multi-billion…
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English · Contemporary
Five years after my husband’s vasectomy, I found a reservation confirmation for a luxury postpartum recovery retreat on his phone.
The mother’s name: Lacey Sterling.
How ironic.
She was my adoptive sister, the fake heiress who had…
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English · Contemporary
I married my sister’s broke boyfriend.
Everyone in our social circle laughed at me. They said I was an idiot for throwing away my chance at a high-society marriage just to pick up Vivian’s trash.
For three years, I stayed by his side.…
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English · Contemporary
On the day I was diagnosed with a glioblastoma, I also received a phone call from the billionaire Vance family, claiming I was their long-lost biological daughter.
The doctor told me that the surgery and follow-up treatments would cost…
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English · Contemporary
I used to be Christian Sterling’s placeholder. But after years of breaking up and making up, Christian convinced me—and himself—that I was his true love. He claimed Summer Vance, his gilded muse, was ancient history.
Once the…
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English · Contemporary
It was my second day at the company, which happened to be the day they announced who got the full-time offer after our internship.
The moment I stepped into the office, I heard Elena Vance crying hysterically.
"This is bullshit! I…
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English · Contemporary
Because I asked my husband to change our son’s diaper, he gave me the silent treatment and slept in his study for three days.
I made his favorite dinner, hoping to make peace, but I froze at the study door.
At some point, the…
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English · Contemporary
My fiancé was a commercial airline captain.
He was dedicated, precise, and highly respected in his field.
But when our flight hit severe turbulence and faced a potential crash, he grabbed my life jacket and gave it to his first…
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English · Contemporary
My sister, Chloe, and I were both orphans. Now, I had just reincarnated back to the day we went to the adoption agency to choose our daughters.
In our past life, I adopted Lily, a quiet and silent girl, while Chloe took Mia, who was…
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English · Contemporary
I lay on the hospital bed, taking my last shallow breaths.
I looked at my daughter, Vivian. She stood by my bed, staring at me with cold, detached eyes. She was wearing a revealing, sparkly outfit from a shady VIP club.
"I can make…
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English · Contemporary
"You went through a brutal assault. It left you with severe psychological trauma."
"But your family never gave up on you. They sent you to a private psychiatric facility for treatment."
"It took me three years of cognitive therapy to…
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English · Contemporary
On my 30th birthday, I posted a picture of a wedding dress on my Instagram.
Within minutes, Julian—the childhood friend who had rejected me ninety-nine times—called me.
He specifically told me to put on the dress and meet him at City…
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English · Contemporary
On the day Grandma Maeve passed away, my divorced parents, who had both remarried, stood over her coffin arguing about who would be stuck with me.
In my past life, I felt sorry for my dad, Richard.
I chose to stay with him, hoping to…
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English · Contemporary
On the night before our wedding, my fiancée's bedroom photos with her first love went viral on social media.
When I confronted her, she just shrugged it off with pure disdain.
"It was just a bit of fun, Ethan. You can understand that,…
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English · Contemporary
I have severe asthma and a life-threatening allergy to animal dander.
But on the first day of the semester, my roommate brought thirty stray dogs into our dorm.
When I tried to get them out, she burst into tears, blocking the…
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English · Contemporary
My mother was trapped in a roaring fire. My husband, Ethan, who was the local Fire Captain, rushed to the scene.
But instead of going inside, he turned the hose toward a burning trash can on the curb.
He cradled a completely unharmed…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On our daughter’s fifth birthday party, Julian Vance lost three consecutive rounds of Truth or Dare.
His first love, Hailey Bennett, smiled and proposed the penalty:
"Since you lost, I dare you to call the hospital and cancel Lily’s…
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English · Contemporary
The diagnosis paper confirming my terminal stomach cancer was still warm in my hand when Ethan Vance threw the divorce papers right at my face.
The sharp edge of the paper sliced across my cheek, leaving a stinging cut.
"Sign…
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English · Contemporary
I was kidnapped in broad daylight while shopping. When the heavy fog of the drug finally cleared, I woke up in a strange hotel room, bound and terrified.
I screamed, fighting with every ounce of strength I had left. Suddenly, the door…
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English · Contemporary
At our wedding, my fiancé, Ethan Sterling, announced he was going to present me with a grand surprise.
The next second, the giant projector screen behind the altar started playing a video of me dancing provocatively. The caption read:…
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English · Contemporary
I grew up in a group home.
But I always knew I had a mother.
She was like my invisible guardian angel. Whenever I was in danger, she would appear out of nowhere to save me.
This was our silent, unspoken understanding over the…
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English · Contemporary
My daughter was run over and killed right at the gates of her elementary school.
The moment I heard the news, I popped open a bottle of expensive red wine to celebrate.
When her homeroom teacher called me, I hung up instantly.
When…
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English · Contemporary
My company worshiped "wolf culture."
If you wanted your year-end bonus, you had to put on a dog mask, get on a leash, and bark three times on stage.
For my son’s life-saving surgery, I swallowed my pride and did it.
But the very next…
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English · Contemporary
Three years after my death, Julian found our daughter in a dumpster.
The little girl was digging through a rotten trash can, her tiny body turning purple from the freezing cold.
With bloodshot eyes, he yanked her up. "Is this how…
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