Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
My son, Harris, was throwing a massive tantrum in the middle of the store, demanding a $50 box of organic luxury strawberries. There were only twenty in the box.
I bit the bullet and bought them. But as soon as we got home, he sneaked…
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English · Contemporary
My brother, Pierre, hated me since we were kids.
He never let me call him Pierre. He called me a curse, saying I killed his mother.
The day I was murdered, I called him crying:
"Pierre, please save me. I’m so scared."
He didn’t…
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English · Contemporary
When I was seven months pregnant, I went to the baby boutique to pick out some supplies for my unborn child.
Peering through the shelves, I froze. My husband, Frank, was leaning over, gently brushing a stray lock of hair from a strange…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I have been secretly married to my billionaire husband for six years. He has never been willing to reveal my identity or our son's to the public.
During a kindergarten family day, he became "Daddy" in another child's eyes.
My son…
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English · Contemporary
In the seventh year of our marriage, I finally relented and let my husband bring his late brother's wife and daughter into our home.
One afternoon, my son secretly pulled me into his room and pressed a crumpled wad of cash into my…
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English · Contemporary
When people gossiped about her, she always said, "I’m running a legitimate business. I earn my money through hard work."
Whenever I argued with her, she would scream, "I must have been blind to marry a useless loser like you!"
But it…
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English · Contemporary
At our high school reunion, my wife’s first love looked me dead in the eye and asked, with a smug, teasing smile, "If Ethan and I had pursued you at the same time back then, Chloe, who would you have chosen?"
To everyone's absolute…
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English · Contemporary
The day I was crushed to death by a semi-truck, my husband was busy walking his childhood sweetheart to her new job.
He wouldn't even pick up my emergency calls!
At the crash site, he wrapped his arm around her, looked at my mangled,…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
At the scene of the car crash, I pooled every last drop of my strength to beg my daughter for help. But she stepped right on my bleeding hand, walking past me to save her biological mother, who only had a few minor scratches.
Shivering…
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English · Contemporary
The year Xavier Knight returned to the country, he had become a world-renowned billionaire.
But everyone in New York's elite circle knew he hated me to the bone.
Three years ago, when his illness was at its worst, I took ten million…
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English · Contemporary
I stole three thousand dollars from my husband, Ethan Vance.
That very night, he called the police and had me arrested.
After learning about the situation, the police officer tried to persuade Ethan:
"Your wife only took the money to…
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English · Contemporary
Three days before my wedding with Ethan.
My best friend, Chloe, sat crying on her couch, sobbing that she had fallen in love with someone she shouldn't have.
That night, I stayed with her and drank until we were both wasted.
Then, I…
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English · Contemporary · Thriller & mystery
I had a beautiful daughter. She had just turned eighteen. Her closet was filled with all kinds of beautiful dresses, but because of a little monster, she would never have the chance to wear them again.
The little monster stood there,…
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English · Contemporary
Just because my little brother, Liam, tripped while we were out, my mother forced me to spend the night alone in the pouring rain in the remote forest trail.
I never expected to be targeted by a serial killer. As my life slipped away…
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English · Contemporary
My parents used to love me more than life itself.
Because I loved figure skating, they built a massive, professional-grade ice rink right on our estate.
My mother, who had never done a day of manual labor in her life, learned…
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English · Contemporary
On his way home from collecting soda cans for recycling after school, my son was bitten by a stray dog.
To save money, he tried to patch up the nasty wound himself with super glue and duct tape before coming home.
With tears…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
"Who is this? Who are you looking for?"
I thought it was a spam call or a wrong number and was just about to hang up when a hesitant, nervous voice came through the receiver.
"Um... hi. Is Chloe there? I’m looking for Chloe."
If…
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English · Contemporary
Just because my childhood best friend, Anthony, casually mentioned how jealous he was of guys whose girlfriends made them giant handmade gift towers,
I spent days and nights doing manual labor. I assembled every single piece by hand,…
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English · Contemporary
I love money more than life itself. I would do absolutely anything for it.
When I was ten, my foster mother, Fiona, accused me of stealing. I decided to play along and make it official. I emptied her purse, stuffing every single dollar…
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English · Contemporary
I worked as a live-in maid in a billionaire’s mansion.
I thought my job was just cleaning and dusting. But to my surprise—
I ended up cleaning up his dirtiest, darkest secrets.
It started with a few strands of hair.
Then, a pair of…
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English · Contemporary
Ever since my brother was born, the mother who used to cherish me changed completely.
She abused me daily, both physically and verbally. Even when my brother set me up to be assaulted, she blamed me.
I thought she was just playing…
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English · Contemporary
I always thought my boyfriend’s phone passcode was my birthday.
Until today, on my actual birthday. I unlocked his phone to open Amazon, wanting to sneak a peek at the surprise he had ordered for me.
There was indeed an order—a…
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English · Contemporary
Halfway through our wedding, Julian and I were in the dressing room changing our outfits.
Suddenly, Julian turned to me, his voice laced with guilt.
"Chloe, I'm sorry. I can't file our marriage license tomorrow."
I smiled, not…
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English · Contemporary
My sister, Chloe, who had always been a straight-A student and a sweet girl, suddenly fell madly in love with the school’s notorious bad boy during our senior year.
She started skipping classes, getting into street fights, and even…
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