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English · Romance · Contemporary
On the night of our engagement party, my fiancée was kissing her childhood best friend passionately under the sycamore tree we had planted with our own hands.
I looked down at my paralyzed legs in the wheelchair. Slowly, I slipped the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
“Daisy, your private videos were posted on a paid forum!”
I was bedridden after giving birth, and that message from my best friend chilled me to the bone.
I opened the link, and in the HD footage, strangers by the thousands were…
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English · Contemporary
"Babe, my boss won't let you touch me. He’s going to check tomorrow."
When my friend told me his wife wouldn't let him touch her, it completely shattered my worldview.
He also told me that his wife’s boss had created a Snapchat group…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On the day of the engagement rehearsal, I saw my name erased from the main screen and replaced with another woman’s.
Lily Carter spun in the spotlight.
“Do I look good?”
“Ethan said the main image looked too soft, but when I stand in…
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English · Contemporary
Six years ago, I nearly died on the operating table giving birth to my daughter.
Today, my husband let her call the biological heiress of my adoptive family "Mommy" in front of a crowded room.
I couldn't take it. I grabbed Ethan…
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English · Contemporary
Because I left my Stanley tumbler on my desk, the newly appointed VP, Gavin, called me out in front of a hundred employees during the all-hands meeting and fined me $100.
"How many times do I have to say this? No personal clutters are…
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English · Contemporary
Three years of marriage, and our home had been run exactly like a corporation, under the strict rules set by Ethan Vance.
From maintaining a professional family image to our daily meals, clothes, and schedule—there was no…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
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Without my consent, my fiancé, Ethan, let his late mentor's daughter move into the home we were supposed to share after marriage.
I didn't scream.
I just quietly packed the bags I had prepared weeks ago and called the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
When Ethan and I went Instagram official, all my friends messaged me to ask if I was being scammed.
Ethan was the most notorious playboy in our circle, constantly surrounded by women.
But to everyone's surprise, after he got with me,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was clearing out the bottom of our closet when I found a piece of lingerie hidden beneath the winter clothes.
I picked it up. It was a skimpy, black lace bunny cosplay outfit, complete with a fluffy white tail at the back.
Ever…
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English · Contemporary
At Chloe’s birthday party, she publicly asked my fiancé, Harvey, for a gift.
It was the silver crucifix he wore around his neck, the one he never took off.
Without a single second of hesitation, Harvey took it off and handed it to…
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English · Contemporary
While my wife, Hathaway, was popping champagne with her male best friend at her company, I was dragging my suitcase out the door, leaving behind a signed divorce agreement.
Before I left, I didn’t forget to post on Twitter: "I'm…
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English · Contemporary
My dad wanted to see George one last time before he passed away.
But George insisted on going to see his first love.
I threatened him with divorce.
George sneered. "Are you ever going to stop this drama? Since you love throwing…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The surgery was over, and the baby did not survive.
The nurse told me to find someone to stay with me, so I clutched my cracked phone and dialed my husband’s number again.
The one who answered was his friend, and his voice carried a…
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English · Contemporary
Just because of one word from his little assistant, the entire company's team-building event was changed to an extreme Via Ferrata cliff-climbing course.
But I was eight months pregnant. I had just started bleeding, and the doctor had…
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English · Contemporary
Seven years ago, I threw myself in front of an out-of-control truck to save Liam Sterling.
It ruined half my face.
After a failed skin graft, the right side of my face was left with twisted, puckered scars, and the corner of my mouth…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Julian Reed and I had been in a cold war for a year.
During this year, he completely vanished from my life, never once reaching out.
But nobody knew that during the days my father was in critical condition and passed away, I was…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Since childhood, I had been engaged to a pair of twin brothers.
They were always fighting over which one of them would marry me someday.
They even argued over who could hold me for two seconds longer.
But at the husband-selection party,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
At the wedding rehearsal, the emcee smiled and asked Ethan Shaw:
“If the bride got lost, where would you go first to find her?”
He answered without thinking, “The café.”
I was allergic to coffee, and the one who liked drinking coffee…
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English · Contemporary
To save up enough money for a down payment on our future house, I started driving Uber after my regular office hours, keeping it a secret from my fiancée.
When the ride request popped up, I stared at my phone in disbelief for a few…
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English · Contemporary
At two in the morning, I heard my husband, David, on the balcony. He was on the phone. "Babe, that old witch is checking on me again. It’s so annoying. Once my project bonus comes in next month, I’ll buy you that bag."
But just three…
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English · Contemporary
The property management actually wanted me to pay my neighbor across the hall fifteen thousand dollars. All because I flipped the breaker to my own private parking spot.
I paid forty-five thousand dollars for that deeded underground…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Ethan’s girl best friend, Chloe, loved playing "pranks."
The first time we met, she slipped a condom into my pocket and started a rumor that I was cheating on him.
At a friend's party, she sat right on Ethan's lap in front of my face,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On Valentine's Day, I posted two beautiful photos of my wife on TikTok.
I never expected her young, secret sugar baby to twist the truth and brand me as a creepy stalker online.
He even brought a gang of college kids, who called…
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