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English · Romance · Contemporary
The ashes of my little brother Evan were dug up and devoured by the Teddy that Garrett—the scholarship student my mom had been sponsoring for five years—brought to our house.
My dad clutched the empty urn, sobbing so hard his whole…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My dad was insecure, always testing Mom's love. He'd hypnotize her ninety-nine times, and each time, Mom would fall for him again in a crowd. It didn't matter if he was a rebellious bad boy, a powerful CEO, or a penniless nobody.
But…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was in the middle of presenting at the National Science Institute when my phone suddenly rang. It was my mom.
On the other end of the line, she was sobbing uncontrollably. "Grace, your brother... his engagement just got called…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The day I died, I heard my ex-husband's laughter echoing outside the hospital room.
He was picking out wedding invitations with Vivian Monroe.
I lay in the ICU with tubes running through my body, dependent on machines just to…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I had been Mrs. Sterling, living a life of splendor, for thirty years.
Our marriage was filled with love, our home bustling with children and grandchildren; I had no regrets.
But on my deathbed, my husband gripped my hand and…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was the daughter my parents prayed for after three years of bitter medicinal treatments. They once treasured me like a precious jewel.
When I casually mentioned wanting to see the ocean, Dad immediately bought plane tickets and flew…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I went undercover to an overseas R&D center for two years, working in isolation to crack the core AI chip technology for my husband's tech company. He promised me that once we achieved the technical breakthrough, I would be named…
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English · Contemporary
In my hometown, there's a custom: wedding cars can never go in reverse.
Otherwise, the marriage will be cursed with misfortune.
But on our wedding day, my groom Ethan Brooks reversed his entire convoy twenty kilometers just to make way…
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English · Contemporary
The day the Wilson family came to take back their biological daughter, Mrs. Elena said in front of everyone:
"Don't worry. I'll be a better mother than you, her adoptive one, ever were."
I didn't say anything. I signed the papers and…
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English · Contemporary
Mom called me at my classified government position and asked me to come home. She said she'd arranged a marriage for me.
The woman was supposedly perfect in every way. Not only beautiful, but also the CEO of one of New York's most…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My mother-in-law thought I didn't make enough money, wasn't sweet-talkin' enough, and wasn't attentive enough. So she shelled out $80,000 for a custom companion AI, her perfect son-in-law, Aidan.
She bragged to her friends daily:
"My…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Overtime work meant leaving my five-year-old son, Leo, at my parents’ place for the day. When I went to pick him up, I almost fainted on the spot.
Leo’s bottom was swollen, his jeans soaked through with blood. He could barely stand.…
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English · Contemporary
The day before we were supposed to get our marriage license, my fiancée Clara Jones confessed to me:
"Steve Richard, I need to tell you something. I slept with Charles Brooklyn because I'm going to have his baby."
"His mother is…
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English · Contemporary
That day, during the parent-child event, I was sweating buckets inside that heavy mascot costume, jumping around just to get a few more laughs out of my son.
When I stepped off stage, Chloe handed me a bottle of water, saying…
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English · Contemporary
Benjamin, the new intern at the company, accidentally ate some hallucinogenic mushrooms and started tripping.
He lunged at my fiancée Audrey and kissed her wildly.
Not only did Audrey not push him away, she actually ran her fingers…
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English · Contemporary
Ethan thinks I'm dirty because I drive for Uber.
If my hands touch his shirt after touching the steering wheel, he has to disinfect it.
For seven years of marriage, he constantly tells me I'm an embarrassment, that I'm just a poor…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
During the Christmas celebration, my sworn enemy kidnapped my husband and son.
The thugs placed two tons of TNT explosives underneath them and brazenly broadcast it on the giant screen in Times Square downtown.
"Everyone in the police…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I found a beggar and spent all my savings treating his injuries and funding his business.
A year later, he became the city's newest billionaire.
Everyone envied my eye for talent, waiting for me to marry into wealth.
But instead, he…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
During my annual checkup, the doctor found an ovarian cyst. She said it was nothing serious and suggested we monitor it at the next follow-up.
But my husband disagreed. He frowned and insisted I have surgery.
"Better safe than sorry.…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On the night of our wedding anniversary.
My husband burst through the front door covered in blood, collapsed to his knees, and broke down sobbing.
"Honey, please help me! I borrowed from loan sharks — if I don't pay back five million,…
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English · Contemporary
My boyfriend Ethan Blake was always busy with work.
He set a rule with me that our dates couldn't exceed one hour.
On our fifth anniversary, I went to the restroom during dinner.
When I came back, he'd already paid the bill.
He said…
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English · Contemporary
After enduring three years of bullying from Christine, the most popular girl in school, I used her photos to start an online relationship with a powerful CEO.
He was gentle and generous, his only flaw being how clingy he was.
Soon,…
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English · Contemporary
I never worried about any suitors circling my fiancée, Antoine. Everyone in our social circle knew who she was connected to, and no one dared cross that line.
But after six months studying abroad, I returned to find a young man sitting…
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English · Contemporary
I scrolled past a post.
"What's the most thrilling thing couples do?"
I paused for a moment, about to type: "We both grew up in the foster care system, and at 18..."
But a shocking comment suddenly caught my eye.
"I'm his intern,…
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