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English · Romance · Contemporary

When My Father Finally Fought Back

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 Mom's Unending Scars

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

Married to the Enemy: The Billionaire's Reckoning

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 My Past Life Died

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

Locked Away: A Sister's Love, A Family's Betrayal

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

Betrayed by My Husband, Reborn as a Tech Queen

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

He Reversed the Wedding Car, I Swapped the Groom

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

They Took My Daughter I Took Everything.

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

They Thought I Was a Nobody

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

The Price of Favoritism

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

She Left Me to Have Another Man's Baby

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

My Wife Replaced Me With My Son’s Teacher

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

Poor Driver? No, I'm the Heiress

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

The Impossible Choice

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 Raised a Billionaire to Steal His Luck

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

Honey, Your Lies Just Cost You Everything

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

His Time Was Never Mine

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

My Online Lover Became My CEO

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

He Cheated with My Fiancée

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

He Turned My Body Into His Favorite Game

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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