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I’m ashamed to take you to the banquet,” my husband said. An hour later, the whole elite was staring at his “gray mouse

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“I’m ashamed to take you to the banquet,” Denis didn’t even look up from his phone. “There will be people there. Normal people.” Nadezhda stood by the refrigerator with a carton of milk in her hand. Twelve years of marriage. Two kids. And now—ashamed. “I’ll wear the black dress. The one you bought me.” “It’s … Read more

-Where’s dinner? Why is the table empty?” the husband blurted out. “Right where your money is!” his wife snapped back.

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So, what is it? What are you going to treat me to today, wife? Oh man, I’m starving! I could eat a whole bull right now!” Mikhail burst noisily into the apartment, back from work. He was sure his wife—who always came home earlier than he did—was already there, as usual, cooking in the kitchen … Read more

“The apartment belongs to my mother. No court will take your side.”

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 “What delicate earrings you have, Anya,” her mother-in-law, Lyudmila Ivanovna, lightly touched the jewelry with her fingers. “Thank you,” Anya gave a strained smile, hoping that Pavel would soon come back from working in the yard. She didn’t like being left alone with her mother-in-law. She loved Pavel, but things with his mother just didn’t … Read more

The owner paid an incognito visit to his own café and uncovered the identity of an unscrupulous employee.

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 The little bell above the door chimed softly, almost inaudibly, but that sound had always been special to him. Viktor Orlov stepped into “Orlov Café,” the establishment that had once been his dream and had since become a network of four locations across the city. He wore a simple dark jacket, worn jeans, and a … Read more

Mother-in-law and husband threw Arina out of the house, and when they accidentally ran into her three years later, they couldn’t believe their eyes

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A cold October evening forever changed Arina’s life. She stood at the gate of what had once been her home, holding a hastily packed bag, while her mother‑in‑law’s shrill cry still echoed in her ears: “Out of my house! And don’t you ever set foot here again!” Ten years of marriage ended in a single … Read more

My husband left me with our child in his ancient, half-ruined shack. He had no idea that a secret room full of gold lay hidden beneath this house.

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— Do you really think this place is suitable for living with a child?” My gaze drifted over the leaning walls of the house, which seemed to be held up only by a miracle and rusty nails. “— Olga, let’s not be dramatic. I’m leaving you the whole house with its land, even though I … Read more

My Husband Secretly Emptied All the Accounts and Ran Away. He Didn’t Consider One Thing: I Had Been Investing in Stocks for 20 Years and Became a Millionaire.

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 The SMS from the bank came at 7:15 a.m.: “Debit transaction in the amount of…” I swiped the notification away without opening it. Dima often transferred money for building materials for the dacha. That was normal. The second message arrived a minute later. The third—while I was pouring water into the kettle. The phone vibrated … Read more

I found out my husband was secretly paying the mortgage for his ex — the next day I changed all the passwords.

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  The silence in the apartment was special, dense, like cotton. Marina loved this time of the evening, when deep blue twilight thickened over the Volga outside the window, and the only light in the flat was the cozy glow of the desk lamp. Nizhny Novgorod was falling asleep, and she, the head librarian of … Read more

After my heart attack, my husband said, “I’m going to the Maldives with my mistress, the tickets are bought. Goodbye!” But then he came crawling back

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 Natalya opened her eyes and saw a white ceiling. The bright light hurt her pupils, and the first thing that crossed her mind was where she was and why it hurt so much to breathe. Her chest felt as if it were clamped in a vise; every breath came with difficulty. “You’ve come to,” she … Read more