The Oligarch Had Resigned Himself to Dying. But When He Met a Fortune-Teller, He Couldn’t Believe His Ears

Roman Viktorovich Serov, a distinguished-looking man with graying temples, sat in the cramped doctor’s office, clenching his hands so tightly his knuckles had turned white. His face, usually stern and composed, now betrayed a deep weariness, as though years of battling pain had finally etched their mark on him. For ten years, he had been … Read more

“Everything you see was bought on credit. Only for me and Yesenia,” Vika replied calmly as she took off her jacket. “You’ve sent half your salary to your mother again. Well, let her decide now what you’ll have for dinner.”

“Everything you see was bought on a credit card. For me and Yeseniya only,” Vika replied calmly, taking off her jacket. “You transferred half your salary to your mother again. So let her decide what you’ll have for dinner.” “Are you out of your mind?” he turned around. “She’s my mother. I have to help … Read more

“So, you actually managed to find someone who wants you looking like that?” — my ex-husband couldn’t believe my happiness.

Larisa Pavlovna stood in front of the mirror in the hallway, adjusting the collar of her snow-white blouse. Behind her sounded her husband’s familiar voice: “You’ve got those shows on again? Lara, how much longer? Twenty years of the same thing—kitchen, TV, kitchen, TV.” She didn’t turn around. On the screen, a French pastry chef … Read more

While parking near his favorite café at lunchtime, Anton could never have imagined how it would all end. Suddenly, he noticed a couple in love standing across the street.

While parking near his favorite café at lunchtime, Anton couldn’t have imagined how it would all end. Suddenly, he saw two lovers standing across the street. They hugged, then sweetly chatted, gazing into each other’s eyes as if they hadn’t met in a hundred years. “Vera?” Anton muttered in shock and automatically dialed his wife’s … Read more

A pregnant orphan was abandoned by her boyfriend, left to die in poverty. Her decision shocked everyone who learned about it.

Larisa had always considered herself a calculating and cold-blooded person. The orphanage had taught her a harsh truth: rely only on yourself. She had a clear life route — like a project measured down to the millimeter. First, a teacher training college, then a job — modest, but reliable. And later — marriage. Not on … Read more

A well-known surgeon was urgently called out of the operating room to see a pregnant milkmaid expecting triplets. What he saw beneath her dress left him stunned.

The heat was unbearable, even for late May. The sun, like a baker gone mad, scorched from the sky, branding the earth with red-hot iron. The air above the asphalt quivered like a frying pan. Dust kicked up by the occasional car hung suspended, slowly settling on the leaves of the poplars lining the road … Read more

“I could buy you a new apartment and pay off your debts. But I’ll only do it on one condition!” the mother declared to her daughter.

“Happy birthday, Mommy!”—Katya, my only daughter, pecked her mother-in-law, Alla Borisovna, on the cheek. “Here, take this!” Inside a luxurious envelope with gold embossing were plane tickets and a voucher for a two-week vacation in Dubai. Five stars, all-inclusive, a personal butler, spa treatments—the full package. I noticed the Burj Al Arab logo—the most expensive … Read more