Month: May 2025

He was performing a song in the underground passage, unaware that the person standing before him was his father, who owned a vast fortune.

by

Alena grew up in a well-off family. From a young age, she had a spacious home, quality clothes, and regular trips abroad for vacations. However, it couldn’t be said that her character was spoiled or arrogant. Her parents, Katerina and Anton, had long established themselves as successful entrepreneurs in the city. They quickly developed the … Read more

I’m not going to sign a marriage contract that takes away all my rights,” I said, putting the pen aside.

by

Anna turned on the kettle and absentmindedly looked out the window. The spring outside was too cheerful for her mood. Someone was honking near the house, most likely Valentina Petrovna from the third floor, whose brake pedal and horn were connected by a single nerve. The air smelled of fried onions and children’s screams. The … Read more

The doorbell broke the silence, persistent and demanding. Lyudmila Nikolaevna set the pot on the stove, wiped her hands on the old kitchen towel, and went to the door.

by

The doorbell broke the silence, persistent and demanding. Lyudmila Nikolaevna set the pot on the stove, wiped her hands on the old kitchen towel, and went to the door. It was getting dark outside. She had just come back from work, her back ached, and her head too. She longed for silence, a hot bath, … Read more

Rita emerged from the coma and began to understand the words of her husband, who had been by her side constantly but was already thinking of a life with another woman.

by

The white tiles on the ceiling blurred in front of her eyes as if they had been washed away by water. The light was too harsh—like a spotlight shining directly in her face. Rita tried to move, but her body didn’t respond. Her eyelids felt incredibly heavy, like curtains made of lead. She blinked—once, twice, … Read more

He told his wife that he went bankrupt and demanded to sell the apartment, but in reality, he wanted only one thing.

by

It seemed that Kirill had calculated everything: fake bankruptcy, divorce, secret accounts. But he forgot that Anya was not just a «modest housewife.» Behind the borscht and baby diapers hid a woman capable of turning his lies into financial ruin. When the last illusions crumbled, only one question remained: what was worse—losing the business or … Read more

— She quickly got up and made me scrambled eggs, — ordered the mother-in-law, but the daughter-in-law quickly put her in her place.

by

Strange, why did she choose me?” Olesya pondered. Maria Aleksandrovna had three daughters-in-law, but she disliked the youngest the most. Perhaps it was because she was “always nearby” — after all, the other daughters-in-law had chosen to move to neighboring cities, far away from the meddlesome mother-in-law. Or maybe it was some personal antipathy. In … Read more

— You always forgave me everything! So what have you done now? — Ignat shouted at her with an unfamiliar expression.

by

— You always forgave me for everything! So what have you done now? — Ignat shouted at her with a stranger’s face. — Forgave? No. I trusted you… — Nastya whispered with one lip, watching in confusion as the slender stranger slowly pulled a short dress—more like a T-shirt—over her flexible body.   Nastya stopped … Read more

You will live with the child in the shed, and I will hand the house over entirely to my sister!” declared the husband as he stepped over the threshold of the house.

by

— Do you really think I built all of this only to hand it over to strangers?” Alexey scanned the room as if only now noticing every little detail in the house we had built together. “— I never imagined our home would become a battleground for quarrels,” I replied softly, shrugging my shoulders. The … Read more