Vadim looked at the homeless man and recognized the surgeon who had saved his life ten years ago.

Let’s stop by the church,» suggested Polina. Vadim looked at his wife and smiled. They had been married for nine years, and throughout this time, they had been trying to have a child. They visited doctors and underwent examinations everywhere they could. They did everything they could, took every possible test, but nothing helped. Polina … Read more

The call from the notary’s office caught Varvara off guard. The spoon with her morning porridge froze halfway to her mouth after the very first words about her grandmother’s inheritance.

The call from the notary’s office caught Varvara off guard. The spoon with her morning porridge froze halfway to her mouth as soon as she heard the first words about her grandmother’s inheritance. Alexey, Varvara’s husband, turned away from the stove with a questioning look. «Yes, yes, I understand. In six months, I’ll have to … Read more

THE PERFECT REVENGE: How a Wife Turned Her Husband’s Betrayal into Victory

I didn’t really want to get married a second time. The first experience—five years of emotional rollercoaster—ended in the usual way: mutual boiling irritation. We broke up but remained friends. We even texted occasionally—about work, the weather, and former mutual acquaintances. With Anton, everything was different from the start. No butterflies, no fireworks, no sweet … Read more

Every day, Anya walked home hoping that Max would come back. She knew he didn’t have the keys — he left them when he left. But still, she hoped she would open the door and see his sneakers in the hallway.

Every day, Anya walked home hoping that Max would come back. She knew he didn’t have the keys—he had left them when he left. Yet she still hoped that he would open the door and she would see his sneakers in the hallway. But the miracle didn’t happen this time either. They had lived together … Read more

Dear, my mother bought us an apartment and registered it in my name. But you will be the one paying the mortgage,» my fiancé declared to me.

I sat, my head pressed into my shoulders, listening to torrents of abuse hurled at me from both sides. Valentina Alexandrovna, the mother of my future fiancé, spared no harsh words as she accused me of all the sins imaginable. What hurt the most was that Slava, my dear fiancé, didn’t even try to stop … Read more

He’s not going to make it anyway,” the wife said in a cold, unfamiliar voice. “You come yourself and talk to the doctor if you don’t believe me.

He’s not going to make it anyway,” the wife said in a cold, distant voice. “You come yourself and talk to the doctor if you don’t believe me. They have nurses there, all the conditions for him will be met. Well, that’s why they invented palliative care, everyone does it…”   Ilya was born two … Read more

— Son, rent out her apartment and give me the money,” Lydia heard these words from her mother-in-law, who was talking to her husband…

Lydia was in a hurry to get home. She had just stepped out of the house, heading to work, when she had to return — today was an open lesson at school, and she had forgotten the posters prepared for the class. High-ranking guests rarely visited the rural school. But today the deputy governor was … Read more

When Roma was three years old, a stranger brought him to an orphanage. Years passed — and now the grown-up Roma intends to find the one who changed his life.

Well, that’s it, guys, I’m off!” Roman shouted, jumping onto the step of the already moving train. His friends waved to him from the platform, someone tried to shout something as a farewell. He was smiling. Three years had passed since he returned from the army. During that time, he had managed to get a … Read more