This apartment must be legally ours! Do you understand, weakling? Only ours! And only in this case can you dictate your terms to your stubborn wife. And keep her on a leash!” the mother-in-law shouted. A few minutes earlier… “Oh, it’s so cold! Winter is coming soon,” Polina shivered. She should have worn a jacket, … Read more
Provincial,’ that’s the first word Nastya heard from her future mother-in-law. Yes, she was from a small town, but that didn’t mean it was a backward area. There were excellent schools, even an institute and a university – it wasn’t a province at all, just a small peripheral town. Galina Viktorovna had been watching the … Read more
Mom will arrive on Saturday!” Alexey exclaimed joyfully. But Anna did not share his enthusiasm at all. She already sensed more reproaches and mockery coming her way. An unpleasant memory from her birthday resurfaced immediately – when Margarita Sergeyevna had managed to ruin the celebration. The guests had already gathered, and the mother-in-law’s reaction was … Read more
Yuri was very focused on eating his dinner and didn’t immediately notice how his wife, Evgenia, was engaged in a long and interested phone conversation with someone. “I wonder who has captivated my wife so much that she forgot about her unfinished dinner,” he thought, starting to get irritated by her prolonged absence. Evgenia was … Read more
— You only made money off that wreck! — these words whipped Zhenya all the way. — What were you waiting for, Zhenya? A happy life? Well done, you got what you deserved! She dropped the heavy bags and sank onto an old stump. Everything had started out so well… Or was she simply deceiving … Read more
Having bought milk on the highway from his ex-cleaning lady who had been caught stealing, the office director did something incredible the very next day… Sergey Vladimirovich had always been a man of action. That’s why, just a week and a half later, on one bright May day, leaving his manager in charge, he got … Read more
I never considered myself a simpleton. On the contrary, I had plenty to be proud of in this life. I managed to escape from a tiny town, move to a big city, get a good job there, and even buy a three-bedroom apartment. Then I got married, and it seemed my happiness knew no bounds. … Read more
In their family, everyone was used to seeing Grandma Katya as a gentle, conflict-free person who was ready to sacrifice herself for the well-being of her children and grandchildren. Her sons—Lyosha and Yury—had long since started their own families and lived separately, but they regularly sent their children to visit Grandma. No one even doubted … Read more
Recently, my grandmother passed away at the age of 96. She often told me intriguing stories, and one of them still sends shivers down my spine… Nina Arkadyevna, that was my grandmother’s name, was born in a village. Her mother, Antonina, had five children in total, and Nina was the youngest. The father of the … Read more
Kovalyova, you’re free to go.” These were the words Nastya had been waiting to hear for five long years. Five years behind bars. It wasn’t just a sentence—it was a whole life ripped from her hands. Anastasia squinted, trying to shield herself from the dazzling sunlight. Now, finally, her torment was over. How she had … Read more