Thank your parents for buying us an apartment! But we’ll give it to my sister, and we have to save up for our own! — her husband declared in a solemn tone.

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Varya nervously tapped her fingers on her cup of chamomile tea. She hadn’t expected such a turn of events. Just a week ago everything had seemed so bright—her parents had finally fulfilled their daughter’s dream by gifting her and her husband their own home. A two-room apartment in a new building, with a spacious kitchen … Read more

The nurse had taken a job at the clinic in order to secure a subsidy for her ailing mother. But she never imagined whom she would meet there.

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— Maria, how did this happen? — the woman sighed, looking at her daughter with worry. — Mom, everything’s fine, honestly, — Maria replied calmly. — I’m on vacation, so I can work there for a month, maybe even longer. The main thing is to figure out where the quotas disappear to and how the … Read more

An influential woman forced her son to ditch his pregnant girlfriend. But ten years later, fate dealt her a merciless lesson.

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— Irina, all your attempts are in vain,” said Tamara Petrovna, watching as the young woman braided her hair before the start of the workday. “— What exactly are you talking about?” Irina turned to the elderly nurse who had been working in the hospital for several decades. “— About your hopes for something serious.” … Read more

The pauper touched the hand of the big spender and asked him to take her daughter as his “wife for a week.” But the groom did not yet know what surprise the bride’s mother was preparing.

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The car’s engine stubbornly refused to start. No matter how much Dmitry tried to bring it back to life, it only coughed weakly before dying again. The man had no desire to figure out the cause of the sudden breakdown—today he simply had neither the energy nor the time. Leaving the car until tomorrow right … Read more

Here’s the court order! And now get up and get out of my apartment,» she addressed her husband, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law.

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What happened?” asked Anya, watching her husband’s reaction. Vitya, clutching his phone tightly in his hand, slowly sank onto the couch. “Mom’s house burned down,” he managed to say. “How?” Anya said, bewildered, as she sat down beside him. “I don’t know—I just got a call. She said there was a fire, and the house … Read more

Darling, I can help transfer your inheritance to the joint account,” he said, not suspecting that I knew everything about the divorce.

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— What about a joint account? — asked Anastasia, knowing that Viktor would likely suggest it very soon. — If you agree to a joint account, insist on separate management. And don’t sign anything without my consultation, — Elena Sergeyevna advised firmly. — That’s all; I’ll be in touch! Anastasia slowly arranged the buns on … Read more

Having set out to clean before the April holidays, Olga found a strange letter in her husband’s office, and upon reading it, she couldn’t hold back her tears.

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Spring sunlight persistently broke through the tulle curtains, painting intricate patterns on the parquet floor. Olga stood in the middle of her husband’s office, armed with a rag and window-cleaning solution. Every year before the May holidays she conducted a deep cleaning—a tradition honed over years of life with Viktor. «Really, how long can you … Read more