A boy from a drinking family protected a rich man’s daughter from dogs. The father wanted to find him and thank him.

by

Ivan Viktorovich shouted in complete bewilderment: — How can it be — she can’t be found anywhere?! Did she just disappear? The bewildered nanny tried to justify herself: — I really can’t imagine how this happened. I was only distracted for a moment… And then this dog, people started to scatter. I turned around to … Read more

How did you quit your job, and what are we going to live on—did you think about that?” yelled the mother-in-law on the phone.

by

Olya, what time do you need to be at work tomorrow?” Anton asked his wife during dinner.“Early, we have a commission.” “Won’t you be able to take your mother to the hospital?” “No, there’s no way, you do it.” “So I’ll have to ask for time off..” “And me? After all, you have a sister—let … Read more

Transfer 4 million to my mother right now! What do you mean, a written receipt? You don’t trust me?” Alexey fumed

by

“I said I’m not giving it!” Marina slammed her spoon on the table so hard the porridge splattered onto the tablecloth. “Cut me into pieces if you want, but I’m not transferring four million to your mother!” Alexey jerked as if someone had hit him with an electric shock. “Marin, are we doing this again? … Read more

“What do you mean the apartment isn’t yours? Call off the wedding! I don’t want a daughter-in-law like that!” — the future mother-in-law saw the property papers

by

Inna dried her hands on a dish towel and gave the table one last inspection. The salads were set out, the main course was ready, and wine glasses and candles glowed on the table. Everything looked tidy and warm. Tonight, Roman was coming with his parents—her future mother-in-law and father-in-law. Inna was nervous. Usually, meetings … Read more

Vera, we’ve outgrown this relationship. I’m filing for divorce. We’ll split the house and the car fifty-fifty,” her husband announced.

by

  Vera sat in the corner of the small restaurant Basil, nervously twisting a napkin in her fingers. Outside the window, a thin April rain blurred the city’s evening lights into watery brushstrokes. She’d picked this place on purpose—three years earlier they’d celebrated their wedding anniversary here. It still smelled of cinnamon and freshly baked … Read more

— “You promised dinner just for the two of us! And now the table is packed with strangers!” — his wife’s eyes glittered with hurt.

by

  Vera sat at a small table in the corner of the café, watching her “new family” like someone observing a scene that had nothing to do with her. Maksim’s parents were loudly trading the latest neighborhood gossip, his sister Alina was paging through the menu in search of the priciest items, and Maksim was … Read more

After the divorce, her ex-husband’s relatives turned their backs on her—but they never expected the former daughter-in-law to put everyone in their place.

by

  When Svetlana spotted her former mother-in-law in the school corridor, her heart started beating faster. She knew Valentina Sergeyevna had come to the parents’ meeting too—those meetings were held for the entire grade. Her daughter had just entered eighth grade, and the divorce from Andrey had happened only three months earlier. “You’re here as … Read more

“My mother-in-law demanded I clear out my apartment so she could move in — but my answer snapped her back to reality for good.”

by

Lyubov Ivanovna stood in front of her daughter-in-law’s door, straightening the collar of her expensive coat and arranging her face into an expression of noble grief. In her eyes—carefully outlined with eyeliner—burned the resolve of someone used to getting her way at any cost. Sixty-three years of life had taught her many things, but the … Read more