“You don’t do anything for our family—you’re always running to your mother, and now you’re planning to transfer your entire salary to her? Maybe you should just move in with her for good?”

“Starting next month, my entire salary will go to my mom. She needs it more.” The words fell into the kitchen silence as casually as crumbs from the table. Stas didn’t even think it necessary to lift his gaze from his phone screen, which cast a cold bluish light across his serene face. He simply … Read more

Kisul, did he forget to tell you? This is my husband’s premarital apartment” — the wife’s husband’s mistress didn’t expect a catch

Lera turned off her phone and leaned back in the armchair in her friend’s living room. Outside, the July sun blazed, but inside something was slowly tearing apart. I don’t know how else to explain this feeling… It was as if she had been living with a stranger all these months. Artyom changed so gradually … Read more

“The wealthy mother-in-law bribed the driver of the wedding procession, and he took the bride to a swamp. She didn’t yet know that retribution awaited ahead.”

The wedding procession sped through the city, the driver turned on lively music and honked non-stop. The bride was all in anticipation, constantly adjusting her veil and fiddling with her wedding bouquet. She was charming: light makeup, blonde curls styled into a beautiful hairdo, the veil adding a touch of mystery. And a happy smile … Read more

Mom told your parents not to come anymore, she doesn’t like them,” — but the husband and mother-in-law got an unexpected surprise

The wedding was modest but joyful. Alina, in a white dress bought on sale, radiated happiness, and Dima couldn’t take his eyes off her. Alina’s parents couldn’t come — her father was in the hospital after surgery, and her mother didn’t want to leave him alone. But Dima’s mother, Valentina Petrovna, made a great effort: … Read more

“Yes, I took the apartment. Yes, by will. No, that doesn’t mean I owe you anything!”

When Adelaida Ignatovna burst into the apartment dragging one wheeled suitcase, and behind it a second one following by inertia, Victoria was sitting in the kitchen eating cottage cheese with honey. The cottage cheese was farm-made, expensive, from the market — she was trying. Adel, as Victoria secretly called her, gave her a quick glance … Read more

The wife, who had very little time left to live, was visited in her hospital room by a little girl who asked her to be her mom.

The body seemed to have broken — like a mechanism suddenly stopped working. Like a fragile boat on the border of two worlds: water and air. No breath, no time — only pain that burns from memory even one’s own name. In the fog of consciousness, where dreams intertwine with reality, Alla suddenly realizes: she … Read more

The girl was quietly humming by the sink full of dirty dishes… And she didn’t know that a silent chef with a millionaire fortune was listening to her.

The young woman quietly hummed by the dishwashing sink, lost in her thoughts and music. Every time she started to sing, time seemed to slow down. Her voice—soft, pure, sounding like a gentle breeze amid the kitchen bustle—filled the space with unexpected harmony. She had no idea that behind her stood a man whose name … Read more

You’re infertile!” he shouted at his wife. But when he found out the truth, he fell to his knees. Yet she had already found the one who gave her twins…

Victor and Lika lived in marriage for eight long years, full of ups and downs, hopes and disappointments. Their story began with a dazzling romance—the kind that makes your heart beat faster and makes you see your beloved almost as a hero from a fairy tale. Victor literally showered Lika with flowers—roses, chrysanthemums, tulips… He … Read more

Why is the account empty? Where did you put all the money, Ira?” her husband yelled, unaware that he would soon be out on the street.

I don’t print money!” Irina threw her purse onto the table and tiredly rubbed her temples. The cheap watch with its worn strap showed nearly eleven at night. Anatoly didn’t even lift his eyes from his phone. The bluish glow of the screen lit up his stubbly face. “Could you at least wash the dishes? … Read more

— Then have dinner with your mother, I’m going home, — I snapped at my husband who had brought my mother-in-law to the restaurant.

“Anya, this place is simply wonderful!” Marina exclaimed as the friends looked at photos of the new restaurant on the phone. “And you say you already booked a table?” “Yes, for seven in the evening,” Anya couldn’t hide her joyful excitement. “Five years of married life is no joke. I want to celebrate it somehow … Read more