Month: December 2025

“Katya, has Sasha told you yet?” the mother-in-law rattled off. “Listen! There will be forty people. So we’ll start cooking at night. I’ll come ahead of time, at six in the evening the day before.”

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 — Katya, has Sasha told you yet? — the mother-in-law rattled off. — Look! There’ll be forty people. So we’ll start cooking at night. I’ll come early, at six in the evening the day before. — What? At night? — the daughter-in-law smirked. — No, I didn’t sign up for that. — Oh, hold on. … Read more

“You’re fired! Get out of this company, you talentless fool!” Alla Viktorovna spat the words with malicious delight, shoving her daughter-in-law toward the office door.

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Marina burst into the apartment, kicked her shoes into a corner, and flopped onto the sofa without bothering to take off her jacket. “Oh God, I nearly died laughing in that meeting!” she gasped. “Can you imagine? They accused you of embezzlement right in front of the whole department! You — a seasoned accountant, audited … Read more