«It can’t be! It can’t be!», Nadezhda thought as she looked at the photograph of a young pregnant girl wrapping her arms around her husband’s neck, sitting on his lap, and smiling joyfully. Twenty-five years of marriage… could it really all be for naught now? Her heart painfully clenched as Nadezhda stared at the photo, … Read more
Vera looked confusedly at Alexey. «Alex, do you realize that you’re making a mistake?» Alexey waved his hand, showing his irritation. «Let’s skip the drama. I’m tired of your perpetually dissatisfied expression. It’s always the same. Milana—she’s entirely different. She’s like a breath of fresh air to me. And you… I’m still being too kind … Read more
Sitting in his office, Vyacheslav leaned back in his comfortable chair with a satisfied smile playing on his face. He couldn’t stop marveling at how his restaurant, now the pride of the entire city, had gained such great fame. The restaurant owner ordered a homeless old woman to finish her bread and leave immediately! But … Read more
I overheard my mother-in-law talking to my husband and couldn’t believe my ears. Everything I had lived for during my marriage turned out to be a deception. I trusted him so much, and yet he and his mother chose to act so despicably. It’s decided. They will regret their actions! Something strange is happening Just … Read more
Lena, don’t you trust my son?» Marina Sergeyevna put her phone down on the table and crossed her arms over her chest. «What does trust have to do with it? It’s my personal phone,» Lena tried to speak calmly, although she was boiling inside. «What are you hiding in your phone? Come on, give it … Read more
Grandma!» a nineteen-year-old long-haired brunette burst into the room where the old woman was. «Are you sleeping?» «No, my dear,» replied a concerned Tamara Igorevna, sitting up in bed. «I’m getting married!» Nadia joyfully announced. «Really?!» The woman threw up her hands in surprise and gasped. «What about your studies?» «Grandma, who needs those … Read more
This day was supposed to be one of the happiest. Vlad had thought of everything down to the smallest detail. His bride deserved the best of everything. Although Alina always said that their love was what mattered most, he wanted to surround her with a real fairy tale. She deserved the best engagement and wedding. … Read more
«— You understand that I don’t need you hanging around here, right?» Maxim said to his wife. «So, I can suggest you move to the village.» «What village, Maxim? What are you talking about?» Tamara no longer cared. She had been betrayed by the person closest to her. They had started their work from scratch … Read more
My dear mother, my darling… What can I do to help you?» Alla cried. She leaned over the woman lying on a dirty sofa. «Daughter, thank you for everything,» Maria Dmitrievna replied softly, «But you’ve already done more for me than you could. See how I’ve repaid you? We now live in a dump. Forgive … Read more
We’re stuck at the crossing again,» sighed Klavdiya Petrovna, adjusting her woolen scarf. «What do you think, Anya, maybe we’ll get lucky and find a gold bar on the tracks?» «As if,» I smirked. «You’d be lucky to find a frozen crow here.» The November wind cut to the bone. I was returning from the … Read more