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“My wife will buy an apartment — and I’ll immediately file for divorce, taking half the property.” Anya stumbled upon her husband’s messages where he was writing to someone.

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Anya Karpenko woke up at half past six in the morning from the sharp slam of the front door. Igor, as usual, was leaving for work without even saying goodbye. She turned to the other side, buried her face in the pillow, trying to get back to sleep, but her thoughts wouldn’t let her — … Read more

The father threw his son out of the house after learning that his chosen one was a girl of modest means from a village. But exactly one year later, when he himself arrived in that very village…

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Boris Petrovich Buzyakin, the 60-year-old head of the family, billionaire, philanthropist, and a man with a long list of titles, slowly descended to the dining room for breakfast. Already gathered at the table were: his eldest son — 32-year-old Vadim Borisovich, daughter-in-law Alevtina, 27, their five-year-old son Egor, and Buzyakin’s older sister — 63-year-old Pavla … Read more

The Groom Turned Pale: The Bride Smacked the Mother-in-Law with a Cake Amid Guests’ Screams

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Lisa knew that planning a wedding was a nerve-wracking business. She had read articles about it, listened to friends. But no one warned her that the biggest problem wouldn’t be the cost of the restaurant or choosing a photographer, but her future mother-in-law, Valentina Petrovna. The woman seemed to have made it her mission to … Read more

You don’t have children! What are you going to do with the apartment?” — the mother-in-law even parted her lips in surprise when Nastya showed her the keys to her new place.

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— I’m telling you, Seryozha: it’s either me or her! — Galina Petrovna’s voice echoed through the kitchen like an air raid siren. Sergey sighed heavily and rubbed the bridge of his nose. — Mom, please don’t start again… — You’re still on her side?! — she raised her voice. — Have you forgotten who … Read more

The neighbors took advantage of our absence and ran a gas line through our property without asking, but we didn’t let it go like that.

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— Vasily, do you see this? — Anna Sergeyevna stood in the middle of the vegetable garden, pointing at a gray gas pipe that snaked right through the potato beds. — What pipe? — her husband tore himself away from fixing the fence and came closer. — What kind of miracle is this? — There … Read more

“Mom’s celebration is more important than renovating your dacha. The dacha can wait. It’s not going to fall apart!” — the husband said boldly.

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Olga glanced sideways at her husband, who was carefully carrying a large box with a laptop. Maksim literally glowed with happiness. A smile hadn’t left his face since they left the shopping center. The man kept adjusting the bow on the package as if it were a precious jewel. “Can you imagine how happy mom … Read more

— Katya, did Sasha already tell you? — the mother-in-law babbled. — Look! There will be forty people. So we’ll start cooking at night. I’ll come early at six in the evening the day before.

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— Katya, did Sasha already tell you? — the mother-in-law rattled on. — Look! There will 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. — Just wait. … Read more

“No one needs me anymore,” sighed the neighbor grandmother, sitting on the bench. A month later, I was driving her to hospitals and warming homemade borscht for her.

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The day was ordinary, like many others — fatigue weighed down after a long meeting, my head buzzing from the endless flow of information. In my bag were packages: buckwheat, milk, napkins for my son’s school. I was walking home, almost at the entrance to the building, when suddenly I heard a quiet voice: — … Read more

Every day, the boy buried something behind the school. But what was discovered later turned out to be much scarier than any guesses.

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On the outskirts of a small provincial town in Central Russia stood an old school. Its walls were peeling from age, the asphalt in the yard cracked, and the lonely sandbox froze under icy gusts of wind in winter, while in summer it filled with the voices of children and leftover toys. Everything here was … Read more