After receiving the inheritance, Vera discovered a terrible secret that made her heart tremble and tears flow.

Vera was sitting on the porch, stretching out her tired legs. She had worked hard in the garden today—weeded the beds, watered the seedlings, tied up the tomatoes. Now a pleasant tiredness spread through her body like warm summer sun on the skin. Her chestnut hair had partially escaped from under her headscarf, and her … Read more

— Svetka, you look completely dried out! Your face is paler than paper. Did something happen?” Katya asked worriedly, waving her hands.

Svetlana woke up from a strange sensation — silence. Not just any silence, but such complete and dense silence that it seemed to buzz in her ears. She hadn’t paid attention to such silence in her own apartment for a long time, where every day began with Lisa’s crying and Misha’s stomping. But today was … Read more

The fiancé decided he was already a husband and allowed his mother to evict the bride from their shared apartment.

— What is this? What the hell?! Ekaterina froze on the threshold of her apartment, confusedly looking at the empty walls and floor, lit by bright daylight streaming freely through windows without curtains. — Didn’t I make myself clear enough? Yuri and Olga will be living here, — her mother-in-law walked past her, adjusting her … Read more

— A wife from the trash won’t do for my son! Leave him alone, and I will compensate you. I’ve already found someone else for him!” the mother-in-law snapped sharply.

“How much do you want? Don’t be shy. I’m ready to pay a decent sum, just to make you leave my son alone. You don’t need much, right? Just enough to treat your friends to dinner, rent a place for a couple of months, and start a new life — if that’s really your goal. … Read more

Ira, you have to tell her,” Pavel said firmly as the couple closed the kitchen door behind them. “Either you do it yourself, or I will have to.

Family dramas, everyday joys, struggles with difficulties, sincere emotions, and unexpected twists of fate — all this awaits you on the channel. “Ira, we need to tell her,” Pavel said firmly as the couple closed themselves in the kitchen. “Either you do it yourself, or I’ll have to.” “Oh God, I can’t,” Irina looked guiltily … Read more

The message came on Saturday morning. Katya was just brewing coffee when the phone dinged on the table. Pavel was still asleep — on weekends he liked to lie in longer.

The message came on Saturday morning. Katya was just brewing coffee when the phone buzzed on the table. Pavel was still asleep — on weekends he liked to lie in longer. She took the phone with one hand while stirring sugar in the cup with the other. “I’m in town. Just… missed you. How are … Read more

— Sweetheart, we’ve decided to sell your car, your brother is having problems, and you can walk sometimes,” — but the parents didn’t expect how their daughter would respond.

Anna stood by the window of her apartment, watching as the rain turned the October evening into a blurred watercolor. Thirty years old — an age when you no longer expect miracles, but still remember what they should be like. She worked at a consulting company, earned a decent salary, and rented a spacious apartment … Read more

“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.

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…

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