Since you’ve put the apartment in Ira’s name, let her be the one to take care of you,” Marina said to her mother-in-law.

Galina Ivanovna felt cornered. She still couldn’t accept that she had lost. How could Ira have betrayed her like this? Galina kept telling herself that her daughter must have had very good reasons. After all, Ira was young, she needed to build her own life… but Galina was trapped at a dead end. Her phone … Read more

Just as Nastya neared the café, familiar voices reached her ears.

Anna was just about to reach the café when familiar voices floated through the evening air. “Forget the anniversary party,” murmured Ethan close to the ear of Anna’s closest friend, Claire, his tone low and teasing. “Come over to my place. Or yours. Anna’s not coming back anyway,” he added with a smirk. Claire hesitated. … Read more

My husband and best friend betrayed me together but the real surprise came during the court hearing

The day began like any other. I was sorting through a box of old photographs tucked away in the closet, preparing for our upcoming wedding anniversary—thirty years of marriage with Oleg. As I flipped through the faded pictures, one caught my eye: a snapshot from a college party, with me, Svetlana, and the girls celebrating … Read more

A clever plan by the husband changed everything

“Where are you going, Inna?” her husband asked, eyeing how carefully she folded her clothes into the travel bag — each item lined up perfectly, as if for display rather than packing. Precision was second nature to Inna. She had been the perfect wife: Leonid always left for work neat, clean, and wearing the same … Read more