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Not that!» the mother-in-law irritably dropped her fork next to the plate with the uneaten lasagna, «Do I have to teach you everything? Your food is a nightmare, Olenka! Don’t be offended, but Lesha should have married someone who can cook and manage the house. And you, well, you’re neither here nor there.» Irina Vitalievna, […]

«Alexey, my husband, along with his mother, have really settled in well. Until recently, they barely acknowledged me, calling me a ‘useless flower,’ but as soon as they learned about my inheritance, their interest suddenly peaked. But again, not in me, but in the prospects that this inheritance could bring. I regretted a hundred times […]

I was getting increasingly gloomy listening to what the Vorontsovs, the loveliest couple of tenants, were telling me. Even Denis, my husband, realized that a problem had arisen, probably because of the look on my face. Lera, my wayward younger sister, had really crossed the line this time, and Denis and I needed to act […]

Lyudmila Lvovna, did you see the notice on the store door?» The saleswoman, Zoyka, was laying out products on the counter for an elderly woman who had come shopping, and was packing them into the customer’s backpack. «Be careful out there in the outskirts, you can expect anything from those scoundrels,» Zoyka warned. «Which scoundrels?» […]

I never considered myself a simpleton. On the contrary, I had much to be proud of in this life. I managed to get out of a tiny town, move to a big city, get a good job there, and even buy a three-bedroom apartment. Then I got married, and it seemed like my happiness knew […]

Mikhail glanced at his watch for the hundredth time and exhaled irritably. Ten minutes. The damned train was already ten minutes late! And as it was, the day had been nothing short of a disaster. First, there was that pompous client who backed out of an order at the last minute. «You see, we’ve had […]

Mishka, a boy of about twelve, grew up to be a very clever kid. His mother raised him alone; they were not wealthy, but he never demanded more from his mother. She gave as much as she could—some warmth, motherly love, but that was the case for the first 10 years of his life. Tamara, […]

«I asked you kindly—watch the son! How can you be so heartless? The child is soaking wet and you’re just staring at the monitor!» «What are you starting for?» Vadik frowned, glancing over his shoulder at the crib. «The boy is lying there quietly, not crying. Why are you making a fuss?» «You at all, […]