The farmer saw that the worker was limping—and that very night began watching her, trying to get to the truth. Who would have known…

The grass beneath his feet cracked like fragile glass shattered under the weight of time, and the morning air, saturated with moisture and the scent of damp earth, seemed to breathe the very essence of life—wet, dark, yet alive. The sun was just beginning to break through the mist that spread across the field like […]

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Sit down and don’t yap, don’t embarrass me!” — hissed the son to his mother, the cleaning lady, just before meeting his wealthy fiancée. Two years later, he himself would turn to dust for her.

— And just imagine, this cleaning lady left dirty streaks on the huge windows! Such negligence is intolerable! — Ninell Bronislavovna, the mother of Denis’s future bride, exclaimed indignantly, her voice sharply cutting through the silence of the upscale restaurant. The chandeliers, sparkling like ice, reflected in the crystal glasses, the violin played a quiet […]

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— Glashka, do you want to get married?

— Glashka, do you want to get married? — Are you planning to marry me? — Glafira snapped, brushing off the hand of the cheeky Mishka Zotkin. He just laughed loudly, grinning broadly, clearly showing his interest in her voluptuous figure. — So, you agree? — Mishka tried to come closer again. — Let’s go […]

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She took the blame for her son and went to prison… And upon being released on parole, she found out that her own blood had sold the house, thrown her out on the street, and now lives like a king!

Vera Sergeyevna stopped at the familiar gate as if rooted to the ground. Suddenly, her strength left her—she had run, it seemed, without seeing the road, like a madwoman, jumping off the bus as soon as it stopped, and rushed through the autumn wind that cut to the bone. Her heart pounded in her chest […]

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