«— You understand that I don’t need you hanging around here, right?» Maxim said to his wife. «So, I can suggest you move to the village.» «What village, Maxim? What are you talking about?» Tamara no longer cared. She had been betrayed by the person closest to her. They had started their work from scratch […]
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While reviewing documents, Vadim muttered under his breath and occasionally glanced sideways at his deputy. The latter fidgeted in his chair, unable to understand what was expected of him. Finally, tired of the silence, he asked discontentedly, «What’s wrong, Vadim Olegovich? You haven’t said a word for half an hour, and I still have work […]
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«Ver! Can you hear me?» Alexey called out even before he crossed the threshold of their home. «I can hear you,» Vera responded, her gaze fixed on the screen she manipulated with a stylus. «Igor, along with his wife and daughter, wants to stay with us!» Alexey announced. Vera was familiar with Igor—her husband’s younger […]
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Zoya had dedicated her life to teaching, but now, with only a modest pension, she found herself selling vegetables at the market. Her family dynamics had shifted too—her son-in-law had remarried and moved in with his new wife, while her daughter and grandchild had come back to live with her. Despite the challenges, Zoya did […]
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Alexey was angry and upset, so he silently and frowningly tinkered with his bread machine before heading out in the morning, clanging his keys and muttering under his breath. The warehouse manager, Ivanych, asked him: «Why are you so angry, Lyokha, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed? Or did something […]
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In the kitchen of a typical city apartment, a table was set. Everything as it should be: Olivier salad, duck with apples, a meat platter, and cake. Sitting at her usual place at the center of the table was a melancholic birthday girl, Valentina Petrovna Koneva. Today she was celebrating a milestone—seventy years. Despite her […]
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