Veronika Sergeyevna adjusted her strict jacket one last time in front of the mirror and frowned — everything had to be perfect. Then, as usual, she put on a mask of cold calmness behind which she habitually hid her true feelings. “It will do,” she thought, looking at her reflection. After fifteen years as the […]
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“Dad, is she pretty?” Alexander smiled. What a relief—it was finally possible to tell his daughter about his intention to marry. He hadn’t dared to bring up the topic for a whole week, even though he knew the bride would move in with them in a month. Sonya was an exceptionally smart child. Sometimes her […]
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Svetlana felt like the happiest woman in the world. In just one year, her life had changed beyond recognition. A year ago, she lived with her aunt, who had turned her into a slave. The aunt did nothing around the house or in the garden — she only came home from the street and flopped […]
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“Irish, you’ll go to Aliska’s on Saturday and Sunday to look after the nieces and nephews,” Denis’s voice, lazily stretching the words while the football match played on TV in the background, sounded to Irina like the creak of an ungreased wagon over her frayed nerves. “She’s got some important plans, you understand.” Irina froze, […]
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Almost right at the entrance to the restaurant, a quarrel nearly broke out between Alisa and Pavel. She perfectly understood — this conversation had to happen sooner or later. Only she did not expect it to start right now, when they had come to discuss the banquet order. Pavel stopped the car and looked critically […]
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— Anna Mikhailovna, gather your personal belongings. You no longer work at the company. Igor didn’t even look away from the monitor screen as he said this calmly, as if talking about someone else. Twelve years of working together, twelve years side by side — and now he spoke as if they were strangers. — […]
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