— «You’re a burden, not a wife,» — my mother-in-law spat out in front of the whole family while I was pouring tea, unaware that it was me who had paid off her debts.

“Mishenka, son, pass me that shrimp salad,” Svetlana Borisovna sang out to her son with the kind of tone as if he had just returned from a battlefield, victorious over an entire army. Her voice was soft, almost melodic, but behind it hid not just a request — it was a command no one dared […]

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A woman and her son worked on a farm for food and lodging, and accidentally uncovered a sinister secret: someone from the village was deliberately sabotaging the farm.

A sharp smell of burning burst into sleep without warning — like a night thief who doesn’t knock but breaks in with force. Grigory suddenly sat up in bed, his heart pounding wildly as if trying to break free. The night outside was unnaturally bright — an anxious, flickering glow illuminated the room, casting long […]

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