«Your money should be useful! Pay for my grandchildren’s education!» — the mother-in-law decided that I would support the children of her eldest son.

«Your money should be useful! Pay for my grandchildren’s education!» — the mother-in-law decided that I would support her elder son’s children. Evgenia stood frozen by the mirror in the hallway. She adjusted the collar of her blouse. Tensed her shoulders. Family dinners at her mother-in-law’s were hard for her. Every time the same thing […]

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«I’m no longer your son’s wife, so I’m not obliged to help you,» Lisa said, closing the door right in her mother-in-law’s face.

The gray sky had been pressing down on the city for the third week already. Elizaveta Andreevna stood by the window, watching as ragged clouds clung to the roofs of the high-rises. In the courtyard, among puddles, children were playing, oblivious to the damp chill. Their ringing voices reached the seventh floor in muted echoes. […]

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Ivan was a man whose life resembled an endless carnival—dazzling and unrestrained.

Ivan was a man whose life resembled an endless carnival—dazzling and unrestrained. His world was woven from luxury, power, and permissiveness: pristine white yachts, sparkling champagne, wild parties lasting until dawn, multimillion-dollar deals capable of shaking entire markets. He lived as if he had stepped right out of the pages of a glamorous novel—where every […]

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