— “Why Did You Transfer Fifty Thousand To My Mom? I Asked You Not To Do That!” Tatiana Stood In The Entryway, Clutching A Bank Statement In Her Hand 31.12.2025admin “Why did you transfer fifty thousand to my mother? I asked you not to do that!” Tatiana stood in the middle of the entryway, clutching … Read more
Okay then: the apartment is mine, the dacha outside Moscow is yours, the car is mine,” Andrey said, running his pen over the sheet without looking up. “You’ll get half of the bank deposit and my mother’s jewelry.” I stared at the man I’d lived with for twenty-six years. And I thought about how … Read more
Marina slowly set down the calculator she had just used to total up the family budget. A ringing silence hung in their living room. Outside the March sun lit up the roofs of Moscow, but inside the room was half-dark—Igor had deliberately drawn the curtains before the talk. “So you mean your mother is going … Read more
Galina Petrovna walked in without knocking—using her own keys, as always. Lena was standing at the stove and didn’t even turn around. “Lenochka, I brought cottage cheese. Real stuff, not that store-bought garbage. I see your fridge is empty—what are you feeding Andrey?” Her mother-in-law went into the kitchen and started unloading groceries. Lena … Read more
— Are you deliberately trying to make my mother have a heart attack? Nicholas rasped, hurling the remote onto the table as if he were tossing away a red-hot coal that had scorched his palms. Car gift ideas — Don’t be so dramatic, please, Elena replied indifferently, without looking up from the dishes. The water … Read more
I asked you to tell me when you were going to the doctor! Why didn’t you tell me?” Zinaida Fyodorovna’s voice cut into the apartment’s morning silence like a fire siren. Ksenia froze in the entryway, handbag still in her hand. She had just come back from the women’s clinic, where she’d been registered for … Read more
“Are you suggesting I give away what I worked seven years for? Are you out of your mind?” Svetlana looked at her husband as if she were seeing him for the first time. In her eyes there was less anger than bewilderment. Andrey drummed his fingers nervously on the tabletop. His patience was running out … Read more
An employee at a gas station found a box in the restroom. Inside lay a newborn baby girl and a note: “Take care of her.” The man couldn’t leave the child alone — his wife had dreamed of having children for many years, but doctors said they would never have their own. The next … Read more
So what exactly are you trying to tell me? That I should give up my apartment so you and your mommy can keep diving into scams together?” “Come on, don’t get so worked up, Sasha, it’s my MOM… She didn’t mean any harm…” “And who am I then, Maksim?! Some random passerby?!” Alexandra stormed into … Read more
My husband was standing in the hallway. His tie was undone. His face was red from the cold. Or from that conversation with his boss. I don’t know. “I got promoted!” I turned away from the stove. The pasta was boiling. Foam was creeping over the edge of the pot. I really should have turned … Read more