Family Reunion? Thanks, But No Thanks
By the second year of my marriage to Quentin Lambert, we had a son.
Fast forward five years, and I was basically a human cookbook, agonizing over every pinch of salt like it was rocket science.
One night, Quentin tossed out, "Too much salt."
And our son? He didn't even blink—he dumped the whole pot down the drain right in front of me.
That's when it hit me—pure exhaustion, like a tidal wave.
I told Quentin I wanted a divorce.
He didn't even bother looking up. "Is that really necessary?"
I nodded, my voice flat. "It is."
Weight of Words Untold
The day I decided to file for divorce, Dean Potter couldn’t wait to draft the divorce agreement.
Five years ago, he had been forced to marry me, and now he was finally free.
On the day we were finalizing the divorce, Dean arrived with his new flame, radiating delight mixed with a hint of mockery. “Veronica Byrd, look at you—you’re miserable.”
I watched his figure fade into the distance, my vision blurring.
Miserable?
In the next life, it wouldn't happen again.
Thanks For My Happy Ending
"Satu...Dua...Tiga...Em...".Hitungan Olin berhenti seiring dengan telunjuknya yang ia biarkan mengudara di atas langit yang mendung. Dia sedang menghitung bintang yang masih bertahan digelapnya awan, sesekali terdengar suara isak tangis yang coba ia tahan, bintangnya satu-persatu menghilang tertutup awan gelap di atas langit sana.Airmatanyapun mengalir tanpa bisa ia cegah, bertepatan pada hitungan terakhir pada bintang yang masih bertahan.Hujan yang turun seolah ingin menemani airmatanya agar tidak terlihat banyak orang.
The Pains of Words
Thick_Vanilla
Have you fallen in love with someone who doesn't even care about you, or, let's say, the guy who knows you and you're existing in his world that is full of anger, coldness, and darkness?
Bryl Nigel is a COLD, EVIL, and POSSESSIVE heartrob at our university.
A lot of students in our university describe Nigel as COL.E.POS, short for COLD, EVIL, POSSESIVE. Lahat ng gusto nya ay nakukuha nya kahit daanin nya sa dahas at kung may humadlang tiyak ikay ka-ka awaan. However, sa kabila ng kanyang ugali. Maging "COLD, EVIL, POSSESSIVE" pa kaya sya once na nakatapat nya na ako? I am the queen bitch, and he is an evil prince.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED|I do not allow my work to be used or adapted in any way without my permission.
Love Beyond Words
Larh_deh
Isabella is an 17 years old final year highschool student with a simple life and best friend, untill she met Rey her class mate,who is very popular in school. Rey is from a rich while she is from a middle class family,she has a best friend who left for her home town.Issa was left alone with her family ,Not untill Rey became her best friend few month into their friendship ,they both develop feelings for each other.Rey asked her out and she accepted. Rey had to manage his dad's company after highschool while she wants to attend the university.During her second year in the university she met a boy who was also in his second year,they would go on dates and fun.Rey was busy and stuck at work ,he didn't have the time for his girlfriend anymore. Issa don't want the sweet, loyal Girlfriend anymore ,she was falling deeply with Derek. She was tired of Rey and his excuses ,she wanted a romantic relationship. Rey found out about Issa relationship and broke up with her, but he still wanted her back. Would he fight for his love or let the guy win?
All Thanks to Theodore
Esme Brynn, co-leader of the nightingale pack, is fierce, strong-willed and won't to stand for anyone's bullshit.When the Alpha of the powerful Pheonix pack, Theodore Rivers, takes an interest in her, she quickly finds that he is everything she hates: obnoxious, arrogant and condescending.But he can't seem to leave her alone. And however much she despises his snide remarks and tormenting and however horribly they clash, in a cruel deed of fate, they are forced together as mates.At first, Esme remains resolved against him, refusing to accept him as her mate. But when Theodore challenges her independence and puts her through an extreme test of courage and strength, can she persevere?
Thanks for the Lies
After three years of secretly dating my boyfriend, I finally called my mom.
"Mom, I've decided—I'm coming home to run the family business."
She practically squealed through the phone. "That's such good news! But... what about your boyfriend?"
I stood at the door, took a breath, and said, "Don't worry. In ten days, he's history."
HIS LOVE BEYOND WORDS
Humiliated, belittled, mistreated, rejected because of her silence, Emma has no hope for the future. Until she meets Michaël Keller, the son of the most powerful man in town and also the richest. Michaël has everything going for him, extraordinary beauty, influence but above all power, everyone expects him to go out with a girl from his background but he falls irremediably in love with Emma. In a society where appearance takes precedence over everything, how are these two teenagers going to be able to live their love and brave all the obstacles? Between pain, sadness and tragedies, can love despite the handicap survive?
Thanks for Letting Me Go
Zhihu Select
A writer once said, "We don't need down jackets in summer, fans in winter, and attention after we're disappointed."
After the breakup, I became happy and even found myself.
Thanks for letting me go.
This is a series of stories after breakups.
A relationship may not necessarily make people happier, but a breakup will definitely do it.
“Seven Ear Piercings”
I had a secret relationship with my stepmother's son.
When we broke up, it became particularly unpleasant.
One day, he got drunk and intercepted me in the bathroom. He said, "I'm a masochist. We'll torment each other until our hair turns grey. What can you do to me?"
“Blind Date With an Undercover Cop”
I never expected to meet him again. The last time I saw him, he was a clumsy barista who messed up my order nine times in a row. I felt sorry for him, so I tried to crack a joke. "Hey, are you an undercover cop?"
He looked startled and denied it quickly. But as soon as I left the cafe, he locked the door and disappeared.
Later on, we ran into each other again. He stopped me and said, "You're under arrest, because you have stolen my heart, darling."
Tamat
Thanks for Not Showing Up
On the day we were supposed to get our marriage license, Michael Robertson ghosted.
I sat outside the County Clerk's Office for hours. Instead of him, I got a pic from his secretary, Kallie Clunt.
She was in his lap, arms wrapped around him, making out like it was the hottest scene in a drama.
[Sorry, Elsa. Michael said he had to comfort my broken heart. You don't mind, do you?]
When I asked him about it, he just looked annoyed.
"She gave me blood once. What's the big deal if I hang out with her? Can't you be a little more understanding?"
My stomach dropped. I turned away and called his older brother.
"Leon, do you still want to marry me?"
Love Between The Words
Si Thalia Hernandez ay isinilang sa mundo na kailanman ay hindi nasilayan ang liwanag, sa kabila ng kanyang kapansanan ay nanatili pa rin siyang matatag. Hindi naging hadlang ang kapansanan ng dalaga bagkus naging inspirasyon pa niya ito upang maipakita ang natatangi niyang talento. Isa sa talento niya ay lumikha ng tula kaya normal na sa dalaga ang pagiging makata.
Siya ang isang malaking sikreto ng pamilyang Hernandez. Dahil isang pulitiko ang kanyang ama ay itinago siya sa lahat upang maprotektahan. Kaya inakala ng lahat na nag-iisa lang ang anak ni Cong. Hernandez, at iyon ay si Ashley Hernandez.
Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay namatay ang kanilang mga magulang mula sa isang car accident ngunit hindi lingid sa kaalaman ng magkapatid na bago mamatay ang mga magulang ay nakipagkasundo ito sa pamilyang Welsh sa isang marriage agreement.
Isang lalaki na tinatamasa ang lahat ng karangyaan ngunit ang ugali ay kakaiba sa lahat, inilalayo ang sarili para sa lahat upang makaiwas sa mga taong mapanlinlang higit sa lahat ay sa mga babaeng tanging yaman lang ang habol sa kanya. Siya si Alistair Welsh ang nag-iisang tagapagmana sa kanilang pamilya at kasalukuyang CEO ng isang dambuhalang kumpanya sa bansa.
Natakot si Ashley ng malaman niya na ikakasal siya sa isang binatang baldado na may masamang ugali kaya nagawa niyang lokohin ang sariling kapatid.
Sapilitang naikasal si Thalia kay Alistair ngunit labis siyang nasaktan ng matuklasan na siya ay panakip-butas lamang upang mapag takpan ang relasyon ng magpinsan.
Paano kung malaman ni Thalia na ang lalaking ikinasal sa kanya at ang Nobyo na nang-iwan sa kan’ya noong kasalukuyang siya ay bulag ay iisa pala?
Mangibabaw pa rin kaya ang pag-ibig sa puso ni Thalia o patuloy itong kamumuhian dahil wala na itong ginawa kundi ang saktan siya sa simula pa lang?
Married to the Don? No, Thanks
Seven years after getting engaged to Leander Beaumont, he inherits everything that once belonged to his late brother—including his brother's wife, Dinah Fowler.
Every time Leander sleeps with Dinah, he holds me afterward and whispers, "Jenny, just wait a little longer. We can finally have our wedding once Dinah gets pregnant."
It's the only condition the Beaumont family, Westrael’s most powerful mafia clan, sets for Leander to become the next Don.
In just half a year after returning home, Leander visits Dinah's room 59 times. He starts from once a month... to nearly every single day.
Finally, after the 60th time I watch him leave Dinah's room, the "good news" comes. Dinah is pregnant.
And along with it, an announcement—the Beaumont family declares Leander and Dinah are getting married.
"Mamma, is someone getting married?" my young son asks, staring at the house now lavishly decorated by a wedding company.
I quietly gather him into my arms, my voice cold as I say, "Yes, sweetheart. Your father is marrying the woman he loves. It's time for us to leave."
What Leander doesn't know is that the Bellini family, my family, has risen to become a mafia power strong enough to rival the Beaumonts.
And me? I'm Jenny Bellini, the most beloved daughter of the Bellini family. I will never be trapped by marriage again.
SSSHHH: LAST WORDS OF A KILLER
BLOOM JAY
"Pick up…. pick up… please" When the call did not get through, I burst into tears. The killer was now banging the door violently.
“Inspector Kenneth speaking” Uncle Ken’s voice came through and right at the same the killer made a whole in the door by his continuous banging.
"Uncle Ken, he's here, he is going to kill me…." I stated this in a panicked, horrified tone.
“Zara, darling, we were going to have some fun why did you called the police?” he said in a cold tone bringing out his silvery knife.
A shudder rushed down the spine. However, I maintained my composure.
"You are over now," I said, trying to mask my terror.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, not yet…." He answered and raced towards me.
What happens next???
The Gap in Our Words
My mother-in-law could not understand me.
Before my business trip, I repeatedly told her not to touch anything in my study, but she mixed up the contract I needed. As a result, I lost a million-dollar order and was fired from my company.
To make up for her mistake, she promised she would take care of my child and help me find another job.
I froze my milk, labeled everything with notes, and gave her detailed instructions on timing and measurements.
However, when my baby ended up in the hospital, I found out that she had thrown out all the milk and fed my baby expired formula instead.
Even worse, she fed my baby peanuts behind my back, causing my baby to suffocate and die.
Afterward, she wailed, "That was my granddaughter! How could I not care? If I could, I'd die with her..."
My husband slapped me, shouting, "My mom worked so hard to take care of the child, and you want to drive her to her death? She's an old woman. It's not easy for her!"
My sister-in-law came over too, calling me ungrateful and blaming me for treating an elderly woman badly. She claimed I deserved to be childless and alone.
However, they did not know how many times I had stopped my mother-in-law from causing trouble and harm to them.
I was driven to depression by them and eventually sent to a mental institution, where I was tortured to death.
If I had the chance to do it again, I would protect my child and myself and stop preventing my mother-in-law from causing chaos for others.
I would watch her bring equal destruction to each one of them!
All These Words Left Unsaid
JapneetChandoak
Nat and Leo are two teenagers with a dark history behind them. Their worlds collide when they end up living next to each other but so it seems to them. Their story has begun long before everything. They fall in love but love is not easy for them. Secrets unravel and the truth is too harsh to interpret. With all these words left unsaid and time passing by, it's never too late to express your feelings.
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Is it?
Thanks for Taking Out the Trash
This Thanksgiving, Elmer Fuller finally agrees to go on a trip with me.
But when I wake up in the hotel, I don't see him anywhere.
I spend the entire day desperately searching for him, only to stumble across a social media post from his first love.
It's a selfie of her and Elmer having a cozy family dinner with her parents. The caption reads, "Someone's finally meeting the parents on Thanksgiving night. Mom and Dad can stop pressuring me to get married now!"
Around her neck is the scarf my mother knitted for me before she passed.
I left a comment. "Stop using my things to flirt with my husband. Take the scarf off—you can have him."
Not long after, she posts an update.
The scarf is shredded into pieces and tossed into a dog bed, with the caption, "What trash—too filthy even for a dog!"
Elmer likes the post.
her silence screamed a thousand words
worldofht_
DUA AGHA KHAN.
Dua agha Khan is a 28 year old woman trying to make her way through the judging gazes of people around her, being mute and divorced in a Desi society, she was gifted with criticism, harassment and Unhealed trauma. Her passion was writing began when she lost her voice admist the hustle of her haunting past and she had never felt more lucky to have become one of the finest writer out there.
Escaping an abusive marriage was a hard task that almost cost her, her life. Surviving as a mute girl in the society she is met with yet problem of being arranged for a second marriage. It wasn’t something that she wanted, it wasn’t something that she would’ve probably looked forward to but it was happening. Not having the courage to say no she’soff to another ride of what seemed like an endless tunnel of darkness for her.
RAZA SHOAIB
Raza Shoaib is a 32 year old man with a serious personality. He doesn’t like getting involved in much and like to stay in his own boundaries. After having his fiancée cheat on him and run away a day before their wedding the image of loyal women had been ruined in his mind.
He wasn’t looking forward to get settled and was happy living the life of an infamous playboy when his father arranges his marriage with the daughter of his Best friend. The girl he never approved of, having his father constantly on his tail with sharp glares and words he says yes to the proposal but with an intention to bring hell upon the woman’s life.
Words That Bind: Author-sama Loves Me
Love is something to never be ashamed of, it's okay to fall in love even if that person is someone of the same sex.
That's the way I feel towards the person who showed me how to love.
I love him, I want him and I want to hold him but the problem is... His married.
Leslie Campbell is a young omega who is married to a beta. He is a book enthusiast who became an editor for a successful publishing company and he is assigned to his favorite author, Azrael Mitsuki Bethan, a Japanese American writer who paints the world in white and black.
However, there is one serious problem... Azrael hates omegas especially male omegas.
Leslie is determined to be Azrael's editor but their relationship becomes complicated when forbidden emotions start to develop leaving Leslie in a state to choose between his marriage and his soulmate while Azrael battles with his heart and his conscience.
Heartwarming relationship between the alpha who desires to hate and the omega who knows only how to love.
No More Strategy, Only Love
When I saw Vincent Carson again, he was now the formidable head of the Carson Corporation with a net worth of tens of millions. By his side was a young, promising screenwriter.
Meanwhile, I dragged myself out of the basement, crippled and in a pitiful state.
With a condescending tone, Vincent asked, "Three years ago, you sabotaged Irene's chance to win that award. Do you regret it now? If you wish to remain my wife, you must apologize to Irene first."
At the same time, the system's voice sounded in my mind, 'Host, are you ready to go home?'
I nodded silently.
A look of satisfaction washed over Vincent's face as he stepped forward to embrace me.
However, in the blink of an eye, I began to vanish right before his eyes. Subsequently, I heard he lost his sanity.
Menjadi Istri Dadakan Presdir Tampan
Embun harus keluar dari rumah kakak iparnya, tetapi dengan syarat ia harus menikah lebih dulu agar kakaknya tidak mengkhawatirkan Embun. Namun, yang jadi masalah adalah Embun tidak memiliki kekasih! Di saat kebingungan melanda, si Kakek, pelanggan setia kafenya meminta Embun untuk menikah dengan putra terakhirnya, Kaisar Rahardja. Embun dan Kaisar akhirnya menikah, tetapi mengapa Kaisar mau menikahi Embun begitu saja?