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Continuing from your uploaded Part 1. Ms. Phuong stared at me as though I had slapped her. “Defective goods?” Her voice rose. “Do you understand what one…

Ms. Liu Shufen arrived in Nanjing that afternoon with two suitcases and enough anger for the entire family. The moment Tong Tuyet entered the apartment after evening…

At the hospital, I learned how long three minutes could feel. Emma lay beside me while the nurse adjusted the monitor. I stared at the screen without…

Daniel stared at the divorce papers as if he could force the words to disappear. “You prepared these before last night?” “Yes.” “How long?” “Three months.” His…

The next morning, Elias called at 5:42. I watched the phone ring until it stopped. Then again. And again. Finally, a message appeared. Did you actually submit…

After that Christmas kiss, Tieu Tri and I stopped pretending. There was never a formal confession. One day we were a fake couple. The next, he was…

I stared at the access log until the numbers stopped looking real. Six entries. Six prenatal appointments. Six days Ethan had suddenly become “too busy” to come…

Daniel arrived twenty-three minutes later. I knew because the elevator doors opened and he came out almost running. Six years had changed him. There were faint lines…

Elena’s question stayed on the line between us. “Now tell me… what do you want from me?” I stood in the hospital corridor with twenty-three thousand yuan…