— So, none of this is yours? — the mother-in-law looked at the house, then at her son and daughter-in-law.

What will happen if I just tell the truth one day?” he asked quietly, staring into space. “What you fear most in the world, Kirill. You will stop being someone you never were,” his wife replied, not lifting her eyes from the book. The autumn wind hurled handfuls of rain against the windows of the […]

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You’ve been repulsive to me for a long time already—I’m filing for divorce, leave the apartment.” He had left, thinking I would dissolve into tears. But that wasn’t going to happen

The Underhanded Mathematics of Family Life: Squeezing the Most Out of the Least Investment. Waiting for the Last Mortgage Payment. Getting Rid of Unnecessary Ballast. Claiming One’s Share. But then an Unpredictable Variable Appeared in the Equation. Lizaveta held in her hand the receipt for the final mortgage payment and could hardly believe it – […]

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