The dishwoman became the caretaker for the ailing moneybags. But after seeing on the cameras how a mother of many was hauling kitchen scraps home, the rich man summoned her over.

Olga was ironing the children’s clothes, occasionally brushing away the tears that welled up. The tears were utterly pointless—after all, there was less than an hour left until the morning performance for Sema and Volodya, and there were still so many tasks to complete. Why had she set the ironing board by the shelf with […]

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Where are you dawdling, you bitch? We’ve been standing outside your door for an hour,» shouted Aunt Zina.

Suddenly, an incoming phone call shattered the morning silence, disturbing the tranquility of the bedroom. Marina, with great effort, forced herself to open her sleep-clumped eyes and reached for the bedside table. The screen displayed the name “Aunt Zina.” Her heart involuntarily tightened – their last conversation had taken place over a year ago during […]

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«Why are you up so early?» her husband asked in astonishment, completely not expecting it.

Marina unlocked her apartment door with her key, entered, and switched on the light in the hallway. The first thing that caught her eye was a pair of red women’s shoes standing in the hallway. She recognized them immediately—they were the shoes… That morning at work, Marina had felt unwell. A sudden wave of nausea […]

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— “What is going on here?” Lilia froze in the doorway of her apartment, nearly dropping the shopping bags.

After returning from a business trip, Lilia decided to drop by the local eatery on the first floor of the apartment building where she lived. She planned to buy something ready for dinner. It was already close to seven in the evening, and Lilia knew there was no time to cook. Besides, she wasn’t in […]

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