Captive Among Stars

My sister called me nine times before she killed herself. I missed every call.

My roommate, Olivia Harper, was a fake spoiled princess. She demanded her boyfriend feed her mouth-to-mouth, called him in the middle of the night to comfort her after nightmares and stroked men's egos to perfection. She played the damsel to get whatever she wanted,convinced no man could resis

Ever since I was a little girl,my mother had taught me to be thrifty. When the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius,I wasn’t not allowed to turn on the air conditioner.I wasn’t not allowed to throw away my underwear until I had worn it for at least a year. Even when applying for a university

Three years in prison,and my lawyer husband,Nathan Carter,who personally sent me to jail,never once visited me. Yet he couldn't wait to get engaged to another woman. Diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer and granted medical parole,I took the initiative to send him divorce papers. ... A

When taking a bus in New York,I met a battle-axe of a granny. I was feeling unwell and sitting on the bus.That extremely overbearing old lady,with incredible arrogance,sat right on my lap. She also scolded me,saying," You worthless little shit! No respect for your elders! Can't you hear my sen

Julian West realized I hadn't submitted an expense request to him in three days.

I'm almost broke. I glanced at the balance on my phone. Wow,it's only$4.44.It's like it's cursing me to die,isn't it? I silently call out in my heart,"Oh my God." At least it gave me some psychological comfort. A message about an order flashed on my phone. "You have received a n

During this time,I'm in a crucial phase of pursuing a promotion and I'm extremely busy.I'm uneasy about entrusting all my daughter’s daily needs, such as food,clothing,shelter and transportation,to her father.After much consideration,I hired a nanny from a domestic service company some time ago.