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The Vanishing Stocking

The Vanishing Stocking

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The Vanishing Stocking is a novel in English; you can read chapters 1–4 free here on EditWrx Reads.

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  1. 1Install the official app — it’s free on iPhone and Android.
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The story

For six years, Chloe has built her life around Vincent, ever since she arrived in Chicago alone. On their fifth Christmas together, she hides a custom engagement ring in a stocking for him, then learns he was in a fight and that his colleague Erin keeps messaging him about her son and a family. When Chloe finds their hidden conversations, she sees Erin mention the ring and Vincent reply that he is not ready to marry.

Chloe asks for the stocking back. Vincent erupts, throwing cash and a credit card at her, and she packs to leave. At the bus station, the ticket agent recalls the young man who once waited a day and night in the snow for her, and Chloe remembers the hardship Vincent endured to build their home. He arrives, tears up her ticket, and takes her home, promising Erin is gone.

Yet Erin's perfume and her son's snacks fill the car, and Vincent's long hours pull him further away. Chloe can see him, but she can no longer reach him.

Opening excerpt

Vincent had been in a bad fight. I hurried to the station, signed him out, and saw his face bruised, smelling of cheap whiskey. He stayed silent about what happened.

Later, his phone lit up with messages from a female colleague, Erin:

Vincent, thank you for standing up to my ex-husband. Without you these past months, my son and I wouldn’t have made it.

Leo loves the stocking you gave him. He waits for “Daddy Vincent” every day. Give us a family.

These are the opening lines of chapter 1. Keep reading →

Chapters

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All chapters
  1. Chapter 1~890 words
  2. Chapter 2~630 words
  3. Chapter 3~710 words
  4. Chapter 4~320 words
  5. Chapter 5In the app
  6. Chapter 6In the app
  7. Chapter 7In the app
  8. Chapter 8In the app
  9. Chapter 9In the app
  10. Chapter 10In the app
  11. Chapter 11In the app
  12. Chapter 12In the app
  13. Chapter 13In the app
  14. Chapter 14In the app
  15. Chapter 15In the app
  16. Chapter 16In the app
  17. More chapters in the official app →

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Questions

Can I read The Vanishing Stocking for free?

Yes — the first 4 chapters of The Vanishing Stocking are free to read right here on EditWrx Reads, no sign-up needed. The rest of the story continues in the official app.

How many chapters are free here?

Chapters 1–4. Your place is saved on this device as you go, so you can stop and pick it up later tonight.

What happens after chapter 4?

Chapter 5 onward lives in the official app. Install it, enter the code 597250, and the story opens where this site leaves off.

What's The Vanishing Stocking about?

For six years, Chloe has built her life around Vincent, ever since she arrived in Chicago alone. On their fifth Christmas together, she hides a custom engagement ring in a stocking for him, then learns he was in a fight and that his colleague Erin keeps messaging him about her son and a family. When Chloe finds their hidden conversations, she sees Erin mention the ring and Vincent reply that he is not ready to marry.

EditWrx Reads carries only the sample chapters and story details the publisher has cleared for preview. To read the whole book, use the official app.