The Gold Digger's Final Price

Everyone in their circle knows Aurora Stone married Julian Thorne for his money. He treats her as a stand-in; she treats him as an ATM. When Julian's idealized stepsister Chloe Thorne returns to the States, Aurora is expected to step aside quietly — but she finds herself reluctant to let go of a generous sugar daddy.

Then Aurora walks in on Julian prying the gemstone from her mother's only memento to please Chloe. He coolly offers her five million dollars, and Aurora accepts with a smile, trading the ring for cash. Chloe, furious that her spite failed, hurls the gemstone to the floor and accuses Aurora of being materialistic. Aurora calmly reveals the truth: her mother was a human trafficker who sold her as a child, and the ring was a bribe she refused. She pockets the stone and thanks Chloe for the freebie.

Yet Julian's apology and Chloe's fresh marks on her collarbone leave Aurora clinging to the one thing she trusts — money. With a wedding at month's end and a secret pregnancy on her phone, she prepares to cash the check before she is kicked out.