Ella scrolled through her phone in the penthouse living room, her stomach dropping with every headline.
“Billionaire’s Convenient Bride: Marriage Contract Exposed!”
“Gold Digger or Mastermind? Ella Morgan’s Deal with Lucas Hayes”
The story had broken that morning like a bomb. Someone—probably a reporter who’d been digging too deep—had gotten hold of leaked pages from their contract. Not everything, but enough: the one-year term, the financial rescue of Morgan’s Hardware, the cold business language that made their marriage sound like a hostile takeover.
Her hands shook as she read the comments flooding social media.
She’s just in it for the money. Poor Lucas.
Typical gold digger using her sob story about daddy’s business.
Bet she seduced him for the payout.
Tears burned her eyes. Sh
