The Price of Staying
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When Sonja discovers her husband's credit card statement, she finds more than unpaid bills-she finds evidence of a double life. Size 6 lingerie that isn't hers. Romantic dinners at restaurants he claims are "too expensive" for them. Hotel suites charged on nights he was supposedly working late.
After 23 years of marriage, Laurent de Barsy-the sophisticated French businessman who once rescued her from an abusive relationship-has become her elegant captor. Now trapped between the familiar hell of financial dependency and the unknown terror of starting over at 47, Sonja must calculate the true cost of staying.
Set against the backdrop of Jakarta's expat community, this is a psychological thriller about a woman who transforms from victim to strategist, discovering that sometimes the most dangerous battles are fought in complete silence.
How much is your dignity worth? Sonja is about to find out.
🏆 A story about survival, strategy, and the mathematics of love gone wrong.
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