Ava's boyfriend Julian is gentle and considerate, yet on her birthday he gives her a $9.99 bouquet of lisianthus—while the identical roses her roommate Olivia shows off from her fiancé cost exactly $999. It turns out Julian is the heir to the Hart Group, maintaining a family engagement with Olivia while pretending to be poor to pursue Ava. When the truth comes out, Ava cuts her losses quickly, refusing to trade reconciliation for dignity. Ethan, heir to the Klein Group, quietly offers help—but has calculations of his own. In the end, Ava chooses to stand alone, and through her career rebirth she comes to understand: regret cannot erase the scheming of the past, and good love is never compensation.
Love for $9.99 is an English short drama in 40 episodes, originally released on FlickReels in November 2026. Each episode runs about 1 minutes, and the whole series takes around 44 minutes to watch. It falls under Rebirth & Time Travel, Second Chance, Heir & Heiress and Revenge. Every episode is free to watch on DramaDog, with no app or sign-up.
