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Quiet Luxury  by gracyswrights
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Eirene Maeve Rylee Roché Lavigne is the undisputed "Diamond of the Roché Bloodline"-the reigning queen of the Manhattan social scene. To her 10 million followers, she is a "Dior Doll" who spends millions on champagne and designer labels without a second thought. But behind the burgundy glasses and the "spoiled" facade, Eirene is a brilliant, top-tier student who conquered the cutthroat academic circles of New York. Her gilded life is shattered when her father, Mathieu Roché Lavigne, issues a cold ultimatum: return to the Philippines and prove her worth in the family empire, or be stripped of every cent of her inheritance. To enforce her "rehabilitation," her father hires the coldest, most ruthless consultant in the industry-Zachary Isaac Foxster. Trapped in a corporate "gilded cage" under the watchful eyes of Zachary and his sharp-witted team-Hudson Cooper and the lethal secretary, Violet-Eirene is forced into a world of spreadsheets and audits. But as Zachary attempts to break her spirit, he inadvertently awakens the lioness within. Eirene isn't just there to play office; she has a much darker mission: uncovering the truth behind her mother's death. Since she was fifteen, Eirene has lived with a void left by a mother who vanished without a final goodbye or a hospital visit. As she uses her brilliant mind to audit the company's warehouse and logistics reports, she begins to find "anomalies" that aren't just about money-they are breadcrumbs leading to a family secret buried for years. In a high-stakes game of power, intellect, and undeniable attraction between her and Zachary, Eirene realizes that the empire she is set to inherit was built on a foundation of lies. Can she remain the "Diamond" of the family once she discovers the truth that could destroy the entire Roché legacy?