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Elena Therese Lim-Co is the perfect daughter of a powerful dynasty Academie Sainte-Cecile-educated, impeccably groomed, and bound by a jade pendant that monitors her every stress response. But beneath the silk qipaos and champagne receptions lies a gilded prison where daughters are traded like futures contracts and love is just another line item in the family ledger.
When Elena enters Veritas International University on the Dragon Track, an elite program for Asia's dynastic heirs. She discovers that her sponsorship comes with strings attached: calorie audits, arranged courtships, and a "Face Index" that quantifies her marriageability. Everything changes when she meets Mira Dela Cruz, a fiery artist and senator's daughter who sees through the facade.
Together, they uncover the Shadow Exchange-a centuries-old system where families trade daughters as collateral for political and financial deals. As Elena's family tightens their grip, she must choose: remain a prized asset in the golden cage, or burn it all down.
*DISCLAIMER*
This is fictional so please do not follow the actions of the characters, especially if it's something that needs consent.