In her past life, Emily Whitmore gained the power to turn everything she touched into gold, only to be exploited by Prince Harrison, who forced her to fuel his ambitions. Knowing the ability shortened one's life, she destroyed its source to protect her sister Lillian from the same fate and took Lillian’s place as Empress. Yet, on her wedding day, Emily was betrayed and murdered by her own family.
Reborn, Emily discovers Lillian has also returned—now obsessed with seizing both the power and the position of Empress. Emily pretends ignorance and lets Lillian gain the power. She then quietly steers Lillian to overuse it, hastening her aging. Driven by their ever‑growing greed, Whitmore family and Prince Harrison bring about their own destruction.
