At twelve, Elease was sent by her father for magical experiments. Rescued by a witch, she bore the mark of the Ash Phoenix. Five years ago, she saved heir Kason from a fire at the cost of burnt face, but her heroism were stolen by Chelsea. Married to Kason, she endured five years of neglect before he divorced her for his mistress. Elease used hidden gold to reclaim her mother's workshop, shed her scars, and stunned the elite as the anonymous painter. Then Ford, the ruthless financial ruler of the North, recognized her as his childhood "Phoenix", the girl lost in the fire. He trapped her in a replica manor, unveiling shared magical trauma. With Ford's love and her own forged strength, Elease rose as the true Phoenix, completing their dark, cross-decade redemption.
