Betrayed and murdered by her adopted family, Elise Veyne is reborn on the day she is meant to gain the Midas touch. She discovers her jealous sister, Rosalie Veyne, has also been reborn and has stolen the enchanted tree's power to become queen. Elise feigns ignorance, letting Rosalie suffer the fatal consequences—using the power drains the user's lifespan. As Rosalie rapidly ages from turning stones into gold to fund the ambitions of the treacherous Prince Adrian Valemont, her greedy parents, Edmund Veyne and Helena Veyne, turn on her to save themselves. When Rosalie discovers the tree only recognizes Veyne blood, she forces her parents to gain the curse, trapping the family in a vicious cycle of mutual destruction. With Adrian's royal schemes crumbling, Elise watches from the shadows as the family that killed her consumes itself in a vortex of greed and magical decay.
