Elena was imprisoned in the basement by her biological parents from a young age, subjected to an "heir resilience test" under the guise of an apocalyptic lie. Her parents doted exclusively on her younger sister, Lily, and planned to starve Elena to death. Her aunt, Victoria, rescued the dying Elena just in time, exposing all their heinous acts, which led to the complete collapse of the family business. Richard's family lost their fortune and ended up on the streets, enduring hunger, cold, and humiliation. Elena took control of the trillion-dollar family empire. Step by step, she settled scores for past wrongs, watching her once-glamorous parents and sister descend into destitution and madness. She accomplished her long-delayed, ultimate revenge, and in doing so, saw through the coldest aspects of human nature in her closest relatives.
