Emily Grace, betrayed and killed by her sister Olivia Bennett, is reborn as palace maid Joy Grace. Five years later, she returns to the Crown Prince's Palace, seeking revenge and to reclaim her child. Using her wit and strength, she climbs ranks, gains power, and swears off love—justice and rise alone drive her.
Alivia sustained the Duke's Mansion, facing betrayal upon Robert's return with a mistress. Alivia reclaimed her dowry, exposed the mistress, divorced her unfaithful husband, and threw her in-laws' household into chaos. She then turned to marry the Emperor and took her rightful place as Empress.