In her previous life, Selena had used that blood as a stepping stone, rising like a phoenix among the sparrows.
From a merely respectable family, she elevated herself into an ultra-wealthy, old-money lineage because of that blood.
Everyone praised her. Everyone adored her.
"Goddess blood doesn't seem to have many obvious abilities," Lana murmured, "at least none that I know of. But immunity to curses alone is already terrifying."
She added quietly, "If Selena had children, they should've inherited traces of that blood, making them extraordinary among their peers."
Her gaze sharpened. "And that's the shocking part."
Later on, Selena did marry one of the richest heirs and had children.
Yet none of those children showed any signs of possessing goddess blood. Doubts arose. Whispers spread.
Even her own children began to resent her, suspecting her of deception.
