The Betrayed Mother is the Divine Heiress

Twenty-five years ago, Lena Sinclair—High Strategos of the Order of Aegis and chosen inheritor of Athena’s divine power—failed to save her biological son Lucas from a raging fire. She watched helplessly as he perished, and the guilt of that day haunted her ever since. Not long after, another fire broke out in a hospital. Lena, risking her own life, charged into the flames and rescued seven infants from the EICU. She adopted them and raised them as her own, trying to fill the void left by her son’s death. Years passed. Under Lena’s secret support and protection, the seven adopted sons each rose to legendary status in their respective fields. But just as they reached their peaks, their biological parents suddenly appeared—accusing Lena of having kidnapped the children and turning the sons against her. Shockingly, the seven believed the lies. On Lena’s 50th birthday, they delivered a coffin to her celebration, demanding she kneel and end her life. Crushed by betrayal, Lena chose to sever all ties with them and reclaim everything she once gave. She exposed how, without her guidance, their talents alone could never have taken them so far. Though devastated, Lena ultimately spared them—out of love and mercy—but retreated into solitude, consumed by grief for the child she’d lost decades ago. The seven sons, regaining their freedom, showed no gratitude. Instead, they blamed Lena for everything, suspecting she had colluded with Collin Cruz, second-in-command of the Aegis Legion, to destroy them. Meanwhile, Lena’s long-lost biological son, Lucas, finally found her. She returned to the public eye at his side, determined to reveal the truth. The seven sons, driven by jealousy, crashed Lena’s next banquet—unaware of the reckoning to come. At the event, Lucas publicly revealed proof of how their birth parents had abandoned them to die, while Lena had risked everything to save them. In the end, the seven realized the powerful legend they had worshiped all their lives… was Lena herself. Overwhelmed with guilt, they were left in ruin and regret.