After a tense confrontation, a wealthy man proposes a secret marriage to a woman who fears she cannot bear children and thus cannot continue his family line. Despite their mutual flaws and her reservations, they agree to marry with the condition that their union remains hidden and can be dissolved if either falls in love with someone else. However, as they finalize their arrangement at City Hall, the woman learns that rumors have already started spreading at school, threatening to expose their secret and complicate their fragile agreement.