Reborn on the day her parents divorce, Cecelia Quinn chooses to stay with her father as her mother remarries into the prominent Shane family. Two days after the wedding Madam Shane summons Cecelia; worried the younger sister followed their mother for a better life, Cecelia asks Mr. Shane to look after her. Madam Shane offers lavish gifts and promises to raise the girl generously, but Mr. Shane cautions about hidden agendas and an unclear background. Cecelia steps into the Shane household while the family's mistrust leaves her future unresolved.