Maggie owed much to her brother, Tom. He saved the family from ruin when their father went bankrupt and sank into debt. After that, Tom decided he was entitled to direct Maggie in everything—even in whom she should love and whom she should not. When he learned of Maggie’s relationship with Philip, he wanted to force his sister to forget this miserable man. In addition, a wealthy handsome man, Stephen, has fallen in love with the girl. But he is the fiancé of Maggie’s cousin, Lucy. Maggie realizes that if she returns Stephen’s love, she will break Lucy’s heart and wound Philip’s soul. In a struggle with herself and her brother’s harsh will, Maggie will have to make a choice: to allow herself to love and live without looking back at others? Or to resign herself to never becoming truly happy?..