Wealthy heiress Lily Bell, pregnant after a night with poor Owen Smith (later revealed as heir Joseph Anderson), faked her death when his cousin James Anderson ruined her family, killing her parents and sister. Five years later, she returned for revenge, infiltrating James's world. Joseph, believing her dead, discovered her. Learning the truth, he defied his family to help her expose James. After James fatally wounded Joseph and was sentenced to death, and their family reunited.