Lady Opal, a countess who has just made her debut into society, has seen her reputation ruined by a certain incident. Despite this, she stands tall against malicious rumors, continuously rejecting suitors who are only after her considerable dowry. She plans to inherit her maternal grandmother's fortune at the age of twenty and live quietly in the countryside. However, on what she intends to be her final social season, her father forces her to marry the debt-ridden Duke Hubert. Hubert, embittered by having to sell himself to a "loose woman" for money, treats Opal coldly. To make matters worse, the Duchess's room is inhabited by an "angel" cherished by the household staff...