Waking up on her wedding day, she calls off the engagement. Her former fiancé marries another. Five years later, she returns with her child as Madam Grant, only to be mocked by her ex-fiancé and his wife. He assumes she begs for reconciliation, offering to take her as a concubine. The powerful patron he seeks is standing before him. After she turns away, he won't even have the right to kneel before her.