Nina Sterling sees her fiancé's ruthless nature. He makes things difficult for his Idealized Beloved, so she breaks off the engagement. No longer a Stand-in Lover, she returns as a wealthy heiress and accepts Ethan Graham. After she leaves, her ex-fiancé learns a secret and is remorseful. To win back Nina, he starts pestering her. Faced with her ex's entanglement and her new lover's consideration, how will the heiress counterattack and make her choice?