Adeline Sullivan, a wealthy heiress, pretended to be poor to protect her husband's pride. After getting pregnant, her husband planned to split pregnancy costs and refused her medical bills during a miscarriage. She revealed she was the secret chairwoman of his company; his career was her gift. At a banquet, she exposed his scandals of transferring assets and cheating, destroying him. Imprisoned, he saw her on a giant screen, unreachable.