The Scales, Love and Revenge

Simon Rein, an orphan supported by the Hill family, is deeply loved by the heiress Viola Hill. With her help, he rises to become a top lawyer and eventually establishes his own company. He marries Viola, but after gaining power, he betrays her trust—sending her father to prison and pushing her mother to suicide. Burning hatred kindles Viola’s all-consuming thirst for revenge.