Evelyn, trapped in a cold marriage to heir Grant Ashford, has a forbidden affair with his cousin Damian and becomes pregnant. She discovers Grant is infertile and orchestrated the affair as a breeding scheme, using her and his secret male lover Luca as pawns. Evelyn allies with Luca to expose Grant's crimes. Publicly ruined, Grant goes insane, escapes, and dies in a fall. Damian later kidnaps their daughter, but is arrested. Evelyn starts her own seed company, HART SEED, and reclaims her life.