Calliope Simmons, once a wealthy young lady, found herself in dire straits after her father's business teetered on bankruptcy. Devastated by his illness and struggling to pay medical bills, she was forced by her stepmother to marry Young Master Preston Ford, a wealthy heir left vegetative from a car accident. As Calliope navigated the complexities of her new life within the Ford family, their turmoil became inextricably linked with hers.