Freya Scott's life is turned upside down when her family is coerced into supporting Charles Wilde and she's forced to marry him instead of her true love Michael Lind. Believing Freya betrayed him, Michael joins forces with the Shaw and Jensen families to expose Charles' treachery. As Michael becomes king, he takes a bitter turn on Freya by making her his personal maid, subjecting her to daily mistreatment unaware that the proof against Charles was provided by Freya's family.