On his deathbed, the father informed his daughter Serena that she should go to his old friend Nicholas Lytton for documents confirming their belonging to the Stump family and the right to a rich inheritance. Serena found Lytton, but instead of a gray-haired old man, an arrogant and mocking young handsome man appeared before her, who, moreover, behaved very frivolously with her. After learning that Nicholas Sr. had died, Serena was forced to explain the reason for her visit to his son. And the young rake, promising to help with the search for documents, began to seduce a beautiful and inexperienced girl. And so, without yet receiving confirmation of her noble origin, Serena put her good name at risk...