Alexei Spasovich devoted his entire life to one goal - revenge on the enemy. The unscrupulous nouveau riche Afanasy Bespalov, taking advantage of the absent-mindedness of the professor, Alexei's father, took possession of his invention and became the richest man in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. The Spasovich family was ruined and ruined, and the young man swore that Bespalov would sooner or later pay for this. Could Alexei have imagined what a surprise life would bring: the daughter of his sworn enemy would fall in love with him and even become his wife. Spasovich’s plans changed a little, now he decided to take revenge on the Bespalovs in a different way... Thus the destinies of two families united, marking the beginning of an age of loneliness. Both Alexey and his wife Tatyana tried in vain to overcome it, because where hatred is stronger than love, there is no place for happiness. Will their children and grandchildren, unaware of what happened in the distant past, be able to avoid the family curse - loneliness?..