1899 Elizabeth Duquesne travels to New York with her fiancé Richard. The girl is trying to forget about what her own grandfather, the imperious Hugo Laroche, did to her. Elizabeth wants to return to the Woolworths - her adoptive parents and the only people who loved the girl like their own daughter. But while traveling across the Atlantic, a terrible storm takes Richard's life. Left alone again, grief-stricken Elizabeth seeks peace and protection in the home of her adoptive parents. The girl's heart is torn from torment. After all, trying to throw off the shackles of the past, she broke off contact with Justin, who selflessly gave her his love. She needs him like never before. Will Elizabeth have the strength and courage to regain hope?