Henri Romier, a wealthy winemaker and a handsome man, will eventually have to inherit the count's title and the family estate of his great uncle. In such a situation, according to British laws, Dorothy - the adult daughter of the count - will be forced to leave her father's house after his death.

The relatives and friends of the young people hope that they will get married. This marriage would be the best solution to a delicate situation. However, Henri is in no hurry to see his cousin, whom he remembers as a homely, angular teenager, and the unrecognizably prettier Dorothy decides to teach him a lesson. Henri does not even suspect that he is destined to become a victim of an insidious plan of seduction...