The daughter of millionaire Vivienne Lowell, trying to prove her independence, gets a job as a governess for the children of widower Patrick Galiford. Gradually, a strong feeling flares up between the young people, things are heading towards a wedding, when suddenly Vivienne finds out that their supposedly accidental acquaintance was arranged by her father, who promised his accomplice a lucrative contract for keeping her in his house for as long as possible. Vivien mercilessly breaks up with the hypocrite, who was flattered by a substantial jackpot. But for Patrick she is truly the most desirable, and he is ready to do anything to prove to his beloved the sincerity of his feelings...