The main character of the novel, a lovely girl-dancer, agrees to participate in a risky intrigue. To increase the popularity of the aging actor, her beloved uncle, she appears in places where the journalistic fraternity gathers and portrays his mistress, catering to the tastes of the sensation-hungry public. But this idea soon turns against the heroine herself. Her relationship with a handsome and successful businessman, one of the bigwigs of the film industry, on whom the fate of her uncle’s contract depends, from the very beginning bears the imprint of deception, which is destructive for their nascent love. The circumstances are such that it is impossible to either admit everything or continue to pretend. Where is the way out of this impasse? Will the heroes be able to overcome the obstacle on the path to happiness?..