Nothing disturbed the quiet, calm life of the owner of a modest store, Danielle Giford, until one day a certain Charles Murray appeared in provincial Watford. It took her a long time to understand the true reasons for the acquaintance that the visitor from London literally forced on the young woman. There were too many mutual suspicions, insults and grievances that prevented both of them from objectively assessing each other. But you can’t command your heart... Both love and hatred have their own laws, which only desperate stubborn people can contradict.