As one of three daughters of the wealthy Sir Walter, Anne is a privileged but lonely member of the English aristocracy. When her father leaves on a trip, he rents out part of his estate to relatives of Anne's ex-fiancé, Capt. Frederick Wentworth. Though Anne demurred over the marriage because of Wentworth's poor social standing and connections, he has since become very successful, and when he visits, Anne must confront the life she left behind.

My father, who had left me after having an affair, came back for the first time in years. The night I kicked him out of the house as a matter of course, my grandfather said to me..."Go to a state university to take over the family!" I was so happy to hear that. Tsuge, who had been a bit of a yankee up until then, asks Otaki, a brilliant student in the same class, to teach him how to study. Otaki, a brilliant student in the same class, to help him with his studies, but he is turned down. Tsuge can't think of any other way. He offers to do anything in exchange...

In order to save her family from their desperate situation, Poppy gives up her dream, instead working as a housekeeper at a manor…until one day her mother sells a scandalous story to the press and upsets the lord of the house where she works. He orders the entire family to vacate immediately. Poppy begs her him for forgiveness—she has no other place to go. The next day, Gaetano makes an odd offer: he will save her family, if she becomes his fake bride…