After years of studying abroad, Cynthia Lane returns home, only to be mistaken for a housekeeper. She suffers humiliation and torment at the hands of her father's secretary Lydia Arnold's family. For her father's sake, Cynthia endures the cruelty of Lydia's mother, Rachel Moore, and her brother, Charles—until she accidentally exposes Charles's embezzlement and Lydia's plot to win her father's favor for his wealth.
