Noble Gwendolyn died unloved after marrying Julian, who wed her only to fear her family while doting on his mistress Clara. Reborn, she rejects Julian completely. Commander Arthur courts her and beats off the interrupting Julian, with her mother cutting ties with the Grants. Clara’s public pregnancy causes a scandal; she marries Julian in humiliation as another mistress sneaks in. Gwendolyn gains a dignified free life.
