It seemed to young Ming Corally born in Shanghai and raised in London, that her simple day to day existence was less than live, and now her fortunes had plunged anew. Half drowned and desperate after leaping into a river to escape an assailant, Ming drags herself to the gates of Julian Barrisford's home. Found by the philandering cheat following the near drowning incident, he takes her in. But his beautiful and vicious wife seizes the incident on the excuse to file a divorce petition - citing Julian and the innocent girl he has saved. An action which threatens to destroy both. Whilst Julian's troubles only seem to get worse, Mings improve in that she becomes an heiress however this gets in the way of a possible solution to her deepening relationship with Julian.