

On their 20th wedding anniversary, James Wrighy's wife and son fly overseas to celebrate her first love's birthday. When they are kidnapped, he brings the ransom but is forced to stay behind as a hostage so the other man can go free. After waiting three years for rescue, he returns home to find his son calling another man "Dad" and his wife accepting his mistreatment. Heartbroken, he finally walks away, leaving them full of regret.

In her past life, Portia Brooks injures her legs trying to save her birth mother, only to get drained dry by her bloodsucking family while her fiance and sister hook up right over her deathbed. This time around,she cuts them all off without a second thought. She destroys her parasitic family, dumps her cheating fiance, and completely destroys her backstabbing sister. With her incredible skills at restoring antiques, Portia quickly marries Wesley Locke, Northden's richest man,and uses his connections to get her revenge. Family love that shows up too late is worthless. This time, she only protects her adoptive mother and her real love, making sure her enemies pay with everything they've got.