Young Giselda finds herself in a situation where she is willing to do almost anything for money. She does not have the funds for the surgery that her younger brother desperately needs, and she has no one to turn to. Plagued by poverty, she gathers courage and offers the only valuable thing she has - her purity. Suppressing all her pride, she approaches her wealthy employer, the handsome Earl of Lyndhurst, who is recovering from an injury sustained at the Battle of Waterloo. However, he decides to find a way to help her without offending her dignity. He gets Giselda to play the role of a rich widow, earning money while solving a problem plaguing the Count. But who is Giselda really and why is she so reluctant to talk about her private life? Can she keep her chastity for the one she will truly love? And will the count manage to escape from the clutches of the evil son, who seeks his property?