Anna Shepherd, a dedicated teacher at a small girls’ school, spends one night with the school’s new sponsor and, because of that mistake, receives a dismissal notice. Responsible for caring for her younger siblings on her own, Anna has little choice but to accept an offer from an old acquaintance, Alex, to become the private tutor of a young lady. But at the mansion where she begins working, she unexpectedly reunites with Max Harpman, the very sponsor from that incident… The misstep of that night, their new relationship as employer and employee, and the presence of the young student Christine complicate everything even further. Anna tries not to get closer to Max, but…