After a tragic accident leaves her niece parentless, Flora races to Amsterdam. She's determined to assume custody of her niece, Mariska, no matter what the cost. Upon her arrival, she's met by her brother-in-law, Angelo van Zaal. Since the day she met this man, he'd never once looked at her with anything but contempt. Regardless, she refuses to allow this cold-hearted brute to raise her precious niece. But her life crumbles around her when a twist of fate and a night of passion leaves Flora pregnant with Angelo's child.