수연은 사랑하는 사람과 결혼했지만, 가족이라 믿었던 사람들의 계략으로 모든 걸 잃는다. 끔찍한 스캔들로 오명을 쓰면서 수연은 남편의 신뢰를 잃고, 이혼하면서 아들도 빼앗긴다. 하지만 수연은 좌절하지 않고 자신을 위기에 빠뜨린 이들에게 복수를 다짐한다. 이를 위해 수연은 명동 최고의 사채업자 고미숙과 인연을 맺는다.
Soo Yeon got married because she believed in love. However, people she trusted as her family put on a scheme, and Soo Yeon was at the center of a hideous scandal. In the end, the scandal is revealed to the public, and Soo Yeon is stigmatized because of it. People behind these plots and deceptions were her husband Jin Woo and Hwa Yeong, her mother-in-law. Hwa Yeong is a woman of desire who wishes to keep her position in the upper social class. Hwa Yeong wasn't pleased with Soo Yeon and always looked down on her. But Soo Yeon is a Cinderella of the 21st century, and she tries her best to stand up and protect the people she loves.