Katharina swaps her newborn daughter for a male orphan twenty-three years ago, desperate to satisfy an oppressive patriarch's mandate for a male successor, leaving only a burned crest on the baby's shoulder. Cast into squalor, that daughter grows into Vera, an honest working woman struggling to support herself on the fringes of Ling City.
Hired as an event cleaner at the lavish Lynx family estate, Vera accidentally catches the eye of the wealthy household when her torn sleeve reveals the concealed brand. As family members scramble to bury the historic conspiracy, Vera must fight against ruthless aristocrats to reclaim her stolen name.
