Elvira Whitman, a powerful lawyer, is wary of rich and powerful men. So when she meets billionaire tycoon Richard Mcgallan, her resolve to keep her distance from men of his kind is threaten. But he is irresistible and she soon finds herself warming up to his charm until her past comes back to haunt her. Richard Mcgallan is intrigued by a woman at his mother's charity ball but she escapes before he could make his move. Then he finds out that she is an employee who had the audacity to question his actions at his newly acquired company. He is determined to go for the conquest but will her past drive him away or bring him closer to her.