Due to no fault of her own, Belle Jordan had been placed in an impossible circumstance. Future and past generations of the Jordan family would be affected by her decision. Betrayed by the one she loved most in the world and by her best friends, she would have to decide between her own happiness and the happiness of others. And then there was John, a man she despised above all others. How would she deal with this hatred and still be true to her grandfather's wishes?