In 1902 London, unhappily married Philip Marshall meets young Mary Gray, who is unemployed and depressed. Their deepening friendship, though physically innocent, is discovered by Philip's wife who threatens him with exposure and scandal, driving him to kill her. Thereafter, fortune seems to smile on Philip Marshall| but does fate have a surprise in store?。该剧讲述的是六、七十年代的中国香港,富商后代陈佳琳一夕遭遇家变,父母双亡,姊妹离散,为了生存在市井中顽强求生,险境不断。在经历青梅竹马的表哥的追求,温文尔雅的富家子的承诺,终未找到平凡的幸福的故事。。