Hua, a woman in her late twenties, goes against her family to become a teacher in Paris. She falls in love with men who physically abuse her. Will she ever find her true love?

At just 28 years old, Stéphanie Lempereur believes she has achieved all her dreams. She has just been appointed editor-in-chief of GLAM, a prestigious fashion magazine, and the charming Grégoire de Rougemont, a lawyer from a good family, has asked her to marry him. The only catch: Stéphanie lied about her modest origins to get where she is, and... she is still married to Alex, her childhood sweetheart! Back in Calais, faced with her husband, her family, and her roots, Stéphanie begins to doubt her life choices...