Elara Wynne, cast out for her child, flash marries the child's biological father, Silas Sterling. Silas misunderstands her as a social climber. Misunderstandings and conflicts arise, with a hidden truth of parentage. An accident sends Elara Wynne a thousand years through time to become Iris Jennings. Iris marries the comatose Julian Pierce. After he awakens, they support each other. Two paths of love and growth across time and space unfold.