
Dowry maid Celeste shielded Miss Sinclair for a promise of freedom. Miss Sinclair's betrayal—withholding money, burning manumission papers, forcing her to Julian Sinclair—destroyed Celeste's family. Celeste became a calculating avenger. She poisoned, sowed discord, and brought down the Sinclair Estate. Her revenge accomplished, Sawyer found her. Celeste opened a pharmacy to heal herself, and lived happily with Sawyer.