
Teacher Serena Sutton gives up her job to care for her critically ill mother for ten years, accumulating 600,000 debt. She finds a 1.5 million vase, but her mother, who favors sons, gives it to her three brothers. Serena stops care, is falsely accused of abandonment by mother and brothers. Serena proves her innocence with evidence. Mother dies. Brothers sue Serena for father's 2 million inheritance left to her, but lose. Brothers suffer, Serena's career advances, embraces stable life.