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Emilie de Fontaine is a spoiled and pround brat. She rejects all suitors her father proposes. She will only marry a peer of France - or not at all! At a ball, she meets the handsome unknown (Maximilien Longueville). Despite his refined appearance and aristocratic bearing, Maximilien Longueville never tells his identity and seems interested in nobody but his sister, a sickly young girl. They fall in love. But one day, Emily discovers that Maximilian has a mysterious secret...
