The owner of Nolan Manor passed away. According to the tradition that the family property cannot be divided, he inherited almost all the property to his son John, while the three daughters and his wife could only get a small amount of living expenses. At the suggestion of his wife Fanny, John gradually drove the four women out of the manor. Fanny's younger brother Edward came to live in the manor and fell in love with Eleanor, the eldest of the three sisters, but this marriage was blocked by her snobbish sister-in-law Fanny. She tried every means to prevent them from interacting and sent Edward to London.
The mother and daughter rented Sir John’s cabin, and the enthusiastic neighbor, Mrs. Jennings, is introducing Colonel Brandon to Marianna, hoping to promote a marriage. Colonel Brandon had a bitter and tragic history. He was forced to separate from his sweetheart Eliza. When he found her, she had become a prostitute and died tragically. However, Mariana was very indifferent to the colonel because she was in love with the handsome Willoughby. But Willoughby was very hostile to the colonel and soon left for London with excuses. But a woman named Lucy appeared suddenly and told Eleanor that she and Edward had been privately appointed for life.
The two sisters who were emotionally tortured came to London together. Marianna unexpectedly saw Willoughby. However, Willoughby was indifferent to her and sent her away in a few words. Colonel Brandon told Eleanor that Willoughby was frivolous and hateful, deceived Eliza's daughter, made it pregnant, and abandoned her. So his aunt cut off his financial support to punish him. Therefore, he would never marry Marianna, a girl who has no status, status and money. Frustrated and sad, Mariana walked alone in the rain, but fainted on the hillside. Fortunately, she was rescued by Colonel Brandon.
Edward seized the opportunity to confide love to Eleanor, but Eleanor controlled his feelings with reason and insisted that Edward keep his promise to Lucy. Unexpectedly, this secret was revealed, and Edward was deprived of his inheritance rights. But precisely because of this, his love with Eleanor has turned around
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