The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong, or Hanjungnok, was written by Lady Hyegyeong and recounted her ill-fated life first as Crown Princess, consort of Prince Sado, then his widow when he was executed, and later the mother of King Jeongjo.

As the chairman of GD Motors, Han Gi-Ju is a divorced man working in Paris. He takes Gang Tae-Young, who is working as a housekeeper at his home, as his date to a business party. She is a poor international student who is chasing her father's dream of studying in Paris. Han Gi-ju's nephew, Yu Soo-Hyeok meets Tae-Young by chance, and falls for her. Tae-Young ends up returning to Seoul, soon after, Gi-Ju and Soo-Hyeok also return to Seoul separately. Tae-Young asks Gi-Ju for a job and in time, the two fall in love. Gi-Ju's father tries to force his son to marry Moon Yun-A (Oh Joo-Eun) the daughter of an influential politician and she exhausts every means to make this happen. As the family secret involving Gi-Ju's and Soo-Hyeok is disclosed, the relationship between Tae-Young and Gi-Ju is in crisis.