When Rei Tamaki was a child, her parents died in an airplane accident in France. She grew up in a difficult environment and money was always hard to come by. Now in her 30's, Rei visits the accident site where her parents died. There, she meets Kazunari Shibusawa who lost his wife in the same accident. Kazunari is the budget director for the Ministry of Finance. Rei falls in love with Kazunari and marries him. Kazunari has two sons who are now adults. His first son Hitoshi follows in his father's path. His second son Kenji graduated from law school and is now preparing for the bar exam. Because of Rei, who tries to get close to Hitoshi and Kenji, and her beautiful appearance, the Shibusawa family begins have friction. Hitoshi is attracted to Rei. Rei begins to realize that what she wants from Kazunari is not love, but her late father's shadow.