In 1944 France, a family welcomed a daughter, Natalie, and adopted a son, Francis, on the exact same day. The pair grew up happily together, falling deeply in love by the time they reached their teens. However, Natalie's parents passed away before they could decide whether to grant their blessing, and Natalie's new guardian, her aunt, would never approve. The lovers were driven first to elope, then to attempt suicide, though they somehow both survived, neither knowing the fate of the other. Years later, Natalie discovers the truth about her deceased love... and his wife and son. Following a series of tragedies, she decides to take the boy in, even as she is haunted by his resemblance to her lost love.