Melanieβs late uncle disinherited her eight years ago and now his lawyer, Clay, has appeared before Melanie with her uncleβs will. The contents of the will state that Melanie must be assessed by the lawyer to determine whether or not she will inherit her uncleβs estate. She would have liked to renounce her right to inherit, but for her little brotherβs sake, she reconsiders. So Melanie returns to her uncleβs home, where Clay is also staying. Despite her aversion to the inspection her uncle has arranged, she finds her heart throbbing at Clayβs assessing yet warm gaze! Clay, meanwhile, is bewildered. Heβs quickly becoming aware that somewhere inside this stubborn person is a lonely womanβ¦