That Scandalous Summer (Rhyme Bukkusu)

[Machine Translation] Elizabeth is in dire straits, unbeknownst to the public, saddled with a huge debt owed by her late husband. Loving and responsible, she decides to remarry to a wealthy nobleman to protect the lives of the people and servants, but is betrayed by her suitor. Just as she is devastated, Michael, a doctor, appears before her. Elizabeth is attracted to him because of his compassion and energy, which upper-class men lack, but she tries to turn her attention away from her own feelings, saying that she cannot dream of a future with him if she is to escape her current predicament. Michael, on the other hand, is more fascinated by Elizabeth's stunning beauty, but also by her kindness and witty conversation, regardless of her status. In fact, he is the second son of a duke who has left London to live in secret because of a dispute with his brother, but despite their growing feelings for each other, they are unable to be honest about their secrets...

エリザベスは亡き夫の莫大な借金を抱え、人知れず窮地に立たされていた。愛情深く責任感の強い彼女は、領民や使用人の生活を守るため、裕福な貴族との再婚をいったんは決心したが、求婚者に裏切られる。打ちひしがれた矢先に、目の前に現われたのは医師マイケル。上流階級の男性にはない思いやりと行動力に溢れる彼にエリザベスは心惹かれるが、今の窮状を脱するには彼と一緒の未来を夢見るわけにはいかないと、自分の想いから目をそらそうとする。一方でマイケルも、エリザベスの目を見張るような美しさ以上に、身分のわけ隔てなく見せる優しさや機知に富んだ会話に魅了されていた。実は、彼は公爵家の次男で、兄とのいざこざからロンドンを離れ、身分を隠して暮らしているのだが―募る想いとはうらはらに、抱えた秘密のせいで素直になれない二人は...。