That Beggar Girl Reigns

A young woman plays violin and sings on the street to raise money for her sick mother, saying she has never met her father. A luxury car nearly hits them, and the driver shoves her, smashing the violin. A bystander recognizes it as the Moonstring Violin that Hawk Smith, Sealand's richest man, has been searching for.

Hawk Smith arrives at the scene but says he is searching for a person, not a violin. In a flashback, Faye White learns she is pregnant and her friend Judith urges her to rest. When Faye goes to share the news with Hawk, Henry Miller corners her and she fights him off. Hawk's grandfather forces him to break up with Faye and reveals Hawk has brain cancer.

Faye notices a cut on Hawk's hand and bandages it, then abruptly breaks up with him, claiming she does not want to be burdened by his illness. She returns the hairpin he gave her. Hawk is convinced something else is wrong and chases after her. Years later, Hawk learns Moonstring has been spotted and rushes out, while Nina waits with the violin for her father.

Hawk arrives in the slums to find the Moonstring Violin, but his men report it has already disappeared. He wonders why Faye would be in such a place. Meanwhile, Nina is driven away with her broken violin and calls out for her mother.

Nina cries for help as her mother lies unconscious on the street, and a passerby urges immediate hospital care. Hawk feels an unexplained ache at the sight of the child but insists he will never marry or have children. He orders Leo to hold a violin concert with a hundred-million-dollar prize, certain that money-loving Faye will attend.

Passersby help rush Nina's unconscious mother to the hospital. The doctor reveals her mother has been critically ill since a hemorrhage during childbirth five years ago and needs immediate surgery costing one million dollars. Nina vows to earn the money by singing, playing violin, and collecting trash.

Nina collects trash on the street to raise money, telling passersby she has never met her father. Kind strangers donate cash, and an elderly man repairs her mother's violin. The total is still nowhere near one million dollars, so they urge her to take the violin to the Smith mansion tomorrow.

Nina and her friends arrive at the Smith Mansion for the violin concert, but only Nina is allowed inside due to the formal dress code. Her friends wait outside while she enters alone. Meanwhile, a servant tells Serena that Hawk has gone to pick up Grandpa Smith, and they discuss the longstanding ties between the Smith and Jones families.

Inside the Smith Mansion, Serena confronts Nina, calling her a little beggar and ordering her to leave. Nina explains her mother needs a million-dollar surgery and begs to stay and play the violin. She kneels in desperation, but Serena remains unmoved and calls the guards to throw her out.

Serena orders the guards to throw Nina out. Nina cries to her mother about being expelled. Comforted by her mother, Nina recalls learning the violin and expresses longing for her father. Hawk and Grandpa Smith return to the mansion.

Grandpa Smith urges Hawk to forget Faye and marry, but Hawk brushes it off. While Grandpa prays with a fertility statue, violin music drifts in. Hawk and Leo recognize it as Faye's Moonstring violin and Hawk demands to know who the child playing it is.

Hawk and Grandpa Smith meet the child playing the violin. Grandpa is stunned by her resemblance to young Hawk and declares her his great-grandchild. Hawk asks about the violin, and Nina reveals her mother is Faye White, leaving Hawk in shock.

Learning that Nina is Faye's daughter, Hawk wonders if she could be his child from five years ago and orders an immediate DNA test. Serena returns and tries to throw Nina out, but Hawk declares that no one will touch Nina while he is there.

Serena orders the guards to throw Nina out, but Grandpa Smith turns on Serena instead. Nina faints and Hawk calls for a doctor. The DNA paternity test arrives, and Grandpa Smith announces that Nina is Hawk's biological daughter and the family has an heir.

The doctor reveals Nina fainted from not eating for two days and is malnourished with injuries all over her body. Grandpa Smith is heartbroken. When Nina wakes, Grandpa and Hawk tell her the truth, and she calls Hawk daddy for the first time.

Nina tells Hawk how much she missed having a father, and Hawk promises to always be with her. Grandpa Smith also dotes on his great-grandchild, and the two men playfully argue over who gets to carry her to eat. The household staff line up to welcome the young miss home.

Hawk introduces Nina to her new nutritionist, playmate, and tutor, and declares her the Smith family princess. At the table, Nina worries about her mother alone in the hospital and finally asks her father for one million dollars.

Hawk assumes Faye sent Nina to ask for money and refuses to give a cent. Grandpa Smith steps in and hands Nina a card with no spending limit. Nina writes an IOU promising to repay the one million, but Hawk orders all funds frozen and forbids Nina from mentioning her mother again.

Nina defends her mother and is yelled at by Hawk, making her cry. Grandpa Smith comforts her, saying Hawk actually loves Faye too much. Hawk flashes back to first seeing Faye play violin in college and later trying to force her to come ask him for money directly.

Hawk finds he still cannot reach Faye by phone and vents his love and hatred from the past five years. Grandpa calls to say Nina is missing, leaving only a note saying she is going to find Mommy and has changed back into her old clothes. Hawk's men then locate Faye at the hospital.

Hawk learns Faye is in the hospital, and Grandpa orders him to bring his great-grandchild home immediately. Nina returns to the Smith mansion and tells her mother she found her father but could not get the money. With the hospital refusing further treatment, she decides to take her mother to the street to play the violin.

Nina tells a nurse she is taking her mother to play the violin for money, confirming that Hawk and Grandpa gave her nothing. As she leaves, she bumps into Serena, who suddenly claims her two-million-dollar diamond bracelet is missing, searches Nina, and pulls it from her.

Serena insists Nina stole the bracelet and tries to drag her to the police station. Nina protests her innocence, then bites Serena to break free. Serena threatens to teach her a lesson, but Nina's mother suddenly calls out to stop the confrontation.

Hawk and Grandpa Smith arrive at the hospital. Hawk declares that Nina is his daughter and the Smith family's sole heir, while Grandpa defends his great-grandchild and says Serena deserved the slap. Serena is stunned but still insists Nina stole the bracelet. Nina tearfully denies it, and Hawk orders the security footage pulled as guards take Serena away.

The security footage shows Serena slipping the bracelet into Nina's pocket herself. Hawk and Grandpa condemn her for framing a five-year-old. Serena begs for mercy, and Grandpa spares her for Diva Lich's sake before throwing her out. Nina then tearfully begs her father to save her mother, revealing Faye is in the hospital.

Nina tells Hawk that Faye has been sick since a severe hemorrhage during childbirth. She tearfully remembers how Faye always gave her the best, made things for her in advance, and feared she would not be around much longer.

Faye is rushed back to the ward, and the doctor says she needs immediate surgery costing one million dollars. Nina begs Hawk to save her mother. Recognizing Nina as his great-grandchild, Hawk orders the best specialists in the city to operate on Faye and vows to cure her.

Faye wakes after surgery and walks with Nina's help, realizing she is cured. Nina tells her that Daddy saved her. Faye asks if Nina found her father and whether his brain cancer was cured.

Hawk thanks Faye for giving birth to Nina but insists Nina must return to the Smith Mansion. He presents a document asking Faye to give up custody and offers to name her price. Faye confronts him, asking if he intends to buy her parental rights with money.

Hawk refuses to hear Faye's explanation about what happened five years ago. Realizing the powerful Miller family has been hunting her for years, Faye decides to hand Nina over to Hawk so their daughter can live a safe and happy life. She signs the agreement, giving up custody.

After Faye signs the agreement, Hawk offers her a bank card and tells her to name her price. She refuses to take any money. Nina is discharged from the hospital and returns the violin to her mother, urging Faye to pursue her dream of becoming a violinist.

Faye auditions for a violin gig but is turned down because she hasn't performed in five years—her eighth rejection. She runs into her old classmate Judith, who recalls how Faye once played violin all day to pay for Hawk's medical bills and nearly suffered an assault by Henry Miller. Judith promises to get her a bar gig.

Judith brings Faye to Mr. Hayes' birthday party at a bar, where Faye will perform as one of the violinists. Henry Miller arrives, boasting of his family's ties to the Smith family, and orders his men to keep searching for Faye, dead or alive.

Outside the bar, Henry Miller confronts Faye, pointing to his blinded right eye and vowing to send her to prison. Faye insists she injured him in self-defense when he tried to assault her five years ago. Henry threatens to break her and grabs her by force.

Leo arranges a show for Hawk, who is uninterested and only wants to go home to Nina. Leo presses him on whether he still loves Faye, but Hawk avoids the question. A subordinate reports that Henry Miller has been searching for a woman for five years and just found her—her name is Faye.

Hawk rushes out of the club the moment he hears Faye's name, with Leo following. Outside, Henry Miller is forcibly grabbing Faye, who fights back fiercely. Hawk intervenes and demands to know what Henry is doing.

Henry Miller publicly claims he assaulted Faye five years ago, taunting her with crude remarks. Enraged, Hawk beats Henry to the ground, and Faye struggles to stop him before it goes too far. Henry threatens that Hawk must kneel and beg if he wants to live.

Henry Miller boasts of his ties to the Smith family and Leo Hayes, threatening to make Hawk disappear. When Hayes arrives, Henry rushes to accuse Hawk, only for Hayes to greet Hawk as Mr. Smith, the richest man in Sealand, leaving Henry stunned.

Henry Miller panics upon learning Hawk is the richest man in Sealand and pleads for forgiveness. Leo Hayes orders him dragged away, and Hawk announces the Smith family is severing all ties with the Millers, leaving them facing bankruptcy. Hawk's hand is injured, and Leo urges him to get it treated.

Grandpa Smith confronts Faye, recounting how Hawk's parents died in a car crash after his mother's infidelity. He accuses Faye of abandoning Hawk when he had brain cancer five years ago and demands she stay away from him. Faye insists the truth about five years ago is different.

Faye tries to explain the truth about five years ago, but Grandpa Smith cuts her off and calls her a gold digger. Hawk appears despite his injury, steps in front of Faye, and declares that she is the mother of his daughter and no one may touch her. Grandpa is shocked by Hawk's stitches but insists Faye is not worth it.

Hawk brings Faye to a beautiful spot she doesn't recognize at first. He reminds her of the dream home she described five years ago, then reveals he has spent those years building it exactly as she said.

Hawk demands to know whether Faye was already involved with Henry Miller five years ago, convinced she left him to marry a rich man. Faye tries to talk, but Hawk declares he no longer believes her and says it is truly over between them.

Faye meets Judith and tearfully confesses that five years ago she hid Henry Miller's assault and stabbed Hawk to force him abroad for brain cancer treatment. Judith obtains the old security footage to clear Faye's name.

Faye resolves to find Hawk and tell him the truth about five years ago. She heads to the Smith Mansion for Nina's family party, but on the way she is abducted by Henry Miller's men.

At the family party, Serena tries to win over Grandpa and befriend Nina, but Hawk bluntly dismisses her. A staff member then rushes in with news that Faye is in trouble.

A woman claiming to be Hawk's old classmate arrives with news that Faye is in danger. Serena intercepts her, orders the guards to throw her out, and insists Hawk no longer cares about Faye. Nina overhears the commotion and, missing her mother, decides to act on her own.

Nina meets Judith outside and learns her mother Faye is in danger. Defying Serena's orders, she brings Judith into the Smith family party. Judith tries to tell Hawk about Faye, but Serena cuts her off, insisting the celebration must go on.

Judith plays a video exposing Henry Miller's assault on Faye. She explains to Hawk that Faye caught Miller's attention while earning his medical bills, accidentally blinded his right eye, and then spent five years on the run while pregnant with Nina, eventually falling ill and giving up her violin career.

Nina clears her mother's name, and Hawk learns Faye left five years ago because of his words. Judith reveals Henry Miller has kidnapped Faye, prompting Hawk to seal all exits in Sealand and order his men to bring her home as the Smith family's madam.

With his family ruined, Henry Miller takes Faye hostage, claiming Hawk has already abandoned her at a mansion party. Faye fights back, determined to save herself, when a voice suddenly orders him to stop.

Hawk's men subdue Henry Miller, and Hawk orders him locked away for life. He tells Faye he knows everything, apologizes for five years of misunderstanding, and proposes on the spot. Faye accepts, and they head home to Grandpa and Nina.

Nina says she can protect her mother too. Grandpa Smith apologizes to Faye for the prejudice that separated her and Hawk five years ago, and Faye calls him Grandpa. Hawk orders the staff to take extra care of her, and Nina is overjoyed to be with both parents every day. Serena rages at the news that Faye is now Mrs. Smith.

Diva Lich is back in Sealand. Grandpa Smith reveals he is her biggest fan, and Hawk explains that Diva's real daughter, Mia, went missing at age five. The Smiths once hoped to arrange a marriage between Hawk and Mia. Faye says she is an orphan, and Grandpa promises her a grand wedding.

Hawk and Faye are interrupted by Nina, and Hawk claims he is doing push-ups. Grandpa Smith takes Nina away so the couple can be alone. Serena returns to Diva and learns Hawk has married Faye. She resolves to make Diva hate Faye and use her to get rid of Faye.

At breakfast, Leo brings news that Diva Lich is hosting a music competition called Search for the Voice. Faye decides to enter with her violin, and Hawk encourages her, saying she would have been a star. Hawk drives her to the venue but leaves for work, and Faye goes in alone.

Faye meets Serena Jones outside the competition venue, and Serena offers to take her inside. Backstage, Diva Lich stares at a broken violin that belonged to her daughter Mia, recalling how five-year-old Mia played Swan Lake on it with a broken string, then asks where Mia is.

The competition begins, but Diva Lich dismisses the first contestants as lacking spirit and talent, still hoping Mia will appear. Faye is about to go on when someone deliberately bumps into her, soaking her dress. Citing Diva's concern with appearance, the person leads her to a changing room.

Faye is led into a room with a violin that has a broken string. The instrument feels strangely familiar to her. The person who guided her suddenly claims she entered Diva Lich's private room without permission. Serena arrives and reports the intrusion to Diva, making Faye realize she has been set up.

Faye tries to explain herself to Diva Lich, but Serena accuses her of scratching the violin. Faye admits she touched it but denies causing the damage. Diva refuses to listen and orders the guards to remove her.

Diva Lich orders the guards to throw Faye out, but Hawk Smith arrives and stops them. He declares he believes his wife. Diva then disqualifies Faye from the voice competition on the spot. Faye begs for a chance and asks to borrow the broken violin to play.

Faye insists she can play the broken violin. Diva Lich reluctantly gives her a chance after Hawk speaks up. When Faye begins, the judges recognize the Bach playing style created by the genius Mia, and Diva Lich gasps Mia's name.

Diva Lich declares Faye the voice she has been searching for and identifies her as Mia. Serena is exposed as the one who scratched the violin and is driven away. Diva invites Faye to perform with her in three days and secretly orders a DNA test.

Serena sees diamond jewelry in Diva Lich's study and assumes it is a surprise for her, but Diva says it is all for her long-lost daughter Mia. Serena grows suspicious and senses something big will happen at the concert. Meanwhile, Faye has already tried on eighteen dresses for the duet and is still being told she is too dramatic.

Faye prepares for her first big stage duet with Diva Lich. Her family rallies around her: Hawk gives her a necklace, Grandpa and Nina wave fan signs and glow sticks. Serena watches from the shadows and vows not to let Faye have her moment.

Diva Lich receives the DNA test results proving Faye is her long-lost daughter, Mia. She plans to reunite with Faye on stage during the concert. Backstage, Faye remains unaware while Serena watches from the shadows.

Serena overhears Diva Lich confirm Faye is Mia and confronts her. When Diva has an asthma attack, Serena refuses to hand over the inhaler and watches her collapse. Faye is then introduced as the concert's special guest.

The crowd calls for Diva Lich, but Serena Jones walks onstage alone. She announces her mother suffered a severe asthma attack and will not appear, then declares the concert canceled and that Diva Lich hates Faye and will ban her from the music industry.

Serena orders the guards to seize the man who tries to reveal the truth, then declares herself Diva Lich's only daughter. Faye demands to see Diva Lich, but Serena blames Faye for her mother's collapse and orders her taken away. Hawk Smith appears and shields Faye, warning everyone not to harm his Mrs. Smith.

Diva Lich appears, shocking everyone. Nina recounts how she and Grandpa Smith saw Serena arguing with Diva Lich, triggering an asthma attack, then kicking away the medicine and locking the door to let her die. Hawk Smith reveals that Faye is Diva Lich's real daughter, Mia.

Diva Lich shows a DNA paternity test, confirming Faye is her long-lost daughter Mia. Faye accepts the truth and embraces her mother. Serena begs for another chance, but Hawk Smith orders the guards to drag her away and let the law punish her. Diva then announces she will perform with Mia.

Faye performs You Are My Sunshine on stage alongside her mother, Diva Lich. The audience is captivated by her voice, calling it a true musical feast. After the performance, people congratulate Faye, declaring her the brightest star on stage.

The family gathers as Grandpa Smith declares himself the real winner of life. Faye announces she is pregnant with triplets, surprising everyone. Nina wants to touch her little siblings, and Grandpa takes her off to play.