in the 19th century, the industrial revolution allowed for manufacturing like never before, giving rise to massive monopolies and titans of business. at the time, these businesses were run solely by men, but what if a young woman dreamed of running such enterprises? angelina belle is the daughter of a world-famous french businessman, fredric antoine belle, the owner of belle industries, a steel production company. she has dreamed of one day owning the business of her father's lifelong labors and preserving his memory. no matter how unbecoming, she dares to study numbers, finances, and business practices all in pursuit of making her father proud. but after his untimely death, the company is bequeathed haphazardly to another, denying her the prize she had worked for her entire life. devastated yet still determined, angelina ventures to the united states, a country still in a developing stage of industry, that is quickly transforming into an international powerhouse. there, she hopes to find a way toward her ambitious dreams, willing to achieve them by any means necessary, even if it means learning to compromise.