When science whiz Sydney Long unexpectedly dies, she wakes up in the past as the bride of the infamous villain General Jake! Planning to stay under the radar, she aims to play nice, earn money, and step aside for Jake's true love, the "ninth wife". But on their wedding night, Jake hears her thoughts: "Isn't he the General Jake with the ninth wife scandal?" Confused, Jake wonders, "Father has only eight wives—who's the ninth?"