Paz Roble, a kind, hard-working and honest woman from whom her husband, Fermín, takes her newborn daughter. Fermín has a large debt with some lenders and to pay it he decides to sell his daughter to Mauro Nicoliti. This plagiarism is orchestrated by Geneva, Mauro's adoptive sister. She lost her first-born daughter in childbirth and does everything to replace her dead daughter and keep her husband's fortune. On the other hand, Esteban Villa de Cortés loses his wife and becomes a widower with his three children. Elvira Moncada, Esteban's mother-in-law, holds him responsible for the death of her daughter. After a series of unexpected events, Esteban and Paz meet in the neighborhood where she lives with her family. The chemistry and great understanding that exists between them makes it inevitable that they will fall in love.
Ginebra arrives at Esteban's house to give Gala, Bosco and Eder some gifts, they are impressed with the details. Gala gets upset with her grandmother when she sees the way she refers to Paz and asks her to respect her. Mireya continues to help Paz, however, in her search to gather evidence she puts herself in danger when she is discovered by Mauro. Elvira gets upset with Esteban for having left the company without telling her and asks Paz for an explanation for leaving with him.