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.
When Bosco finds out about the relationship his father has with Paz, he calls him a “hypocrite” for hiding their romance from him. Ginebra confirms that the girl who escaped from the hospital is Sam, Mauro tries to reassure her by assuring her that Fermín is going to investigate if Paz is involved. Elvira gets upset with Esteban when she finds out that he started a relationship with Paz and warns him that she is not going to allow the cook to take Berenice's place. Monica reveals to Paz that Ginebra and Mauro put something in her drink to make her confess the truth, but she is sure that Sam is in danger with them.