After the mysterious passing of his father, Gabriel Ortega, the sole heir to the multi-million dollar Ortega fortune and estate, has become a shadow of himself, distant and reclusive. The only person who has been able to get through to him is Mary, their young family help. In a bid to snap him out of his befogged state, his overbearing stepmother, Catherina Ortega decides to impose a beautiful young woman, Estelle Castor, on him, in his hopes that they would hit things off and eventually marry, so Gabriel will assume his father's fortune, as was stipulated in the will. Catherine’s intentions are not as pure as they seem. She intends to use Estelle as a pawn to covet Gabriel's inheritance and keep it for her and her complacent son Jonas Ortega, while still leaving a cut for Estelle. Things go awry when Gabriel begins to show little to no interest in Estelle. He refuses to touch or even speak with her, even though his stepmother insists they sleep on the same bed. Gabriel finds himself growing fonder of their help, Mary. He finds a connection with her like none other, but his stepmother would never approve of their union. Estelle noticing things were spinning out of her favor decides to connive with Catherina to fake a pregnancy. Catherine drugs Gabriel without his notice and he ends up in bed with Estelle. With the baby in view, Gabriel is forced to do the right thing and wed Estelle, while still harboring strong emotions for Mary who increasingly gets maltreated by his stepmother...