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.
Jero confesses to Kenzo that Sandro is not Filipa's son either since Ginebra sold him to him. Mireya questions Mauro if he is willing to change and put aside all his evil, since otherwise they will not be able to be happy. Paz forgives Fermín and assures him that she does it out of the love she has for her daughter and will fight every day so that María is happy, her heart cannot resist and she dies. Gema is determined to terminate her pregnancy, Salo tries to prevent it, but assures her that if she is not happy, no one will be. Paz asks her mother and Mireya to keep it a secret from her that Sam is Maria's daughter from her since she fears that Ginebra could act against her.