Meissa Aster Montegracia, longing for the loss of her beloved mother. Little did she know, she'll meet the man that will heal her longing heart.

Eldaña Cleophee Maniego, a driven nursing graduate, found herself trapped in the corporate world, sacrificing her dream of becoming a doctor to pay for her father's medication. Her long-time boyfriend, Calvin, proposed, but Dana, focused on her future, declined. She was soon promoted to executive assistant to Jean Lander Harper, the arrogant and demanding youngest son of the Chairman of Harper Empire Corporation. Dana despised Jean's entitlement and his blatant disregard for his employees' personal boundaries, especially when it came to his girlfriend, Cheska. Fate, however, had a cruel twist in store. Dana discovered that Calvin was married learned this, she witnessed Jean s to Cheska, the woman who had stolen her boyfriend. Fueled by a cocktail of betrayal and heartbreak, Dana, intoxicated and enraged, publicly exposed both Calvin and Cheska's deceit. The confrontation escalated, with Jean accidentally injuring Cheska. In the chaos, Jean noticed Dana's own bleeding hand, a result of her breaking a bottle in her fury. They found themselves united in their shared pain, seeking solace in each other's arms.

Mahal na niya ito mula pa noong sila ay mga bata. Magkaibigan sila at si Iris ay umibig sa kanya ngunit tinanggihan siya nito. Pumunta ito sa Paris para iwasan siya. Sinundan ni Iris si Timothy sa Paris ngunit hindi niya ito nakita. Bago siya bumalik sa Pilipinas, nakita niya ito, kasama ang isang babae. Nagpasyang bumalik na siya sa Pilipinas at ituloy ang pangarap niyang maging abogada. Di nagtagal, nalaman niya na nagpakamatay ang kasintahan ni Timothy at ito ay lubos na nasasaktan dahil hindi niya ito nailigtas. Sinubukan nitong magpakamatay dahil sa pagkadismaya. Ngunit, pinauwi siya ng kanyang mga magulang sa Zambales at inayos ang kasal para sa kanya. Pinalitan ni Iris ang kasintahan nito bilang kanyang mapapangasawa. Ngunit ayaw niya rito, gayunpaman, hindi niya mababago ang desisyon ng kanyang mga magulang at sila ay nagpakasal. Trinato niya ito ng malamig dahil hindi pa rin niya nakakalimutan ang trahedya. Sinisisi niya ang sarili sa lahat at sinubukan pang magpakamatay muli.