Cinderella Much?

Ella Jones is a high school senior student, living with her abusive step father in the suburbs of Rosebank. Her mother died shortly after her marriage living Ella Jones as the newly replaced wife of the step father Jerard Stone. Since the age of 8, Ella has been living under a tough situation with no friends to talk to or anyone to tell anything.
Christian Blake is a university student, it is his 2nd year and is only left with 2 more years to finish his course. He is smart and intelligent. Back at home, in the Cape Town, he lived with his mother and father, whom he heard where on a verge of a divorce. His mother, Catherine Blake, cheated on his father, Michael Blake. Chris now lives in Campus at the University of New York, he studies abroad.

A few months into the devorce, the Blake family move to Johannesburg, the wife, to be precise. She moved taking along her 12 years old daughter with her. Bella, 12 years old, is a junior at Oprah Winfrey Girls school, she's also smart like her brother. Moving to Johannesburg, Sandton, Catherine found an apartment comfortable enough for her and her children. Usually, she was a good mom, but the devorce messed her up, although her children where not around to see it, they knew.

On holidays, Chris and Ella meet in unfortunate circumstances, living Ella in an uncertain mood. About a week before Thanksgiving, Chris visited again, and met Ella at the Casino, in the very unfortunate event, again. Chris for her unintentionally so. He helps Ella out of her situation and learns his mother's true colors, deciding to start a knew life with Ella and his younger sister. This is not a happily ever after yet, but it is at the end!