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.
Lupita gets upset with Paz when she finds out how Luna was taken from the hospital; she assures her that she will blame herself when the authorities find her whereabouts. Esteban opens his heart to Lupita and confesses that he is beginning to fall in love with Paz, so he wants to talk to her to find out her feelings. Nandy can no longer hide her feelings from her and she reveals to Kenzo that she is in love with him. Esteban confesses to Paz that they both deserve to live, so she can't leave without giving him a kiss.