Fabiola and her family suffer the disgrace of passing from a very wealthy life to that of total poverty, after her father's death. Doing translations and giving lessons at home, Fabiola achieves to support her grandmother Maria Manuela, her sister Marian and her brother Alberto. This is how, one day, she ends up at Carlos Alberto Roman's house, to give him, and his little sister, lessons. But, at the same time, she wins the friendship and acceptance of the whole family: father, mother, young daughter and specially, Carlos Alberto, who fall in love with her from the very beginning. But as a typical "playboy" he tries to take advantage of her, and discovers she is not that type of girl; so he decides to forget the whole thing for a while only to realize he is truly in love with her. He returns to Fabiola to ask her in marriage. This marriage will encounter several problems but a dramatic reconciliation will bring back the faith and happiness they deserve.
