Barbarita Ruiz is a sweet and modest young woman who works in a fashion boutique in Miami. She meets Valentino, a single and dishonest man who is used to always getting what he wants. Barbarita and Valentino get married in a simple and private wedding ceremony. But on the wedding night the newly weds are involved in a car accident that leads to the unfortunate death of Valentino while Barbarita survives with some few bruises. Valentino's powerful mother blames Barbarita for the death of her son, and she creates a cruel plan in order to get revenge: her younger son Antonio Adolfo will seduce Barbarita and when she falls in love with him, he will abandon her. When Barbarita discovers that she is pregnant with Antonio's child, the two reconcile and become close, their love growing stronger every day. However, things become complicated for the two when Valentino suddenly reappears back in their lives.