Diamond has spent her life in the shadows of her mother and sister. She has always yearned for her father’s love and attention. Born out of wedlock, she has always remained her father's bastard child, a child whose mother he paid off never to return. There was no time that he didn't regret having a child with a prostitute.Diamond's solace comes from having a secret romance with Calvin, a boy from the poor class. When her father, Edward, finds out about her secret romance with Calvin, he is set to repeat history and pay off another lowlife to save his daughter. Desperate to save his company and fearing the shame of his daughter marrying a lowlife, he makes a decision that will change Diamond's life forever.Edward sends Calvin abroad for studies, something that he knew Calvin always wished for and strikes a deal with his longtime business partner and friend, an arranged marriage between Diamond and Nelson, the son of his business partner. The union is meant to merge the two companies into one, stop them from failing to meet up in the labor market and secure both families' legacies.Diamond's sister, Pearl, is not happy with this, she has prepared for this moment her whole life to be married to an heir of a business like her father's. Pearl is determined to see Diamond's downfall, and she will stop at nothing to take back the life she believes should be hers.Nelson is less than thrilled about the arrangement, as he has been enjoying the secret romance he has with his grandma's secretary, Elizabeth, and he sees the marriage between him and Diamond as an arrangement. Nelson is cold and distant towards Diamond, her vulnerability irritates him but her strength and refusal to break under pressure begins to intrigue him. Nelson lived a life dictated by his family's ambitions, Every decision he made was theirs.Calvin, hurt after he could not stop the marriage and being deceived by Diamond's sister becomes a part of Pearl and her mother's schemes together they plot to expose Diamond's mother's identity, destroy her marriage, and take the company's shares. Elizabeth, furious and felt betrayed by Nelson over the arranged marriage, was determined to ruin it. She decided to manipulate Nelson's family, spreading rumors about Diamond's character. When she finds out that Nelson has grown close to Diamond and decides to end things with her she comes up with the idea to expose her and Nelson's past, She is ready to bear the shame and destroy Nelson.As Diamond struggles to navigate her new life, tragedy strikes when her father dies with speculation surrounding the circumstances of his death. Diamond uncovers the painful truth, her real mother is revealed and the mother and sister she had always longed for their love were not even her true family. Devastated, Diamond’s heart is further crushed when she learns that the man she is beginning to love has another woman. With everything falling apart, Diamond is left wondering if she will ever find happiness.