Elora Anderson is a 22 yr old African-American student who carries the burden of her family on her shoulders. Everything starts going downhill when she loses her job, her boyfriend of three years breaks up with her and the bills are on her neck. She saves Bianca Gates from committing suicide and ends up offering to be her substitute in an arranged marriage to a heartless billionaire. Mateo Mendez is a young billionaire who wants nothing more than to keep his father as far as possible. Once again his father makes a decision for him, a life changing decision that he can't refuse. Mateo vows to make life miserable for the woman that agreed to the marriage. There's always a thin line between love and hate. Will Elora and Mateo be ready to cross that line while hiding secrets that can end them?