Dahil likas na sutil, lumayas si Mariela sa buhay ng mga magulang para hindi matuloy ang sariling kasal sa lalaking nadiskubre niyang hindi niya pala mahal. Kahit takot siya sa Tiya Tina niya, roon sya nagtago dahil alam niyang iyon ang huling lugar na iisipin ng ama't ina na pupuntahan niya. Sa lugar na iyon na malayo sa kabihasnan, naranasan niyang maarawan, magtrabaho, pawisan at madisiplina. It was as if she just had a new life. She was learning things that were new to her at unti-unti na niya itong ini-enjoy. Lalo pa nang makilala at napalapit siya kay Iscaleon Torrevilla, ang gwapong probinsiyano. Pero mukhang hindi lahat ng bagay ay ganoon kadali lang matutunan-because she was learning matters about love the hard and heartbreaking way!

Because of John Ethan Ramirez's contempt for the operation performed by Leigh Marie Tolentino, she was suspended. To make matters worse, she succumbed to the curse of she conscience and the Emotional blackmail of Ethan Ramirez. So she agreed to be its assistant as 'compensation' for the persecution he had done to it. But she was the one who was persecuted when her heart began to palpitate, every time she saw the young man. If she doesn't go away, he might have a heart attack.That's deadly, isn't it. Leigh is not afraid of death but she is afraid of Heart attack especially Ethan is the cause of it. What could Leigh do to avoid getting hurt?