Village schoolteacher Eugene Short divorces his wife Jennifer Wilcox after a dispute over using their savings to save his feverish student, Marvin Nielsen. Though Marvin survives, the delayed medical treatment damages his corneas. Eugene chooses to donate one of his own corneas to Marvin. Gustaf Calder, a corrupt businessman eyeing the school property, falsely offers to pay for the surgery while actually manipulating Marvin to falsely testify against Eugene, resulting in Eugene’s imprisonment on corruption charges. Twenty years later, Eugene’s former student Beverly Armstrong becomes the president of Apex Group. Having searched for Eugene for years and believing Marvin had already found him, Beverly awards Marvin a $30 billion contract. However, at the thanksgiving banquet, Marvin denies knowing Eugene and even turns against him. Upon learning the truth, Beverly takes decisive action against Marvin and Gustaf to avenge Eugene.

Karissa was the true heiress of the Beltran family, who had been lost and later found. However, she was then kidnapped by Ivy, the family's adopted daughter. In a bid to prove who their family truly cared about, Ivy set fire to the warehouse they were in. In her moment of peril, Karissa found that her parents and brothers chose to save Ivy, abandoning her to her fate. Just when her life hung in the balance, she saw Luis, someone she had once lived with, come to her rescue. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself reborn three years earlier. This time, Karissa was determined to change the course of her life.