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.

Nachdem ihr Ex sie um ihre Ersparnisse betrogen und in Schulden gelassen hat, gibt sich Lisa als ihre reiche Freundin Elsa zu einem Blind Date aus, um schnelles Geld zu machen. Zu ihrer Überraschung ist der Vermittelungspartner ihr CEO, Alex. Von diesem Moment an wird Lisa zur „Flüchtigen“ in einem spannenden Versteckspiel auf der Arbeit, während sie mit ihrem Doppelleben jongliert und mehr Zeit mit Alex verbringt. Inmitten all des Chaos beginnen die Funken zu sprühen, und die Liebe beginnt zu erblühen.

In a devastating fire, a stepmother and her stepdaughter become trapped in an elevator, and Evelyn sacrifices her life in a desperate attempt to save Heidi. Unbeknownst to her husband, Vincent Clarke, Evelyn's tragic death occurs while he stands by the side of Heidi's biological mother, Fiona Lawson. Grief-stricken, Heidi cries out, "I only have one mother, her name is Evelyn Glover!"