Eighteen years ago, Augusto's wife, Rosario, abandoned him and ran off with her lover, leaving their two-year-old daughter behind. Fortunately, Ivana was found by a couple who raised her as their own. Years later, Ivana grew up into a beautiful young woman who was charming but naive. Every day, Ivana went to the beach to spy on Raimundo, a handsome young man who jogged there. One day, they accidentally met each other, and in an attempt to impress him, Ivana went overboard by exaggerating about her education and her family's wealth. Ivana continued to fantasize about her future wedding to Raimundo, but her lies eventually caught up with her when she discovered that Raimundo was engaged to Patty, her biological father's stepdaughter. Furthermore, Raimundo was the son of Esther, the woman who actually abandoned Ivana at a stranger's home years ago. Before Rosario left with her lover, she entrusted young Ivana to Esther, who was unwilling to care for the baby. While on a trip abroad, Rosario was involved in an accident that left her in a wheelchair, with no memory of her daughter or the husband she abandoned. Augusto, Ivana's real father, married Sonia, a wealthy widow who had become jealous, straining their relationship. However, Augusto found an opportunity for love again when he met Cristina.[2]
