Ten year old Ella Duke and her parents own a prestigious girls’ school in the country. This is in contrast to Mrs. Miller, a middle-aged woman who has just been sacked by Ella’s father for embezzling funds. When Ella’s parents are killed in a car crash, Mrs. Miller and daughter Lucy take over the school and Mrs. Miller now becomes Ella’s guardian. Mrs. Miller makes Ella sleep in the kitchen, cook, clean and tend to her and her daughter’s every whim. Seven years pass and Ella grows to be a beautiful and highly intelligent 17-year-old. One day she meets Tom Logan, the sixth richest man in the country. She starts to fall in love with the charismatic 19 year old. The only question is, can she win his heart before her evil stepsister does?