Maningning (Kristine Hermosa) grew up living in the cruelty of her mother (Jaclyn Jose) because of love and how her mother lived her life now to her opinion is Maningning's fault. The story revolves around the fish market, and the real lives of people in the underworld where men rule the ports. While Maningning has hopes of finding her sister Mayumi (Angelika de la Cruz), who is now Daphne Pierra, the latter was adopted by a rich prominent family and a scheming mother (Lyka Ugarte). Mayumi who now lives the life she ever wanted never knew her faith and true identity will creep back to her as Maningning is now a laundry woman for the Pierra's. As she hides the truth that she is skipping school to give her brother Habagat, a good life and saving money for an education into this dismay Daphne. She does not know that Maningning is her sister whose fiancee Charles (Rafael Rosell) has a certain like for Maningning, but Daphne, is not even wanted by Charles' mother.