Although she has secretly fallen from grace, Mary, an impoverished patrician and the neighbourhood's belle, loves to torment her fervent admirer and coffee shop owner, Stavros. Constantly playing with his honest feelings for her, Mary will inevitably have to make a difficult decision, as she, and her younger sister, Nora, come face to face with a shameless scam, and their worst fear. But, does true love ever die? Can a princess ever fall for a pauper?