Nineteen-year-old Mel and her three younger brothers are left with substantial debt after their father and stepmother die in a plane crash. Not long after the funeral, their stepmother’s younger brother, Etienne, who runs a shipping company, comes to their home. Mel holds a grudge against her stepmother for transforming their home into a luxury estate and running their family into debt, and that grudge extends to her stepmother’s relatives. However, Etienne imposes a startling ultimatum on Mel: she can do nothing and lose everything, including her brothers to foster care…or she can marry him!