Streetwise homeless girl Cindy’s life shifts after stealing Professor Henry’s wallet. Revealed as the Perrault family heiress, she’s forced into an engagement with Edward Hartman. To win the Hartmans’ approval, her father orders Henry to refine Cindy, sparking tension and attraction between tutor and student. As adopted sister Ana schemes to sabotage her, Cindy—with Henry’s help—outwits high-society traps. Though Edward falls for her, Cindy craves Henry’s raw honesty, torn between fulfilling family duty and choosing a love born from rags, not riches.