Monique is a popular singer disguised as Digna to escape from her stepfather and her stepbrother Gilbert, who slowly killed her mother and also wanted to kill her to seize their wealth. Gilbert and his father thought Monique was dead until he met her in a restaurant as a waitress; Gilbert hunts Monique to kill her. Trying to escape his men, she accidentally meets Carding, a thief, in Ermita with his sidekick Libag. Their love story begins while she stays in Carding's slum along with the kids Carding is tending. Gilbert and his father are later caught during police operations and Monique recovered her house and wealth. In the end, Monique keeps Carding's kids in her house and they confirm their love for each other.