玛丽亚十五岁时母亲就去世了,照顾全家的重担落在了她一个人身上。由于极强的控制欲,玛丽亚一直自豪于她在家里的地位。但当她得知父亲爱上了照顾他的护士并突然宣布订婚的时候,玛丽亚觉得她的生活就要分崩离析了。于是她便自甘堕落,离她的作家之梦也愈来愈远。她希望能在别的方面为家人发挥作用,却发现父亲已经不再需要她,她的生活也一直停滞不前,此时她才意识到是时候做出改变了。Ever since her mum died, María has taken care of her father and her siblings. That's why her father's announcement of marriage to his nurse brings María's world crashing down around her. At the age of 35, she'll have to change her fate.