Choon was so happy when Dao finally agreed to marry him. A widower, he never thought he would find someone to love again. He found Dao kind and gentle and was sure she would make a good mother for his 5 year old son, Ryan. Dao knew that moving to Singapore from Thailand would take some effort but she had no idea that it would be so difficult. Adding to her woes was her mother-in-law, Mrs Lee, who did not mask her disadain of her, and made plain she did not approve of the marriage.

In a small and quiet seaside town, teenager Jen Watoki wakes up from a terrible nightmare. She finds herself in hospital, her memory lost after being found drifting in an abandoned fishing boat. Her father, a prominent professor is missing.