Ever since they were kids, Marian (Kristine Hermosa), a simple lass in the Cordero hacienda, has been in love with Anton, the grandson of the hacienda's patriarch. However, Anton (Jericho Rosales) and his father left the hacienda to relocate in Manila. When Don Alejandro suffers a heart attack, Anton is forced to return to the Cordero hacienda and falls in love with Marian. Until Anton's 250 million-peso project proposal in Manila was approved. Anton is torn between a dream and a legend. Just when he chooses his love for Marian over his success as an engineer, Marian unselfishly lets him go to pursue his ambition.