When she was young, Yoo Da Mi was forced to move in with her grandmother. Unknowingly, it was then when her father disappeared from her life, and since then, she had always thought that her father was dead. As time wore on, her mother became one of the country's best-selling authors, but due to this, she had never found the time to be with her daughter. Suddenly, one day, Da Mi accidentally intercepts a phone call from her father and realizes that her mother has lied to her about her father's whereabouts. Angry, Da Mi decides to infuriate her mother by deciding to not to attend university and chooses to become an actress instead. Surprisingly, the first film she stars in is based on one of her mother's novels. Meanwhile, Ha Yeong Chan - her boss's step-brother - is a friend who secretly loves Da Mi though gets turned away by her.
李姜嬡24歲就嫁為人妻,第二年有了孩子,這麼多年來,她一直安心的在家中相夫教子,打理大大小小的事務,從來沒有過別的心思。可是,本以為自己是全天下最幸福的女人的她,卻在三十歲那一年意外的得知丈夫竟然一直在國外有著另外一段婚姻。絕望和憤怒之中,李姜嬡決定和丈夫離婚,並且帶走了孩子。
一晃眼多年過去,在經歷了一段黑暗而又痛苦的時期之後,李姜嬡終於在出版界混出了名堂,成為了一名小說家,而她的女兒也已經出落成為了大姑娘。本以為日子會越過越好的李姜嬡在一次偶然中被醫生告知患上了胰腺癌。