Teodoro and his granddaughter, Leticia, meet again over 20 years later. Fruit of a passion of his daughter Beatriz and a poor boy, the younger brother of one of Teodoro's rival, Leticia is rejected by the Oliveira de Barros family patriarch and sent to a boarding school in Switzerland soon after birth. In fact, Letícia was exchanged for Aquiles, son of Ambrósio, a loyal employee of Teodoro, to enable an agreement that could save the assets and honor of the family. The consequences of this rencounter between grandfather and granddaughter will cause dramatic changes in the lives of the main players in this story.