Lily Henderson, desperate to escape poverty and her possessive boyfriend Mathew, pulls a wild move during their dinner by passionately kissing a stranger, Tristan Hawthorne. After a one-night stand with Tristan, Lily discovers Mathew has just become CEO of the company where she’s interviewing. Surprisingly, he hires her—but harbors secret motives. Meanwhile, Tristan offers Lily money to pose as his fiancée for his visiting mother, leaving her torn. Confiding in her colleague Elizabeth about both Mathew’s torment and Tristan’s bizarre proposal, Lily soon learns that Elizabeth’s mysterious new man is, in fact, Tristan.