In pursuit of happiness, Gigi Hargy elopes with her lover and abandons her family. Her daughter, Zara Miller, cannot bring herself to forgive her—even refusing to donate a kidney to Gigi twenty years later when she is diagnosed with renal disease. Although Zara's half-brother, Eric Ward, is a suitable donor, Gigi insists on forcing Zara to do it, simply because she wants to protect Eric.