Ace pilot Ellie dedicated her life to raising orphans Kai and Wesley. They once vowed she would choose one as her partner in five years, but days before the deadline, they were caught in a public scandal with Zoe, a manipulative socialite. To save their reputations, Ellie sacrificed her honors and accepted a dangerous three-year space mission. Instead of gratitude, they helped Zoe replace her in every aspect of her life, even aiding in an assault on her. Learning they had placed a bet on her emotions, a cold Ellie leaves behind proof of Zoe's fraud and departs for deep space forever. Kai and Wesley are left on Earth, realizing too late that the woman who was their world has left them—and the planet—forever.