Clarissa Morgan endured a sordid lifestyle to make enough for her mother's chemo. She was determined to start over, using her college degree to secure a better life for herself and her mother after defeating cancer. Relocating to a new town, she got a job at a multinational company; everything was going as planned until she impulsively reacted angrily to an arrogant but handsome Steve Damon and broke his expensive taillight with her stilettos.