The main character of the series, a pretty and modest student Maria Ilyina, has to quit her studies to help her family. Not sparing herself, Maria takes on any job - in the morning she fills up cars at a gas station, and then rushes to the cafe, where she works as a waitress. Her sincerity and hard work are shamelessly used by her stepmother and half-sister, who betray Mary when trouble comes to their house - Maria's father is at death, his company is declared bankrupt, and the Ilyin's apartment
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