Rashid gets mad at his son Kamal who has become addicted to gambling and drinking that he is nearly never sober. Ramzy, Rashid's gardener, runs tests to see whether there is hope for him and his wife Najwa to have children. Despite her father's disapproval, Mirva loves Nabil, Rashid's son.
Nabil tries to get Kamal to leave the casino and return home, and Kamal asks Nabil to lend him 5 thousand dollars. For Kamal's ill practices, Rashid considers disinheriting him. Kamal attacks Nada, Nabil's fiancée, because she preferred his brother over him.
Rashid and Salma's car is bombed as they are on their way to Beirut, in light of Nabil and Ramzy's search for them. Kamal returns to the now-empty villa where he rapes Najwa. Nabil, meanwhile, collapses when he learns of his parents' death.
Ramzy is concerned over Najwa's fugue state, while Kamal warns her against divulging what he did. Nada slaps Kamal who tries to harass her. Nabil refuses to follow his father's will that requires he disinherit his brother.
Nabil urges Kamal to get married if he wants to get his share of the inheritance, and the two brothers quarrel. Kamal eventually takes his brother's advice and accepts to marry. Ghassan rejoices when he learns of his wife's pregnancy, while Najwa's pregnancy news falls like a thunderbolt.
Kamal urges Najwa to have an abortion. Laila marries Kamal, and when Nada comes to congratulate them, Kamal tells her he still loves her. Ramzy suspects that Najwa's baby isn't his. An anonymous person breaks into the villa and hits Najwa in the stomach.
Najwa is rushed into the hospital and her baby is miraculously saved. Kamal quarrels with Alaa for failing to have Najwa to abort. Laila gets pregnant, and Najwa is approaching her delivery date.
The bombings in Beirut resume and Nabil's company is destroyed. Nada visits Nabil at the hospital. Meanwhile, a nightclub that Kamal spent all his money on is reduced to ashes, but he resumes his wicked schemes as he asks Alaa to murder Nabil. Mirva meets Nabil, despite Ramy's warnings.
As Nabil rushes to bring Nada the midwife, he gets injured in a bombing and Mirva takes him to the hospital; Nabil loses his memory. Nada gives birth to twin daughters. Kamal makes use of Nabil's amnesia and disowns him, much to Mirva's shock.
Alaa's plot to murder Nabil is thwarted as he accidentally murders another man. Kamal leaves the hospital and lives at Mirva and Ramy's place. Najwa buries her secret deep as she refuses to reveal that Mazen is Kamal's son. Kamal kidnaps the doctor to learn where Nabil and Mirva are.
Kamal asks Nada to marry him, but she rejects it. Mirva asks Nabil to travel to Turkey with him, but he insists to return home to his family. Nada is kidnapped, and Nabil's injury gets worse as Mirva rushes him into the hospital.
Mirva sees Kamal at the hospital and suspects that he is behind killing Dr. Na'iem and another patient. Nada learns that it is Kamal who has kidnapped her and threatened to kill her and her daughters.
Kamal murders Nada's mother. Laila receives a visit from an anonymous person who claims that Kamal has mortgaged the house up to him. An amnesiac Nabil travels to Turkey with Mirva. Kamal takes over the villa and the company; he kicks Najwa out and murders Ramzy.
Najwa breaks down after Ramzy is murdered, but she is consoled to learn that he has given the daughter to a passing car. Kamal puts a reward for anyone who knows where Najwa is. Years pass by, and Salma and Mazen grow up, unaware of Kamal's crimes.
Nabil and Mirva are now married and have a grown-up son. Wassim meets Nabil who now goes by the name Bassem. It seems that time is passing for everyone, except for Nada who has been locked up in the cellar for 20 years now.
Nabil falls unconscious and Mirva takes him to the hospital. Nabil is reluctant about whether he should tell his son Wa'el about his amnesia. Amir is growing infatuated with Salma whom he met on the ship. Najwa asks Mokhtar to search for Hanady who has gone missing 20 years ago.
Nabil recognizes Najwa's photo and comes clean to Wa'el about his amnesia following the accident. Youssef refuses to marry Lamiaa. Amany, meanwhile, falls for Youssef. Kamal and Hanady quarrel.
Kamal tells Amir the story of how Najwa took the jewelry and escaped with the two daughters, and Amir thinks there is something suspicious about the story. Kamal watches Al-Mokhtar. Mirva refuses to allow Wa'el to travel to Beirut.
Al-Mokhtar informs Najwa that Kamal is watching him. An altercation between Hanady and Salma over parking the car occurs and Salma comes to Amir's notice as he recalls meeting her on the ship. Amir gets mad at Hanady after he sees a flower on the glass of her car.
Kamal refuses to ditch gambling, even if it costs him all his fortune. Amir attacks Wassim and Salma as he believes Salma has distressed Hanady. Youssef tells Hanady about his crush on Amany. Salma tells Najwa she doesn't love Wassim.
Youssef promises to help Amany have an eye surgery to get back her sight. Hanady suspects that it is Salma behind the disappearance of one of her car tires. Wassim gives Najwa Nabil's number (alias Bassem) to contact him to import goods. Wassim opposes Salma's relationship with Amir.
Wa'el goes missing. Hanady defames Salma for being in a relationship with her professor. Salma confesses her love for Amir. When Hanady starts to become remorseful, Amir asks her to publicly apologize to Salma.
Pictures of a pregnant Nada haunt Nabil, but he doesn't recall whether she is his wife. Salma tells Amir she loves him. Najwa gets mad when Salma stays out late. Hanady quarrels with Salma over her relationship with Amir. Najwa is shocked to learn that Salma loves Amir, Kamal's son.
Amany goes out with Youssef and wishes she could just see him. Nabil is haunted by fragmented memories, but they don't make sense to him. Nada's condition is getting worse. Salma admits to Najwa that she loves Amir. A problem occurs at Kamal's casino.
Amir insists on finding Najwa and his cousins. Hanady asks Wassim to keep Salma away from Amir, and Najwa is shocked to see Laila at the clothes shop. Youssef's mother disapproves of his relationship with Amany.
Nabil is haunted by nightmares in which he sees Nada and Kamal. A car hits Amir and he is rushed into the hospital. Kamal visits Nada and tells her that what she has witnessed is but a glimpse of what he is capable of to crush his opponents.
Hanady is down with the fever and her mother refuses to let her attend the birthday party. Salma goes to the party and meets Amir. Wassim quarrels with Amir. Ramy tries to get his hands on any information about Nabil.
Amir promises Hanady to break up with Salma once and for all. Najwa buys goods from Mirva for her Beirut-based store. Youssef proposes to Amany. Kamal runs into Najwa at the mall but fails to catch her. Wa'el arrives in Beirut where he meets Sahar.
Nabil is shocked to learn of Wa'el's travel to Beirut. Najwa tells Moktar that Kamal has been chasing her, and Kamal indeed is tirelessly searching for Najwa. Youssef refuses to break up with Amany, and to tease him, his mother harshly humiliates her.
Wa'el eagerly tries to find any thread that can lead him to his father's family. Youssef's father urges him to leave Amany, while Mirva urges Wa'el to return to Turkey. Salma's friend warns her against falling for Amir, and Amir rejects Hanady's dinner invitation.
Hanady rejects Kamal's harassment. Wa'el continues to look for any trace that can lead him to his father's family and he meets Al-Mokhtar. When Wa'el follows Al-Mokhtar, he learns that Nabil is alive.
Kamal is shocked to learn that Nabil is alive and Wa'el is searching for him. Alaa kidnaps Wa'el and throws him into the cell where Nada is locked up. Amir breaks up with Hanady and confesses his love for Salma.
Kamal takes Wa'el to a faraway warehouse and tortures him to get any information about Nabil. Mirva worries that something hideous has happened to Wa'el. Hanady has a mental breakdown.
Kamal has nightmares where Najwa stabs him to death. Hanady reveals to Amir that Salma doesn't love him but feigned interest to win a bet. Consequently, Amir gets mad at Salma and has a mental breakdown. Wa'el manages to unshackle himself and quarrels with Alaa.
Wa'el receives a bullet in his leg but manages to escape after he hits Alaa. Being in a critical situation, Wa'el heads to the hospital where he calls his mother, and Mirva asks Najwa to go check up on him. In the hospital, Najwa promises to go to Turkey with Wa'el and meet his parents.
Salma tells Amir that Wassim works with her brother and mother in the clothes store. Hanady vows revenge on Salma. Meanwhile, Amany runs the necessary tests to learn whether she can have a cornea transplant.
Youssef's only wish is to have his mother forgive him and approve of his relationship with Amany. Najwa advises Salma to break up with Amir for good. Meanwhile, Hanady enlists Bahaa's help to take revenge on Salma and scandalize her. Najwa travels to Beirut with Wa'el.
Upon seeing Najwa. Nabil falls unconscious, but when he gains consciousness, he recalls his past and identifies Najwa. He recalls that Kamal murdered Ramzy, and that Ramzy gave Hanady to a passing car. Wa'el affirms that it is his uncle Kamal who kidnapped and tortured him.
Najwa is concerned about how Salma will react upon learning the truth. Kamal offers Al-Mokhtar money in exchange for revealing where Najwa is. Nada hits Kamal, locks the cell behind him, and escapes, but he manages to find her.
Mazen warns Salma against her relationship with Amir, and Amir warns Hanady against doing any harm to Salma. Nabil is worried about how Salma will react upon seeing him. Kamal prepares to return to Beirut with Najwa.
Nada's condition in the cell is going downhill. Nabil is shocked to learn that Amir is Kamal's son. Hanady commits suicide. Sahar asks Wa'el to take her out for dinner and invites Hanady.
Najwa, Wa'el, and Nabil meet Al-Mokhtar who is shocked to learn all that Nabil had to go through. Selim puts Hanady's plan into action as he kidnaps Salma and takes pictures of her in a compromising position, and Hanady sends the pictures to Amir.
An enraged Amir confronts Salma with the pictures and she accuses Hanady of being behind such a nasty plot. Wa'el tells Hanady he has a crush on her. Salma has an accident and is rushed into the hospital. Hanady comes clean to Amir about what she has done to Salma.
Wa'el learns of Hanady's foul deeds against Salma. Salma, meanwhile, refuses to talk to Amir. Nabil offers Selim money to divulge Hanady's schemes. Hanady is arrested and kept in police custody pending investigation.
Shady, Hanady's father, goes to Najwa to beg her to help get Salma to forgive Hanady. Shady sees Ramzy's picture and recalls what happened on the night he got Hanady. Kamal is haunted by hellish nightmares.
Ossama divulges to Kamal the information he could get about Hanady. Nabil asks Al-Mokhtar to sign a written document that proves he is still alive. Salma learns that Nabil is her father and Kamal is her tyrannical uncle. Shady and Mariam beg Nabil and Najwa for forgiveness.
Salma returns home in tears, unable to make sense of all she has learned. Amany undergoes the surgery and her sight is restored. Nabil vows revenge on Kamal whose wickedness affected nearly everyone around him. Salma threatens Laila.
Al-Mokhtar suggests that Nabil buy Kamal's abandoned estate and start anew; he also buys him a weapon. Salma forgives Hanady. Najwa breaks down when she sees Hanady's clothes at Mariam's and learns that Hanady and Salma are sisters.
Najwa tells Nabil that Hanady is his daughter, and Nabil is overcome with shock. Salma learns that Amir is her uncle Kamal's son. Mirva arrives in Beirut and Nabil informs her of the recent updates, but he cannot find a way to tell Salma that Hanady is her sister.
Salma thanks Mirva for her persistent help, and she refuses to drop the case against Hanady. Nabil is forced to tell her that Hanady is her sister to soften her heart, and she collapses completely.
Salma drops the case against Hanady. Amir is shocked to learn that his father has a casino and that he is a womanizer. Wa'el tries to alleviate Hanady's pain and tells her he loves her. Amir proposes to Salma.
Hanady refuses to go to college for fear that Salma might scandalize her. Nabil suggests that Salma stay away from Amir for a while. Unaware that he is his father, Mazen makes it clear that he intends to murder Kamal. Najwa gives Nabil all the documents that secure his rights.
Hanady's suicidal tendencies magnify upon her dismissal from the university. Salma refuses to break up with Amir. Kamal is shocked when he receives an envelope with Nabil's picture in it, and he tries to figure out who's behind sending it.
Kamal gets mad and urges Alaa to find Najwa. Amir refuses to leave Salma. Wa'el communicates to his father his wish to propose to Hanady, and the revelation that she is his sister falls like a thunderbolt. Amany and Youssef return from abroad now that her surgery is a success.
Al-Mokhtar has a stroke and is rushed into hospital where Nabil and Najwa go to check up on him. Hanady gets mad at Wa'el and accuses Salma of being the reason why he is getting cold with her. The family decides to keep the truth from her because she is not stable enough yet.
Hanady heads to Najwa's house and pulls a gun on Salma and Nabil; Nabil receives a bullet but is miraculously saved. Petrified at her deed, Hanady runs away after she learns that Nabil is her father and Salma her sister.
Nabil goes out to look for Hanady but to no avail. Hanady goes to Wa'el's place where he tells her the truth and reassures her. Unaware that Youssef is sterile, Amany expresses her wish to have a baby with him. Amir gets acquainted with his father's crimes. Selim apologizes to Salma.
Karam tells Amir that his gambling has made him indebted, and Amir promises to help. Nabil recounts to Hanady all that has happened since she was born and she breaks down. Hanady's mother dies. Mariam asks Hanady to forgive Nabil and turn over a new leaf.
Amir is shocked to learn that his father has a casino and that he got Karam to write a promissory note. Selim's mother passes away, and Selim considers moving out. Amir learns that Hanady and Salma are his cousins, and Nabil his uncle.
Amir is infuriated to learn of his father's heinous crimes. Nabil tries to get Hanady back home, but she prefers to stay at Mariam and Shady's house. Selim murders his uncle. Youssef travels to Dubai for business. Hanady stays with Amany.
Hanady asks Youssef's father to stand by him in his adversity. Amir tells Salma they must break up, and he tells Laila that he intends to stand by his uncle Nabil.
Mariam tries to work things out between Hanady and Nabil. Laila meets Nabil who informs her of her husband's crimes. Amany cheats on Youssef with the doctor who performed the surgery on her. Hanady asks Salma to start anew and give their sisterhood a chance.
Laila asks Hanady and Salma not to take their rage on Amir because it is Kamal who is worthy of blame. Amir urges his father to return his uncle's stolen rights. Nabil considers searching the estate, hoping to find any recollection of the past or any evidence against Kamal.
Alaa pulls a gun on Nada, but Nabil saves her and locks Alaa up. He gets Nada out of the cell and takes her to the hospital. Kamal throws Laila and Amir out. Amany's sexual intercourse with the doctor gets her pregnant. Nabil sends Kamal a threatening message from Alaa's phone.
Nader makes it clear that he won't marry Amany, even if Youssef divorces her. Kamal doesn't find either Nada or Alaa in the cell. Nada's last wish is to see Hanady and Salma, and both girls grieve over what their mother had to endure as she spent a lifetime in a dark cell.
Nabil tells Wa'el all that Kamal has done to Nada and how he locked her up in a cell for 22 years. He asks Amir to stay away from Salma. Kamal's mental state worsens in light of the recent revelations and confrontations.
Laila rejoices at seeing Nada safe and sound. Amir leaves the house after he clashes with his father and he refuses to break up with Salma. Mirva is shocked to learn that Nada is still alive.
Nada insists on visiting their old house, and Salma and Hanady spend the night with her. The next morning, she draws her last breath and bids life farewell. Youssef returns from abroad and he is shocked to learn that Amany is pregnant.
Youssef severely beats Amany upon learning of her betrayal. Nabil refuses to turn his brother in, which enrages Salma and Hanady. Nabil and Mazen set fire to Kamal's house. Mazen locks Kamal up in the cell with Alaa. Years pass by and Salma and Amir's love survives and brings them together.