The narrative revolves around Marianne, a young girl from Austria who discovers she was adopted and her real parents were politicians who were sentenced to prison. She had always wanted to find her real parents and was obsessed with books, which her father would read to her every night.
One day, Marianne finds a picture of her real parents in her father's room. She confronts her father about the picture, but he doesn't come home that night. The next day, she learns that her father had a severe accident at work and was unable to walk for months.
Marianne is then offered a chance to live with a wealthy lady in Vienna, who claims to be her real parents' friend. The lady also offers to pay for her father's handyman work. Marianne is eager to go and move to the lady's estate.
At her new school, Marianne is bullied by a girl named Lisa and her friends. She is also paired with a boy named Vincent for a project, but they clash due to Vincent's arrogance and disrespect towards others. However, Vincent changes his behavior after Marianne confronts him about his actions.
Marianne and Vincent start spending time together, and he helps her find her real parents. They start dating, and Vincent even arranges for Marianne to visit her real parents in prison.
However, Vincent's friends and Lisa spread rumors about Marianne and Vincent's relationship, leading to a misunderstanding. Marianne confronts Vincent about his past actions, and they have a fight. But, they eventually make up, and Vincent confesses his feelings for Marianne.
Marianne's father receives a package containing information about her real parents. He apologizes to Marianne for keeping the truth from her and arranges for her to visit her real parents in prison. Marianne forgives her father and Vincent, and they all make peace. The story ends with Marianne and Vincent sharing a kiss.
1. Marianne, a girl from a small town in Austria, accidentally discovered that she is adopted and her father doesn't know she knows this.
2. Marianne's father worked as a carpenter and she grew up with him. He read to her every night and she became obsessed with books.
3. Marianne's father had a severe accident at work and was unable to walk for months. He had a permanent limp after fully recovering.
4. Marianne found a picture of a couple holding a baby, which she believed to be her real parents. The picture was taken in Vienna in 2005.
5. Marianne's father was kept a secret by his friends from work.
6. A rich lady offered to take Marianne and her father to live with her in Vienna.
7. Marianne's first day at the new school was not pleasant. She was pushed aside by a girl named Lisa.
8. A boy named Vincent sat at Marianne's table during recess. He introduced himself as Vincent and offered to be called whatever she liked.
9. Vincent and Lisa were best friends and their gang was the meanest bunch of kids around.
10. Vincent and Marianne were paired for a project. Vincent was delighted and tried to ignore Marianne.
11. Vincent and Marianne went to a Christmas dance at school. Vincent asked Marianne to be his date.
12. Marianne's father, who was a carpenter, was hired by the rich lady to work on her estate.
13. Marianne's father was surprised with a beautiful dress for the Christmas dance.
14. At the end of the song at the dance, Vincent pulled Marianne closer and kissed her.
15. Marianne's father was revealed to be a politician who had been sentenced to prison for 25 years for stealing state funds.