The story revolves around Tina, a young girl from New Jersey, who grows up with a distant mother who is a successful businesswoman. Tina's passion is acting, but her mother disapproves and wants her to focus on studies.
Tina's life changes when she meets Zac, a charming and handsome boy who initially pretends to be someone else's boyfriend to help Tina's friend get rid of him. However, they eventually start dating, and Tina falls deeply in love with him.
But on her birthday, Zac reveals a shocking truth: he had been dating Tina to help his mother's business by partnering with Tina's mother's cosmetics company. Heartbroken, Tina breaks up with Zac and leaves for New York to pursue her acting career.
Years later, Tina becomes a successful actress and returns home to find her mother's health deteriorating. She discovers that Zac's company has been supporting her mother's business, and she decides to thank him personally.
Upon meeting Zac again, Tina learns that he had genuinely fallen in love with her and was ashamed of his initial intentions. The two decide to start anew, and the story ends with them rekindling their romance.
Here are the extracted key facts:
1. The narrator's name is Tina, and she is from New Jersey.
2. Tina's mother owns a giant cosmetics company.
3. Tina's father left when she was two years old.
4. Tina's mother was often absent, and Tina felt neglected.
5. Tina was involved in her school's drama club and participated in plays.
6. Tina met a girl who thought she was someone else, and Tina played along, pretending to be that person.
7. The girl wanted Tina to help her make her boyfriend jealous, and Tina agreed.
8. Tina's friend Daisy was dating a guy named Sam, and Tina helped Daisy break up with him.
9. Tina met a boy named Zac, and they started dating.
10. Zac's mother owns a supermarket chain and is a potential buyer of Tina's mother's cosmetic products.
11. Tina's mother asked her to date Zac to help their business.
12. Zac and Tina started dating, but he eventually broke up with her, revealing that he was only dating her to help his mother's business.
13. Tina was heartbroken and left for New York to pursue her acting career.
14. Tina's mother's health began to deteriorate, and Tina returned home.
15. Tina discovered that her mother's business had been struggling, but Zac's company had been buying her products.
16. Tina went to thank Zac for helping her mother's business.
17. Zac revealed that he had been in love with Tina all along and apologized for his past mistakes.
18. Tina and Zac decided to start over and rekindle their relationship.