The story revolves around Luna, a teenage girl who dreams of becoming a hairstylist. Her life is complicated by her family's financial struggles and her mother's salon being taken over by the ruthless Mr. Prudent. Luna's nemesis is Greta, Mr. Prudent's daughter, who bullies and harasses her.
Travis, Mr. Prudent's son, returns after a five-year absence and catches Luna's eye. Despite their initial animosity, they start secretly dating. However, their relationship is put to the test when Travis announces his engagement to Greta, leaving Luna heartbroken.
In a dramatic turn of events, Luna discovers that Mr. Prudent's business practices are illegal, and her mother sues him for damages. They win the case, and Mr. Prudent loses his salon.
Five years later, Luna is a successful hairstylist, but she still harbors feelings for Travis. When he walks into her salon, he reveals that he never actually married Greta and had been protecting Luna all along. He had agreed to marry Greta to protect Luna and her mother from Mr. Prudent's wrath. Luna is torn between her lingering feelings for Travis and her anger towards him for his perceived betrayal. The story concludes with Luna agreeing to cut Travis's hair, leaving the door open for a potential reconciliation.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Luna's mom was a famous hairdresser with her own salon.
2. Luna's dad got arrested for gambling and left a massive debt.
3. Mr. Prudent, a competitor, covered the debt in exchange for the salon.
4. Luna's mom had to work for Mr. Prudent to pay off the debt.
5. Travis, Mr. Prudent's son, and Greta, his business partner's daughter, treated Luna poorly.
6. Luna mixed green hair dye into Mr. Prudent's products as a prank.
7. The dye was used on a celebrity client, but Luna's mom fixed the mistake by adding orange to the dye.
8. Mr. Prudent pushed Luna's mom, causing her to burn her hands.
9. Luna took her mom's place at the salon.
10. Travis returned to town and started working at the salon.
11. Luna caught Travis stealing products from the salon, but it was revealed that he was trying to return them to prevent them from being wasted.
12. Luna and Travis started dating secretly, but their relationship was complicated by Mr. Prudent's disapproval.
13. Greta announced her engagement to Travis, but it was later revealed that Travis only agreed to the engagement to protect Luna and her mom from Mr. Prudent.
14. Luna's mom sued Mr. Prudent for damages and they were able to pay off their debt.
15. Luna and her mom moved to a new town and opened their own salon, which became successful.
16. Five years later, Travis walked into Luna's salon and revealed that he had broken up with Greta and was trying to make amends with Luna.