Fashion House

When Maria Gianni needs a new design for her big show, Michelle - a budding designer - happens to be in the right place at the right time; but Michelle's marriage is on the rocks as her husband Lance beds his secretary, Gloria.

Confused about her marriage, Michelle leaves Lance and moves in with her friend Nikki; after getting a job with House of Gianni, the last thing Michelle expects is to find is Gloria in her home… wearing her jewelry and lingerie.

After encountering Gloria in her own home, Michelle throws a fit, tossing her out the door; but Michelle didn’t expect Lance to forge her signature on a fake prenuptial agreement, leaving her with nothing but the clothes on her back.

When Maria finally gives in to her feelings for William, he makes love to her right in her office.

Maria fights to keep her emotions in check as the relationship between her son and Michelle heats up; and William has his own plans to manipulate Maria's emotions, and destroy her in the process.

Luke sketches Michelle the perfect rose; just as he’s getting closer to her, Tania crashes the party and ends all the fun; Maria, meanwhile, is wrapped up in finding dirt on Michelle as William plays Maria like a fool.

When William bribes Congressman Spangler so he can build on the conservation wetlands, the congressman makes him pay big $$$; the congressman was not expecting was a rather large tip from William.

Maria tries to stop her son Luke from dating her employee; but she has no idea that William’s devious plan to marry her has gone into full effect.

As Maria thinks about William and his marriage proposal, Luke goes after Michelle even though Maria has forbidden it.

Lance shows up at Joe McManus’ office to confront him about taking pictures of he and Gloria; but the last thing he expected was to murder him.

As Maria plans her wedding she decides to leak some of her guest list to the press; but for some reason she doesn’t have the courage to tell her son Luke.

Looking for the new face of Gianni, Maria plans a dinner introducing her son to her fiancé William; but Maria wasn’t counting on Luke bringing Michelle.

Maria commissions Luke to paint a portrait of her and William for their wedding; that makes Luke the boss, something she has to learn to live with.

When Michelle is feeling bad, she gets a job offer at another company, lifting her spirits; then Maria hears about it, and wants the opportunity squashed.

When Congressman Spangler plays political hardball with William Chandler, he has no idea that the bull is about to give him the horns.

When Maria tells Michelle she wants her to design all the dresses for the show, Michelle agrees; but she still wishes Maria would accept her relationship with Luke.

When Maria sends Michelle to New York City with John Cotter, she thinks John should have no problem taking advantage of the junior designer.

As Luke gets to know William over dinner, we learn the truth behind his machinations and his engagement to Maria.

Luke wakes up to Michelle yelling at him, oblivious to the implications of a naked Lexi in his bed.

As Maria’s wedding date nears , she becomes the bride from hell manipulating everybody that gets in her way.

After her run-in with Sophia, Maria is confronted by Luke about the identity of his real father and, though defeated, does her best to lie.