Claire Adler, a senior publisher at Hawthorne Press, returns from Hawaii to find trespassers Chloe, Ava and Axel occupying and wrecking her villa with a fake lease. After she evicts them, the group burglarizes her home. Chloe and Ava post misleading tearful TikTok videos. Claire gathers evidence, exposes their scam at a gathering and sues them. When the schemer Daniel tries to assault her at a café, waiter Lucas intervenes. Claire hires him for lawn care, and they bond. Her publishing firm hits crisis when a key author vanishes before deadline. Lucas accompanies her to locate the writer, saving the successful book launch. Claire discovers Lucas is a wealthy heir, and they fall in love.