Divorced and penniless, 300-pound Gabriel Hayes rescues Lily and becomes her nanny. Her mother, Mafia boss Vittoria Bellandi, enters a fake marriage with him that blossoms into love as he supports her rehabilitation. When her ex-husband Marco plots to steal Lily’s trust fund through kidnapping and bombing, they rescue her, and Marco is imprisoned. Gabriel marries Vittoria, adopts Lily, opens a hot dog shop, and resumes his education with his new family’s support.