Wesley Deeds (Tyler Perry) is a successful, wealthy businessman who has taken over the helm of his father's company. He patiently tolerates his brother's misdeeds and copies with his restless fiancée, Natalie (Gabrielle Union).
But when he meets Lindsey (Thandie Newton), a struggling single mother who works as an office cleaner, he offers to give her help after finding out she's been recently evicted. However, his innocent good deed leads to an unexpected attraction.