works as a music producer and is a single parent by choice, raising her teenage daughter Harper with the occasional help of her mother Tess. At school, Harper is constantly annoyed by her new classmate, British immigrant Lily Reyes due to her snobbish personality. When the two cause an incident at chemistry class, Anna is called to the principal's office, meets Lily's father Eric, and the two fall in love. Six months later, they are engaged, and the already arguing soon-to-be stepsisters are dissatisfied with their predicament. Harper also worries that her mother will consider to move them to London as Lily wants to return there to attend a fashion academy in honor of her late mother. Anna is upset about that food fight that Harper and Lily caused and sends Harper and Lily to stay with tess for the day.