Nakaupo sa hardin si Salome. Nagmumuni-muni nang biglaang may tumakip sa kanyang mga mata.

Unknown
Hulaan mo...

Salome
Hernando??

Inalis na nito ang kanyang kamay na piniringan ang mga mata ni Salome at tinabihan na niya ito sabay abot ng bulaklak sa kanyang irog.

Hernando
Ako nga, mahal. Kamusta?

Salome
Ayos lang ako, mahal. Ikaw? Kamusta ka? Bakit ka naparito?

Hernando
Masama bang dalawin ang babaeng aking iniirog?

Samantala....

Basilio
Gusto nilang ipakasal si Salome sa anak nila kapalit ng tulong pinansyal sa pagpapagamot kay Dante?

Amanda
Tama ka nga Basilio... Basilio, anong gagawin natin?

Basilio
Anong anong gagawin natin?? Accept it! I see this as an absolute win!

Pero hindi papayag si Salome. Tatakas sina Hernando kasama ang inang si Amanda sa tulong Alexandro Vigafria. Ngunit hindi sila magtatagumpay....

Salome
Nay!!!! Hernando!!!!

At sa huli, babagsak siya sa mga bisig ni Jaime.

Jaime
Alam kong napilitan ka lang. Maging ako rin. Pero wala na tayong may magagawa. Parehos na tayong nakakulong sa relasyon ito... Rerespetuhin kita. I will not share a bed with you... Not unless you want me to...

Salome
What if I never want to?

Jaime
Then I will respect you. Pero sana, kahit na ganito ang lagay natin... Sana hayaan mo ring mas lalo tayong magkakilala... Para kahit hindi man tayo nag-iibigan, at least, magkaibigan tayo... Para hindi naman masyadong mabigat... Please... Give me a chance...

Salome
Sige. Subukan natin.

Kaya hindi nagtagal, nahulog rin ang loob nila sa isa't-isa.

Jaime
Nga pala, Salome, gusto mo bang--

Salome
Jaime, hindi mo na kailangang gawin yan. Hindi mo na ako kailangang suyuin dahil... Natutunan ko nang mahalin ka.

Yun ang nakaraang nakalipas... A history that may rhyme with that of Gigi and Dillan's

It was night, aroung 9:56 pm. Dillan didn't feel like going home so he stayed and a maiden caught his attention - Gigi. At an instant he saw her and heard her magical voice, she became the object of his affection.

But tragedy befell them... And a love story peaceful and sweet that could've been now is nothing but waste.

She mustered enough strength to walk out of the comfort room and in to the dark cold bed room where the demon she loathe would be waiting. She seemed fine from the outside but deep in her veins, she was trembling. It's the night after the wedding. She knew what that meant. 

She was then at the edge of the bed and she could see Dillan was already topless with only his boxers left. She couldn't help but admire his physique. Had all this crime never occurred, she might've loved him but no. He is and will always be Alex, the monster Dillan is not.

Gigi stayed, shaking on where she stands. Tears started to build in her eyes. Dillan moved closer to her. His eyes spoke of his fascination of Gigi. He was deeply in love. And he wants to make her his queen. He hesitated to loosen her robe. He was too much of a gentleman to do that. Or so we thought. He proceeded to do so, gently, slowly until it fell on the floor like a leaf falling from a tree.

This time, it was Dillan who admired her figure which could easily be traced in her black lingerie. To Dillan, it was pleasure, awe, attraction. For Gigi, it was pain, shame, disgrace. He carressed her arms deftly until it reached her shoulders. Di siya komportable. Pero, on one hand, likas na makalinga ang haplos ni Dillan. But it wasn't good enough to take away the pain. Yumuko si Gigi at binaling ang paningin sa gilid upang itago ang pagtulo ng kanyang luha...

But it's not that hard to fall for a monster... Once you see that he's an angel in disguise...

Dillan
Look, I know everything was a mess... It still is... But please... Don't lock me out of your life forever... Give me a chance to redeem myself.... Even just for one day in a week or month... Just once...

Gigi
Fine. Sundays only. No wrath.

And just when you've started to love that one person you loathe, things get complicated...

Laura
Excuse me? You are just his wife. You're nothing but a trying hard second rate prostitute.

Gigi
Careful with your words, my dear. I am his wife. So drop the 'just' and do as I say.

Laura
Who do you think you are?

Gigi
You want to know?

Maanghang nilang tinitigan ang isa't-isa hanggang sa nagsimula nang matakot si Laura sa ngisi ni Gigi.

Gigi
Hindi Gigi Alexinne Montero ang tunay kong pangalan. Ako si Crystal Gabriella Villaluna Sarmiento. Surprised? My dear aunt? Who's the slut now?

Hindi na nakasagot si Laura...

At ang sumunod na pangyayari ay ang pagkabaril ng mag-asawang O'Sullivan.

Habang nag-aagaw buhay si Dillan at napilitan nang bumalik si Gigi sa sariling kwarto habang inaalalayan ni Diana sa wheelchair, may nakasalubong siyang lalake...

Unknown
Crystal?

Gigi
Ikaw??

Nang mas kaya niya nang tumayo, pumunta siya sa chapel ng simbahan upang magdasal para sa magtagumpay na operasyon ni Dillan. Pagkatapos manalangin ay umupo ito at may tumabi sa kanyang lalaki.

"Sana buksan mo na ang puso mo at kausapin mo siya"

"Sabihin mo nga sa akin kung paano magpatawad nang ganun ganun lang? Pagkatapos ng mga pananakit niya? At ng dahil lang sa selos? Paano ko siya muling mamahalin?"

"Paano mo ba natutunang mahalin si Dillan?"

Napipi si Gigi. Lumabas si Gigi ng marinig ang balita tungkol sa asawa niya. Umalis rin ang lalake maya-maya. Nagkabanggaan ang lalakeng kumausap kay Gigi at si Elias. 

Unknown
Pasensya ka na...Hindi ako nakatingin sa aking dinadaanan. Anong pangalan mo?

Elias
Elias po. Pasensya na rin po kayo.

Unknown
Ayos lang iyon. 

Naging matagumpay ang operasyon ni Dillan. Labis ang galak ni Gigi at agad itong kinausap. Di nagtagal, pinayagan na sila ng ospital na lumabas. Subalit, 

"Kuya Dillan, why did you order the doctor to make your results positive for drug testing when in fact your original results came out clean? Why would you do that?"- Cassandra

Doon nagsimulang mawasak ang sumisibol na ningas ng pag-ibig nina Gigi at Dillan. Dahil sa insidenteng ito, muling bumagsak si Alex sa korte.

Judge
Having regard to the totality of these evidences, the accused, Alex O'Sullivan is found....

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Gigi
I'm sorry...We can't be together anymore Dillan...I can't---

Dillan
But we were fine. We were doing great. Why does this have to be the barrier to our relationship? You know the truth now...Please...Don't leave me...I love you

Gigi
Dillan, I love and you too and you know that...But this is too much to bare and I can't handle the truth. I'm not strong enough for us...Please, let me find myself...Give me space...You should do the same for yourself too....

And he had no choice but to let her go. She will leavefor London with her sister, Diana. Diana and Ivan will be separated for a long while. Cassie, Elias, Guada and Crisostomo will also be left in the Philippines but they will continue to keep in touch.

While Dillan is still battling his rights in the company,

Laura
Ano na Dillan? We should replace this useless guy with my much more worthy daughter, Caprice? She has the face, the name and the wits.

Unknown 1
No you will not replace Dillan with my niece.

After the encounter at the meeting, Dillan decided to run after Gigi's plane to London but he did not succeed.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Gigi pursues her studies and starts working in the company along with the guy he met in the chapel at the hospital whose name is Gian. Gian Saragoza. She also meets a girl named Martha Williams who befriends her and is weird. She's creepy sometimes and seems like a stalker. Meanwhile, Gian and Gigi grow closer together. But will it rise to the surface? 

On the other hand, going strong kahit LDR sina Diana at Ivan. May nakilala si Diana na noy-p habang nag-aaral- si Isaiah. Namimiss na rin nina Cassie at Elias si Diana. Isang gabi, habang napag-usapan si Diana...

Elias
Buti pa sina Diana at Gigi...Ay Corrine at Crystal na pala...Buti pa sila , nahanap na nila mga magulang nila. Samantalang ako, heto pa rin, lumaki nang di nakikilala ang pamilya ko. Sabi ng umampon sakin, sanggol pa lang ako nung nakita nila akong naiwan sa may damuhan. Nung namatay ang ale, inabuso at pinalayas ako ng anak niyang lalake kaya ako naligaw ng landas...Hanggang sa nakilala ko si Ivan. Tinulungan niya ako at binigyan ng pamilya. Minsan naiisip ko kung buhay pa ba ang mga magulang ko..Kung naiisip ba nila ako..kung mahal ba nila ako...

Cassandra
Mahal ka nung mga yun. Sigurado ako. Ako nga, buong buhay kong pasan ang pagkawala ng kapatid ko dahil sa kapabayaan ko. Kaya palaging galit si nanay sakin. Buti ka pa nga. Kahit di mo kaduga, mahal ka. Ako, dahil sa isang pagkakamali, buong buhay akong magsisisi...Hanapin kaya natin pamilya natin?

Sa kabilang dako,

May nakita si Gigi na mga pinunit na piraso ng litrato sa basurahan ng opisina ni Gian. Sinubukan niya itong pagdugtungin at nung nakita niya ang litrato, nagulat siya pagkat kilala niya ang mga tao sa letrato. Naalala niya sina Alexander, Alejandro at Gianna Montero.

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Kakagising lamang ni Gigi bago siya mawalan ng malay. Nakatali siya sa isang upuan at nung tinignan niya ang tao sa harap, nakita niya si ****

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Saan hahantong ang muling pagkikita nina Dillan at Gigi?

Sino si Gian? Sino ang isa pang lalake? Sino si Isaiah? Sino si Martha? Sino sina Alexander, Alejandro at Gianna Montero? Mahahanap ba nila Cassie at Elias ang mga nawalay na kamag-anak? Sila pa rin ba nina GigiXDillan, DianaXIvan, CassieXElias, at GuadaXCrisostomo hanggang sa huli?

Shems, hahaba nato....madadagdagan talaga chapters nito. Paktay na hahahaha. Ok lng ba na wala nang bold at italic fonts? or nakakalito? 

Salamuch   @halle_hallez @GlaiSanya @nelehgrace @glaizadclovers