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- One fateful night, while going home from school, Marilyn is attacked by two drunk men. Then a handsome guy comes to rescue her—Jerome Alvarez, her long-lost childhood best friend. (en)
- Darlene can't help but notice the special closeness and the overwhelming attentions of Giselle to Marilyn. This issue will also cause misunderstanding between Perlita and Marilyn, later on. Aida, on the other hand, advises Giselle to stop treating Marilyn as her daughter, instead put all her attentions to her "daughter" Darlene. (en)
- Marilyn figures in a vehicular accident while riding in a car driven by the drunken Darlene. After the freak accident, Darlene faces a legal battle as Doña Charito files a heavy case against her. Perlita approaches Doña Charito and Ziggy to withdraw the case, but the former will agree to her plea only if she surrenders all her rights as the surrogate mother of Marilyn. Left with no choice, Perlita complies with Doña Charito's condition. Soon after, Doña Charito takes Marilyn to the US to undergo reconstructive surgery. (en)
- Marilyn and Jerome find themselves in each other's arms as he professes his love for her. Marilyn is, of course, incredulous aware that she is miles in looks away from Darlene who is obsessed with Jerome. Still, Marilyn harbors resentment towards her biological mother, Giselle and her adoptive mother, Perlita. (en)
- Little by little, Jerome develops romantic feelings for Marilyn, but still in denial about it. Meanwhile, Darlene reveals Marilyn and Harry's "fake relationship". Harry, on the other hand, tells Marilyn that he wants to continue being boyfriend to her—for real. But Marilyn decides "it would be best to remain friends". Aida—who wants to get even with the Carbonels—reveals to Marilyn the truth about her identity... that she is the real Carbonel and not Darlene! (en)
- Perlita crosses paths again with her best friend Rodora, now known as Giselle, the wife of Ziggy Carbonel — Perlita's employer. Ziggy is completely unaware of Giselle's past. Giselle, on the other hand, will go to great lengths to protect her secrets. Soon after, Giselle and Perlita get pregnant at the same time. The former is anxious that her child will inherit her ugly features, and worst, might reveal her real identity. Her greatest fears become reality when she gives birth to an ugly baby girl. Meanwhile, Perlita gives birth to a beautiful baby girl . Giselle conspires with Aida, Ziggy's cousin, to switch her ugly baby with Perlita's child. (en)
- After six long months, Marilyn returns—and she is no longer the erstwhile ugly girl but a stunning beauty. Everybody, including Jerome and Darlene, are all astonished at Marilyn's lovely transformation. However, the rift between Marilyn and Jerome gets wider after Marilyn sees him with Darlene in the restaurant and gets jealous. Meantime, Darlene gets closer to her real mother, Perlita, and Marilyn also feels jealous about it. (en)
- After continuing to feud with each other, Marilyn and Darlene call a truce and resolve their friendship . Meanwhile, Jerome overhears Doña Charito spreading false rumors against his mother, Aida. He furiously confronts the old lady, which eventually leads to a misunderstanding between him and Marilyn. The "Carbonel's Barong & Filipiniana" fashion show serves as a backdrop for another series of dramatic events. While Jerome and Marilyn struggle to solve their disagreement, Darlene, on the other hand, sees this as an opportunity to put her evil plan into action. (en)
- In a sudden reversal of fortune, Perlita is now living an extravagant life, thanks to her multi-millionaire fiancé, George — and Darlene goes about as usual with her loathsome self, mocking the family that raised her and Marilyn, who has also gone downhill with the Carbonel's riches now dissipated. Jerome, on the other hand, finds comfort with Ria, an amusing friend who easily wins his trust and affection. But the latter gives way after noticing that Jerome is indeed can't get over with Marilyn. Darlene's birthday celebration ends with an explosion—resulting to Perlita's tragic death. However, the said tragedy leads some warring characters to reconcile. George and Darlene decided to appoint Doña Charito and Aida to manage their resort. Meanwhile, Ziggy, Giselle and Marilyn decided to start a new life abroad. The finalé episode ends with Jerome and Marilyn at the airport... promising that they would love each other, forever. (en)
- Perlita is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. This leads Marilyn to work—without Perlita’s approval—under Giselle as a personal assistant. Giselle on the other hand, welcomes the idea that she will see her "real" daughter regularly and help her in her needs—realizing how lucky Perlita is for having Marilyn as a daughter. At the same time, she feels pity for herself and Darlene for having a turbulent relationship. (en)
- Darlene talks to Jerome and, once again, finds herself begging for another "chance". But Jerome rejects her plea, humiliates her, and tells her to stay away from him. Plot thickens when Marilyn discovers that Giselle is actually the mastermind behind the "plan" to destroy her relationship with Jerome. Feeling betrayed and no one to turn to, Marilyn turned to Perlita for comfort. Perlita welcomes her wholeheartedly, much to Darlene's dismay. (en)
- Jerome's effort to have a successful launch for his restaurant are sabotaged by Doña Charito. This reaches Aida's boiling point that ended up into a major fight between her and Doña Charito. Days passed, Aida once again blackmails Giselle for ten million pesos, but the latter refuses to give in. The next thing, Aida finds herself behind bars after Giselle twisted a story and accused Aida of forging her signature to steal money from the company fund. To get even, Aida reveals to Perlita the truth about Darlene and Marilyn's identity. Although in doubt, Aida's shocking revelation leads Perlita to investigate and later discovered the painful truth! (en)
- Doña Charito, Ziggy and Giselle joined forces to sabotage Marilyn and Jerome's new-found bliss. And for the first phase of the plan, Doña Charito invited Jerome for dinner . During the dinner, Doña Charito attempted to undermine Jerome's "achievements" but since his restaurant is doing great, she ran out of things to throw at Jerome. The next day, Doña Charito talks to Darlene and asks her to join them in their "plan" of separating Jerome and Marilyn and she even offers her a huge amount of money. Though at first, Darlene is hesitant to accept the offer, however, she eventually accepts it after realizing that that's the best way to get even with Marilyn. (en)
- Jerome plans of putting up his own restaurant so he could prove to the Carbonels that he is worthy of his girlfriend Darlene's love. Darlene patched things up with Marilyn and asked her to accompany her to a friend's party. Unknown to Marilyn, Darlene, has a nasty plan: she will humiliate Marilyn at the party by showing everyone a video that was taken when Marilyn was drunk. In the video, the obviously intoxicated Marilyn repeatedly expressed her love for Jerome. Meanwhile, Doña Charito hired a detective to spy on Giselle and Aida and find out what they are up to. Marilyn goes to the party with Jerome and Darlene. When they arrive at the venue, Marilyn's video was projected on a large screen. Marilyn could not believe what has happened and Jerome was equally shocked. Humiliated, Marilyn walks out of the party and Jerome and Darlene followed her. After learning that everything was Darlene's plan, Jerome chided her girlfriend telling her she shouldn't have done what she's done because Marilyn was not conscious when she said that she's in love with him. But Jerome is surprised when Marilyn admits the truth. (en)
- Bitterness, insecurities, dissatisfaction with her life, and Marilyn's presence, push Darlene to abandon Perlita. Still reeling from his doomed affair with Marilyn, Jerome meets Ria and found a "friend" in her. In the meantime, guilt-ridden Giselle tries to convince Marilyn to go home but the latter refuses—much to her dismay. On the other hand, Ziggy struggles to save their businesses on the verge of bankruptcy — and Doña Charito, upon finding out the "very bad news" is horrified. She decides to sell the resort just to save their "barong" business. Meanwhile, after [almost 20] years of absence in Perlita's life, George shows up. (en)
- Doña Charito has begun looking at Darlene as a parasite and tries to mend ways with Marilyn who has vowed not to embrace her being by birth a Carbonel. Darlene, on the other hand, also tries to win back Jerome to Marilyn's dismay. Meanwhile, Perlita needs surgery to remove the blood clot in her brain. Marilyn needs a large amount of money to pay for her operation. With even lesser options and no one else to turn to, Marilyn asks for Ziggy and Doña Charito's help. Ziggy agrees to lend her money, on the condition that Marilyn will leave Perlita. (en)
- With a heavy heart, Marilyn complies with Ziggy and Doña Charito's condition just to save the life of her bloved adoptive mother. However, Marilyn's arrival in the resort brings trouble to Darlene. It further propels her antagonism towards her former best friend, and vows that she will do everything to get her out of the resort. Meanwhile, Ziggy reconciles with Giselle after a heart-to-heart conversation, realizes that even though she is a mess, he can't get over her. Doña Charito, on the other hand, continues to manipulate Marilyn; convincing her to go under the knife for a pretty face, which Marilyn strongly rebuffs. (en)
- Years gone by, Perlita dutifully takes care of her daughter Marilyn while Giselle raises Darlene as her own child. At present, Perlita manages her own business – an eatery, while Marilyn is on her second year in college, taking Hotel and Restaurant Management course. Marilyn shares a very close relationship with her mother and strives hard to finish her studies. On the other hand, Darlene grew up spoiled and bratty. She used to getting what she wants, except for one thing—the love and affection of her mother, Giselle. (en)
- Perlita accidentally overhears conversation between Giselle and her former surgeon, Dr. Ron Reyes , and finds out the truth about Giselle's real identity. Despite her denial that she is not Rodora, Giselle cannot stop herself anymore from visiting her very ill father in the hospital. During her visit, she witnesses with her own eyes her father's death. Giselle is devastated and Perlita immediately comforts her and calls her using the name Rodora. Giselle acknowledges Perlita and confesses the truth about her identity. She is deeply worried that Ziggy and Doña Charito will discover the truth because Dr. Reyes, the surgeon who did her beautiful face, is blackmailing her and wants to work in their company. (en)
- Perlita is very upset with Rodora/Giselle for deceiving her and she feels robbed over all those years of being separated from her real daughter. Perlita is clueless for what will happen next; she doesn’t want to give up Marilyn but she can't help but think of her real daughter Darlene. On the other hand, Jerome fails to free Aida because Giselle files a heavier case against her. Left with no choice, he will approach the Carbonels to withdraw the case. Ziggy will agree to his plea if Jerome will do his one condition — to stay away from Darlene. Meanwhile, Perlita decides to meet up with Giselle to confront her. Giselle’s worst fears are realized when Perlita tells her she finally knows that she conspired with Aida to switch their babies. Giselle is shocked but nonetheless, she admits to Perlita the truth. Their meeting ends in a physical confrontation with Perlita demanding Giselle to have her daughter back. (en)
- Harry decides to end his "one-way" relationship with Marilyn, and advised her to "stay true to herself and follow her heart". In the meantime, Darlene talks to Jerome, pleading him to stop loving Marilyn and "take her back" instead, but Jerome—for the nth time—rejects her. Marilyn realizes Harry is right, that she should give herself and Jerome another chance (en)
- Marilyn—drunk and out of her mind—accidentally revealed her true feelings for Jerome, much to Darlene's utter shock and dismay. The following day, Darlene confronts Marilyn about last night's revelations. The confrontation ends with Marilyn promising that she will help Darlene to patch things up with Jerome. (en)
- Darlene overhears Giselle and Perlita arguing, and here she discovers the truth about her real identity. It further propels her antagonism towards Marilyn whom she blamed for all the misfortunes and agonies she recently experiences. In one incident, Darlene forces Perlita to choose between her and Marilyn. Perlita, on the other hand, rejects the idea of choosing and losing anyone of them. Filled with hurt and anger, thinking that her own mother chooses Marilyn over her, Darlene decides to go back to the Carbonels and vows to seek revenge on those who caused her pain. (en)
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