Busy in their small store, Althea (Andi Abaya) sparks a conversation with Annette (Sharmaine Suarez), expressing her disbelief and confusion over Erica’s (Kaila Estrada) statement—wondering whether she should feel proud or fearful for the fate of her older stepsister, who may have just endangered her life.
Annette emphasizes Erica’s profession as a lawyer, noting that she may have numerous connections capable of protecting her.
Not stopping anytime soon, Althea now wonders about Erica’s feelings in the past—particularly over the death of one of her best friends, Louisa (Mutya Orquia). Erica had no time to mourn, as she was also reliving the trauma while attending investigations and court hearings as a witness.
Oblivious to the gravity of Annette and Erica’s fractured relationship as mother and daughter, Althea speculates that Annette might have been worried sick about her first daughter and didn’t want her to face the horrors alone.
However, this notion is immediately contradicted by a flashback during Celestino’s (Bart Guingona) interrogation of the young Erica (Krystal Mejes), where Annette is shown to be more hell-bent on asserting that she was Mrs. Encio, severing her ties to the Melendez name.
This illustrates how she gradually abandons Erica, a rift that becomes permanent when Erica decides to leave Amurao.
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