Marlene fell in love with David ever since he helped her pay for her hospital bills when her son Ramon got sick. She was also prostitute who helped him sort through his feelings for his girlfriend, Ingrid. However, a night of indiscretion resulted to her pregnancy. Though it was clear that David had no intention of having a relationship with her, Marlene insisted to look for him in Manila to tell him about their baby. Unbeknownst to her, David was already married to Ingrid by then. And the woman she talked to, at a grocery store where he supposedly lives, happens to be Ingrid's mom, Elizabeth. Since then, Elizabeth had a private investigator look into Marlene's background. It kept her updated about her pregnancy and the fact that she plans to give away her baby once it was born. As it was, Ingrid had a difficult pregnancy while Marlene was going to have twins at the time.

But it seems that everything went well for both of them even if one of Marlene’s twins died while she was in labor. Much later, the two simultaneously had their sons christened as David Garcia Jr. and happily moved on with their lives. Things may be hard for Marlene but she has her mom Rita to help her raise her sons Ramon and JR. Luckily, JR (her son with David) proved to be a smart kid whom she believes will remove their family from a life of poverty. While Dave (Ingrid and David’s son) grew up really insecure because David raised him with an iron hand even after he retired from the military. Nevertheless, the Garcias led a very privileged life because of Ingrid’s business acumen.

One time, Ingrid brought her family in Tagaytay to take a short vacation while she seals a deal with a hardware supplier (Stanley King) of their stores. Little did she know that this brings her closer with the woman from her husband’s past since Marlene and her family have relocated there a year after JR was born. In the meantime, she met with Stanley and his family to discuss business. Then the next day, they all decided to go sightseeing. Stanley’s daughter Audrey immediately run off, however, when he scolded her for always causing trouble.

Still hurt by her father’s scolding, Audrey was too lost in her thoughts that she suddenly got into an accident. Luckily, JR was around to save her from her fall. With the help of a security guard, Audrey was brought to a nearby clinic where she relayed what happened to her parents. Since she barely saw JR during her accident, she couldn’t identify her boy-savior apart from the fact that his name is David Garcia. As such, everyone assumed that it was Dave who saved her since the latter merely kept mum about it. So the next time JR bumped into Audrey at the church, he was surprised that she acted as if she has no idea who he is. Will JR ever see Audrey again? [ Tayong Dalawa ]