In the house of the Bartolomes, Lino descended down the stairs at midnight. Ed saw him and joined him asking him why he was still awake.
He asked Lino whether he was still thinking about Jade. He explained that a lunatic tried to rape Jade and an hero saved Jade.
In the process, he said the hero got stabbed. He was sad that he could not defend Jade.
Jacky promised not to leave Ace’s side. She commended him for saving the lady. Lino was still not buying the hawk and bull story which Jade told him so he told Ed that he had already seen Jade and Ace at the same place.
For Lino, it was not mere coincidence but Ed made him see the possibility that it could only be a mere coincidence and asked Lino to be grateful to Ace for risking his life to save Jade although he was Mauro’s accomplice.
Lino then came into the bedroom, where Jade was sleeping for a pillow and Jade who was thinking Lino was about to touch her got up.
Lino asked if he woke her up and she said she could not sleep. Ken and Chari arrived at the hospital. Ken said sorry to her for not arriving early since they were stuck in heavy traffic.
Ken gave to Jacky her favorite smoke fish dish which put a smile on her face. Chari hugged her and asked how Ace was doing.
Jacky said the operation was successful and Ace was getting better. Jade told Lino that she was feeling guilty since she was the reason he was stabbed.
Lino offered to help Ace to find the lunatic who tried to rape her but Jade said she was dramatized by the whole incident so Lino told her to get some rest for them to talk about the incident some other time.
After Lino left, Jade cried. In the morning, as the family were having breakfast Jade was fully dressed and was told to eat some breakfast.
Jade told Lino that she had thought about what Lino said so she wanted them to go and thank Ace for his heroic deeds.
Lino asked her to eat so that he go in for his shirt for them to visit Ace together. Dolor told Jade that it was good she left some of her clothes there adding that she had already washed the stained dress and was waiting for it to get dry.
Jade said she could not eat so Dolor packed sandwich for her so that she could eat later. She also asked Jade what she could prepare for her for dinner but she said she would stay in her friend’s house.
She thanked Dolor and they hugged. Ace asked the doctor when he could go home and the doctor said he could go home the next day if he did not stress himself.
Helen talked to the receptionist at the hospital to get contact of Jade but the receptionist told her to ask the investigators for it since she did not have.
Fer said Jade was getting on her nerve and wondered why Dolor and Lino kept entertaining her.
She added that due to the kindness of Dolor and Lino Jade was abusing them by taking advantage of it.
Lino and Jade got to the hospital but Jade held Lino back that Ace might feel stressed up if he set his eyes on her since he might recall the incident but Lino insisted that they were already there so they should talk to him.
As Jacky and Ace were talking, someone knocked the door, she went to open the door thinking it was a doctor. Lo and behold Jacky’s worse enemy, Jade came in in slow-mo.
The smile on Jacky’s face finally disappeared, as Ace turned he saw his rival, sir idol walking majestically in. Immediately Ace turned pale on his sick bed.
There was a moment of silent. Jacky thanked Jade for bringing Ace to the hospital and she said she was the one who had to thank Ace since he saved her life.
Lino then said it was the reason they were there to thank him. He thanked Ace for defending Jade and also asked him to describe the pervert who attacked Jade.
Ace said his parent were working on that to bring the culprit to book. As Lino was leaving, Ace said it was such a coincident that as Lino was with his wife he technically was his wife too.
Jacky was feeling unease with what Ace said so she walked out. Ace asked Lino why his wife was not with him since he claimed he was on family vacation.
Jacky saw Jade and she said it was a coincidence she chanced upon Lino at the resort. Jade told her to cut it since Lino had already told her about it.
Lino left Ace as he was leaving, Jacky said sorry for her husband’s action. Jade later scolded Lino for asking Ace about the rapist.
Lino tried explaining that they had to bring the culprit to book. With her guilty conscience, Jade then put up an attitude and left with a taxi.
At Marissa’s house, she asked Jade about the neighbor and she said the information she had received was that he had not returned to the place after the incident.
Jade then requested that Marissa should follow her to take her things from the condo.
Meanwhile, Lino went to see the chief security of the mall to view the CCTV footage of the incident in order to help identify the psycho.
Ace then read Jade’s message asking him not to get mad at her for bringing Lino to see him. She explained that Lino was insisting to thank him for his deed and saying no to him would make him bring meanings to the incident.
Lino viewed the footage. Meanwhile, Helen spoke to the police and they already had identified the culprit as Eric Mananquil a sales executive at an IT firm, living at 17 Street at the condo.
The police indicated that Eric and Mis Flores were neighbours but she had failed to disclose that to them, hence they could fully work on the issue when they hear the side of Ace.
He said the suspect might have gotten jealous of Ace and stabbed him. Helen asked if he was suspecting her son of having an affair with the victim.
The inspector said it was a possible angle to their investigation since per the CCTV footage Mis Flores stopped at Mr Corpuz car and later came to defend her which meant that they could be acquaintance.
At the hospital, Jacky was talking to someone at work Ace made Jacky go out just to talk to Jade to go to the condo to get all his stuffs from there.
He said they had to be extra careful and promised to see themselves soon. After watching the footage Lino had a different opinion about the incident.
He called Jade, she rejected the call and blocked Lino. Jacky made an arrangement to go to the police station so she asked Gio to take care of Ace.
She lied to Ace that she was attending to an urgent matter at work. She went to the station and the inspector revealed the Identity of Eric to her she asked him to do everything he could to get Eric arrested.
Lino arrived at work and told Barry that there was more to Ace accident since per the CCTV footage Jade was approaching Ace’s car before the suspect came.
Barry said he should confirm from Jade but he said Jade had blocked his line that was the reason he thought Jade was telling him lies.
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