Joanna sat on the passenger’s seat; eyes wandering on the road. “I can’t believe DK just showed up after two years of having no contact,” King said while driving. “Life is indeed unfair” Joanna replied; tears started building up in her eyes. “Why does it have to be now? I am close to moving on for goodness’ sake!” she complained.
King held her hand and placed a kiss on it. “I’m sorry I cannot do a single thing to mend your heart from the breaks you had with DK,” he said to comfort her. Joanna shook her head, “I feel bad that you are healing a heart you did not break. Please know that your presence helped me to bring back my old forgotten self” she replied to not invalidate King’s actions.
She clearly cannot forget how DJ managed to call Dior. It touched her but it pains her also at the same time. Dior is DJ’s father by blood, but it is King who does all the job as a father to DJ. “Do not overthink DK’s presence, Joanna. Maybe he is just here for work” King uttered which made her relieved. “Maybe soon enough he will go back overseas. He acts as if he does not care about seeing me and you together” King added.
Joanna just nodded, making herself believe that King was uttering facts. She sat back and cleared her mind. She is about to go to work anyway. Her job as a nurse is extremely draining but fortunately, Delia is a hands-on nanny to DJ.
 
DK talked to her mother while they both shared breakfast. “I planned to stay here for two weeks only. But a part of me reconsiders staying for good already” he said while slicing the waffles on his plate. Miss Elizaga sipped a tea and replied, “You better stay here for good. It’s not like you are progressing much there anyway. You can even stay with me and take the boards again”.
His mother’s suggestion is a nice plan. It has been a while also since he thought about retaking his board exams to become a licensed engineer. “I’ll think about it. Isla Corale needs a lot of managing to do” he answered back. Miss Elizaga sighed, “Your business in Isla Corale is well-managed and innovative already! Jake and I placed all the efforts to make it sustained” she replied. DK just looked away; he cannot decide on his next move. Failing to investigate and clean his name is a huge stress coming along with his works and aspirations. He never really moved on though he is the one who pushed his ex-friend and his wife to be together.
 
Four years passed with the same routine of co-parenting took place between Joanna and DK. Every year, DK would celebrate his son’s birthday in Isla Corale. Joanna got promoted in her field of work, while DK preferred to stay to handle his hotel and restaurant business and is currently continuing his reviews for the upcoming board exams in the city.
Jash called him to a bar to have some drinks and catch up. A lady approached him; fine, good-looking, and a wealthy lady. “Engr. Tiueco, I didn’t expect to see you here” she initiated. DK scanned the face of the lady. It looks familiar yet he cannot determine who the girl was. “Do you know me?” he asked. “We’ve seen each other so many times already” she replied and touched DK’s cheek.
He didn’t move a bit and still continued scanning the woman’s face. Because there were no bright lights, it became difficult for him. He’s only sure of something – he’s seeing the woman in his former university. He jumped to the conclusion that maybe the woman was his former schoolmate.
The woman kissed DK on his lips. He held the woman’s waist and pulled her close to return the kiss she started. Things seemed to be invisible for the two while they are sharing the kiss. DK didn’t manage to control his movements so he pulled out a card from his wallet to book a VIP room, leaving Jash enjoying the music.
The night is deep, and so are their kisses. DK’s eyes roamed around the woman’s body. They both knew that they wanted to go down to the extremes. Lusciousness filled the room when they started to make a one-night stand.
 
Morning came and DK noticed that he was the only one in the room. He remembers everything that happened that night. He enjoyed every single moment they shared with the familiar-looking girl. He’s been acting happy-go-lucky since he allowed King to pursue Joanna.
After packing up, he went to the review center to prepare for the board exams. While studying, someone touched his leg up to his shoulder. He looked up to see who it was.
“Oh, I didn’t know you were here,” he said. “Did you enjoy what we did last night?” she asked. DK smiled, “It was fun, care to do it again sometime?”. When the lady started to answer, she was interrupted by a student. “Ma’am Salez! You’ll have your class in the other building,” the student said.
DK was shocked upon hearing the student’s words. He looked at her with disbelief. “Did she just say Ma’am?” he asked to confirm. “You heard it right Mr. Tiueco, so… you want to do it again?” she answered and bit her lower lip. DK looked away and started to focus on the book he was reading. He despised himself, he literally lost his dignity! When the break time came, DK managed to call JL.
“Hey bro, why is it so sudden?” asked JL. “I want to change my review center. Suggest one” DK uttered.
“If you want somewhere near, you can live with Silas. He’s living alone in our rest house in Rizal. If you want to go farther, then go back to the province” he suggested. Silence filled the two. “Did you make trouble again, DK?” JL broke the silence. “I did nothing. I’ll stay with Silas” he simply answered.
 
Silas opened the door after hearing abrupt knocks. He was surprised when he saw DK standing outside their rest house. “What are you doing here?” he confusedly asked. “I missed you. Don’t you want me to be here?” he said and smirked like a dog. 
“It’s not that I don’t want you to be here. It would be better if you called and informed me about this first” Silas replied. “Sometimes, it is better to be abrupt to make you avoid making decisions. Do you want to eat? I brought chicken wings,” said DK.
While eating lunch, DK managed to tell Silas about what happened last night. “Dude, that’s absurd. Ma’am Salez? Our age gap is about twenty years!” DK acclaimed. “I think it’s worth it. You said she’s sexy, fair-skinned, pretty, and familiar. But you didn’t manage to know her first, that’s why it feels that you’re scammed” Silas said while holding back his laughter.
After eating, the two went to their schools. “DK be careful, maybe your next target is already a grandma. You’ll end up returning to the province” Silas reminded. “Alright, I got it! Get inside now” he replied.