“So have you finished processing, sir? Sir Axel told me you needed some time alone. He said you turn into a monster when someone bothers you.”
Kyle receives a text message from Rose, telling him that Rica has already arrived at the country club and so, he leaves Axel and Chino in charge of Function Room A to go in search of her.
Meanwhile, the shãmelëss councilor Jigs continues to pester Rica who desperately tries to ward him off. The struggle has both of them fall into the pool as Kyle comes upon the scene.
Rica continues to repel Jig’s so-called help and Kyle dives in to shove Jigs away and make the save. Shãmelëss councilor seems pissed but who cares? Anyway, Mr. Perez arrives at Function Room A with Mr. Fertuna and a few others to ask of Kyle.
Axel claims he went to the washroom and Mr. Perez announces that they would be starting in five minutes. Axel finds Kyle and Rica all soaked and gives the latter his jacket after they’ve climbed out of the pool.
Jigs shows his shãmelëss face again and so does Raven, and they’re all left staring at each other. Mr. Perez is getting impatient waiting for Kyle and his team to show up. Chino strives to keep them and the clients decides to wait for another five minutes.
Jigs tries going to ‘check up’ on Rica and Kyle shoves him away, telling him to stay away from her. Raven takes her shãmelëss cousin’s side and when he makes deliberate attempts to provoke Kyle and Rica, she halts him.
A moment later, Kyle shows up with Rica and Axel just as the clients are on their way out. Despite Mr. Perez’s attempts to sabotage, Rica manages to convince Mr. Fertuna to give them a chance, recounting how Axel and Kyle both worked on a design that appealed to him before.
“They worked for a different firm back then. So just imagine the possibilities and quality of the designs they can do now that they’re running their own company.”
Kyle then chimes in. “Thirty minutes of your time, Mr. Fertuna. That’s all we need.”
Mr. Perez tries to talk Mr. Fertuna into leaving with him but the latter decides to listen to the presentation. And so, Rica begins to display and present the designs and ideas to the clients. By the poolside, Raven grumbles over having to see ‘that woman’ again. She tries going for a drink and when Jigs stops her, she resolves to lash out at him.
Rica goes on about the abandoned and wrecked museum and notes that it has the capacity to evolve and be modernized. Kyle puts in a few words, saying that what was once destroyed would now rise and become better and stronger.
Mr. Fertuna asks why Balai Akitektura should be given the project and if they can handle it, and Kyle assures him that they’re not inexperienced. Mr. Perez argues against the inclusion of ramps and benches, saying that it’s unnecessary and would add to cost, and that they’re not even part of the original structure.
However, another client states that his daughter is a wheelchair user and thus, it would be nice for her to have access to such a place. Kyle and his team are glad with the turn of events.
Again, Mr. Perez tries to pick apart the team on account of their lateness and Kyle assures him that it wouldn’t happen again. Dan arrives at the furniture shop only for his boys to ask him about how his wife had supposedly ättaçked the mayor’s wife the other day.
They brand the Sicats couple gutsy, saying that it’s a good thing the Ramoneses learned their lesson the hard way and therefore, they would think twice about messing with his family. Dan doesn’t look the least bit happy.
Rica reflects on the apparent conflict between Kyle and Mr. Perez and asks Rose about what had happened between their boss’ father and Mr. Perez since she had learned that they weren’t on good terms. Rose says all she knows is that BA closed down because Mr. Constantino died.
Mrs. Gracia and Chino then come over to bring her some packages and to invite her out for breakfast tomorrow.
“What’s going on?” Rica whispers to Rose, evidently confused.
“They’re trying to make it up to you. What else?”
Rica then makes an excuse to have her coworkers back off for the meantime. Meanwhile, Pogs saves Bea from getting hit by a handball in school and she gets all smiling and thanks him.
Upon seeing a news article on her phone about how her mother had supposedly ättaçked Audrey, she hurries off and bumps into Brax on her way.
At Balai Akitektura, Rica asks Axel why their boss has confined himself in his office for a while now and the senior architect tells her that he needs his alone time, adding that he turns into a monster if someone bothers him.
Rica hides as soon as Chino arrives to take her out for breakfast and Axel covers for her and sends Chino on a wild goose chase. Mrs. Gracia also shows up after Chino is gone and Axel gets rid of her too and Rica thanks him. Raven arrives home, only to learn that her mother had actually been faking her neck injury.
Audrey says she doesn’t want Karla to tarnish her reputation by telling everyone that she had ättaçked her first. Raven laughs at that and Audrey makes mockery of her daughter for being such a big disappointment after she had been sent to all the expensive schools and given opportunities people would k!ll for.
Raven gets in her mother’s face and laments over the verbal abuses she’s dealt out to her.
“You’re the one who’s small…and insignificant. And you made me feel that way because you want me to suffer.”
Audrey responds with a slãp and coming upon the scene, Troy comes to his daughter’s defense, only for her to lash out at him too, saying that they’re both the same and do not care about her. A moment later, Troy and Audrey have an exchange of words, with the former saying that he had stayed so their daughter would have a complete family.
He accuses his wife of making their daughter’s life miserable and Audrey retorts, saying that his affair had added to her misery. “You didn’t stay for us,” Audrey states. “You used us to protect your image. You did it for politics. You did it for power.”
Audrey accuses Troy of being like his father who just uses people. Troy asks her to take back what she said but she screams in his face and practically kicks him out of the room. Outside Balai Akitektura, Jigs spies on Rica and tries to approach her.
However, Kyle beats him to it to thank her for being there at the sales pitch/presentation despite what she’s been going through. Rica expresses her worries of them losing the project and as Axel observes, Kyle says he’s proud of the whole team because they had done their best.
“So…have you finished processing, sir?”
Kyle seems confused. “Processing?”
“I’ve been meaning to talk to you, but Sir Axel told me you needed some time alone. He said you turn into a monster when someone bothers you.”
“He said that?” Kyle says with a frown. “If you need anything, don’t hesitate to tell me. Anytime you need me.”
Bea argues with her sister about the fake article slandering their mother. The incident with Jigs at the venue of the presentation comes up and Rica asks her to go to bed after assuring her that nothing had happened.
Before that though, she offers to have her move into her room and Bea is excited and grateful since she wouldn’t have to smell Nico’s nasty undergarments anymore. Once she sets her eyes on Axel’s jacket and fails to convince her sister to let her borrow it, Bea resolves to tease her.
Dan has a talk with Karla and he recounts their high school days when she (Karla) was always at her favorite bench at the park during breaks. He reveals that he was the one who used to leave her a bag of chips so he could see her smile.
Karla teases him and Dan admits that he’s always had a crush on her, adding that it was one of his biggest regret. He says Karla might not have met ‘that stüpîd mayor’ had he had the courage to approach her and confess his feelings for her.
Karla says the most important thing is that they are and would be together until the end.
Karla springs to her feet and offers her hand. “Mr. Dan Sicat, may I have this dance?”
“Your wish is my command,” Dan says.
While the Sicat couple dance happily, some crook sneaks into the house and right into Rica’s room. The pervert approaches Rica who’s asleep by now and towers over her. That’s right – the one and only shãmelëss councilor Jigs. Said pervert brings his face closer to Rica’s and stares at her for a while. As he tries to go in for a ki$$, Rica suddenly wakes up and screams.
