After Luke saw the pic on Gab's social media account, he immediately rush to Gab's house. When he arrives, he saw Gab get out in a car. She was with Blake. The man he saw on the pic. He then turns into a cranky man. After saying goodbyes, Blake was about to leave when Luke approach them with a sarcastic tone.
"Hey! How nice of you to drive her home after spending a nice vacation with her. Ooopsss! Sorry. I haven't introduce myself officially. I'm Mr Luke Perez. The Managing Director of M's Collection and her boyfriend." Pointing at Gab.
Blake smiled. "Oh! Hi there Mr Perez." He then offers his hand for a handshake.
But Luke just cynically laugh. "I believe you're done here. So if you will excuse us. We still have a lot of things to talk about. Of course, with my girlfriend." Last two words were said by him with huge emphasis. He grabs Gab to get in the car. But before Gab get in the car, she apologized to Blake and thank him for everything. She even wave her hand and bid goodbye. The more pissed Luke was. He drove the car swiftly and they stop at a park. Since the night already deepens, the park seemed quite with just a number of people walking around and hanging out.
At first, the two were very quiet. No one would want to start the conversation. Then after a moment of silence Luke talked and hugged Gab tightly. Gab was surprised that she wasn't able to resist.
"I'm sorry." Luke started crying. "I'm sorry for acting that way a while ago. I just missed you so much. You just left suddenly. I can't contact you after we talked on the phone during my birthday. If you just know how worried I am. I was really scared. I've been thinking a lot of weird thoughts. Why did you turn off your phone? What if something bad happens to you?"
Luke felt something wrong with how Gab didn't hug him back. Then he curiously asked. "Gab? Do we have a problem? What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?"
But Gab won't respond. She just look away. But she can't hide it with her face. But Luke won't budge in and keeps on asking Gab what was the problem. Then Gab abruptly, express her anger. She slapped Luke on the face.
"What? Seriously? You really don't have any idea at all?" she then burst into crying. "Luke please. Will you just be honest to me? Please. Even just right now."
But Luke was so puzzled. He don't know what to say. Then he suddenly remembers the night on his birthday when someone slam on the door. At first, he assume it was Gab since she said she was coming and his assumptions were right. Then he cries, apologizing to Gab and hugs her. But Gab this time push him away.
"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. It wasn't my intention to fool you."
"What? What did you say? How dare you Luke? I trusted you. I trusted you even if there are a lot things that says I shouldn't be." Gab angrily expressed. "You know what after I heard everything, I pity myself. I thought how fool I am to believe you. How could you do this to me, huh? How could you?"
Luke explained his side. "Listen, okay? Gab, yes at first it was all a lie. I don't know why I take my friend's advice seriously. I guess I was just so angry before. I keep hatred since the day I left for abroad. I feel like you abandoned me. I felt like you betrayed me. But as the days passed by, those lies turns to reality. What I felt becomes real. What I've shown to you and what I have done it was from the heart. Gab, please. Please believe me."
"Luke, I really don't know. I don't know what I would believe to. Everything was a mess. I just want to be alone. I just want to go home. Please." Gab slowly talked.
"Okay." Luke agrees. "I'll drive you home."
"No. I'll just take a cab." Gab resisted.
But Luke won't agree this time. "No. I'll take you home."
Since Gab was already tired from her trip and with their confrontation, she just let Luke take her home. At the car, they were both quite. Luke frequently take glances on Gab while Gab was just staring outside the car. When they reached home, Luke bids goodbye but Gab just ignore him. She just walked towards door. When Gab reaches her room, her tears suddenly burst. Chad heard everything. He was just listening outside Gab's room. He wanted to comfort Gab but he just remain silent. He wanted to give her privacy.
Luke on the other hand was also hurt. He don't know what to say and what to do to ease Gab's anger. He's been drinking every day. He don't even go to work. He never accepts any call. While Gab continues to work since she had other obligations that is more important than her emotions. Though she's a bit worried to Luke since he's not coming to work for more than a week now.
One morning, when Luke went out to buy some milk, Gab went to his condo after she received a call from Luke's friend Matt. Matt told Gab about what happen to Luke and maybe she could talk to him. She knock on the door, but no one responded. She waited for a while until she waited for more than an hour when someone from the police called her. She rushed to the police precinct. There he saw Luke. She paid the bail.
"That's why no one's around at your house because you here. Is this your new place?" Gab was now pissed off.
"I just bought a milk in the grocery store nearby early this morning and some guy hit on me. The milk I bought were all damage. He doesn't even apologized." Luke defensively explained.
"So that's why you punch him, huh?" Gab irately added. "And you're even proud of yourself."
When they reach Luke's condo, he won't let Gab get in but Gab resisted and was able to enter his place. She was shocked seeing all the trash every corner.
"Yeah! What's this?" She asked.
"I haven't clean yet because I bought some milk first then unfortunately I was drag by some police men." Luke clarified himself as he starts to pick some empty cans.
"Hey! Take a bath first okay." Gab ordered but Luke won't dodge so she yelled at him. "Now!"
Luke run into his room. Gab cleaned the condo. First, he separate all the trash into cans, plastics and papers. Next, she vacuum the floor then an automatic floor polisher started its job while she cleans the kitchen. After, Luke took a bath, his condo was already very clean. He even saw Gab cooking something in the kitchen.
"Thank you." He smiled.
Gab prepared the table for breakfast. "Here. Eat it first and then we talk."
Gab take a sip of coffee before talking. "You might wonder why I came here unannounced. Matt called me last night and told me everything. Luke, do you think by doing this, everything will be fine? Listen, I came here to make myself clear—to set things right. I think it would be the best if we officially end things here." The she sarcastically laughs. "Wait, why would I end things if we haven't started anything officially then. There was never been an us, right? Everything was just a bet. A game."
"Gab please. Let me explain." Luke begs desperately.
"Luke, please. I've already send my resignation." Then she left.
Days passes so slow for Luke. He feels like everything was out of meaning. He was at the bar every night drinking. He drives his car very drunk that he met an accident on the road. Though it was just a minor accident, he was still rush to the hospital. Matt called Gab telling her about what happen to Luke. He asked if she could go to him right now since he was out of the country while no one would eventually go from his family either. Upon hearing what happen, Gab rushed into the hospital. She was really worried that she forgot to change her bedtime outfit as well as her slippers. She just wore a coat to cover it. When she arrive in the hospital, the operation was already finished. She saw Luke lying in the bed unconscious that she begins to cry.
"Luke, no. Please, wake up. You can't leave me like this." She cried hardly.
But what's so funny was when Luke opens his eyes and saw Gab crying. "Gab?"
Gab suddenly stops crying and was shocked seeing Luke was not dead. She don't know what to say since she was already embarrassed. Luke teased her.
"Hey!" She yelled. "I thought you were dead. But you were damn alive and breathing. Are you fooling me around?" She punch her while crying.
"Hey! Stop it. It hurts." Luke hug her.
Well after the accident the two were a bit reconciled. The begin talking to each other though they're not back as boyfriend-girlfriend thing but at least they've become friends again.
But their reconciliation did not last for too long because one day, Gab happens to know that Mr Benedict Perez, the CEO of PGC and Luke's father was the one who plot the accident of Gab's father, Antonio and her mother, Gabriella. Well, the accident was not meant to cause death because his instructions were only to make a warning shot to the Montenegro Corp for breaking the engagement contract between Antonio and Monica, Luke's elder sister. He hires someone to warn the Montenegro's that they messed with the wrong family. His hired men decided to dismantle the foot brake on one of the cars of the Montenegro's. But unfortunately, a simple planned accident leads to the death of Gab's father and mother.
After knowing what happen in the past, she don't know what to do. She feels clueless about what to feel 'because it seems like fate was trying to set them apart. Now that she's begins to forgive Luke on what he did and wanted to start afresh, another mishap took place. She's not brave enough to face Luke after what she heard. She wanted justice not just for her dad but mostly, for her mom. Since the day her mom died, her loving grandfather was always crying (as what she frequently hears from Chad's family). The only thing she thought is for her to go away. Far from everything. So, she decided to go abroad and meet her grandfather on her father's side since it was his request after diagnose with a terminal cancer. He really wanted to meet his only granddaughter and say sorry for everything that happen in the past. He wanted to make up with Gab for his remaining years to live. Since Gab was also willing to know his grandfather since he's the only relative she has except her aunt who never treats her like a family, she left immediately. She hope that this time would be enough to heal all the wounds in her heart. And when the time comes, she would be able to face Luke again.