Second Chance

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Sometimes, a sincere act of kindness can be misinterpreted and, as a result, cause confusion. Clara overhears George turning down a large bribe from an under-the-table deal, and she gets angry at her husband for not accepting the money. The two fight, and Clara leaves the house fuming. Meanwhile, Emily goes about her daily routine when, while cleaning Camille's room, she finds the slipper Gold was looking for. After wondering what it was doing under her bed, she takes it with the intent of returning it to her daughter. The charity auction is now fast approaching, and Anorld was grouped with Gold to decorate the auditorium. Anorld sees this once again as a golden opportunity, and he offers his house to the group for meetings and such. Gold notices this, and tells him to meet her in the grandstand after class. However, she also leaves Camille a note (in Anorld 's name) to meet him there as well. Anorld excitedly heads to their meeting place, but was shocked with what Gold had to say. She begged him to love Camille instead, because it's them who should be together. Arnold couldn't accept this and, as they were speaking, Camille suddenly shows up.

At this second run at fate, it is Gold herself who uncovers Camille's treachery. First, Gold leaves Camille and Arnold to themselves. Upon returning home, however, Gold sees the slipper she has been looking for all these days. When she asks her mother about it, Emily says that she found it under Camille's bed. But when Gold confronts her, Camille vehemently denies any knowledge of this. Meanwhile, Brandon follows Bianca to a bar, where she's enjoying a few drinks with Clara and Monica. Clara forces her to hang out with him in another table, while she introduces Monica to the bar's guest singer, Francis. After an enjoyable night, she bids Brandon and Bianca to take an intoxicated Monica home, and secretly tells Francis that her friend is worth milking for all the money she's got. The next day, after Camille has left for school, Gold quietly sneaks into her room, determined to find the real reason why the slipper was in her possession. After a few minutes of searching, she finally finds a baul under the bed, which could contain a clue.

Brandon continues to show Bianca that she made him a better man. He suddenly shows up at her first day of work, and tells her that he was able to ask a request from her boss. Bianca hurries into her office, expecting to find trouble; but she instead finds it filled with pictures of them. An impressed Bianca tells Brandon that he has already proved himself a gentleman, but they're not acquainted enough, and to this he replies that he's willing to take it slow. Meanwhile, Clara continues to pair Monica and Francis together. After building him up, Clara tells Monica that Francis has asked for her number; and sure enough, Monica's phone starts ringing. The next day, George visits Monica to ask her about his wife, and Monica assures him that she would keep an eye on her herself. But soon after he leaves, she receives another visitor - Francis. Finally, Gold tells Romeo about the slipper incident. He advises that it would be best to get Anorld'd side of the story too, just to be sure. So Gold asks Anorld's about it, and he narrates the childhood experience they shared together. Gold , however, is still bound by her promise to give Camille more leeway, and denies that she is Poknat. Anorld couldn't help it and shouted why she keeps on denying it, but Gold has no answer for him.

Sometimes a secret is revealed not because of a person's fault, but simply because it was not meant to be kept in the first place. Gold is clearly disappointed with herself for what she had to tell Anorld, but knows she had to do it. Anorld , on the other hand, tries to forget about it by having a snack with Camille; but as she continues to portray herself as Poknat, Travis asks if they could talk about a different subject. Meanwhile, Brandon watched Bianca as she directed a pictorial. He later comments that he wished Bianca would be as serious with him as she is with her work. But she merely shrugs and tells him that he wasn't a serious person in the first place. Brandon seemed to be insulted by this and leaves - but little does he know that he has already touched Bianca's heart. That night, Camille approaches her mom and tells her that based on Travis' erratic behavior, she suspects that he may already know the truth. Clara, on the other hand, assures her that her plans never fail. But it already has; Gold , who was just passing by the window, heard every word. The next day, Gold tells Romeo what she heard. Romeo claims that he's fed up with Camille's treachery, and decides that enough is enough; but Gold stops him. Romeo demands an explanation why she keeps putting up with Camille, and Gold blurts out that they are sisters.

Sometimes, even the simplest of gestures can make one's heart open to forgiving - or forgetting. Clara continues to set Monica up with Francis, this time inviting her to a badminton court where the singer works as an instructor. Here he confides in Monica his true feelings for her. She hurriedly heads home, but later Monica tells Clara that she has feelings for Francis as well. Brandon visits Bianca in her office, to find out that she isn't there. He goes into her studio and finds his picture on her laptop. Bianca suddenly arrives, and demands to know what he is doing inside her studio; to which Brandon quips that he wants to know what he's doing in her laptop as well. Gold accidentally tells Romeo that she is Camille's sister, and soon after he is approached by Anorld who tells him that he would give everything to her. Gold on the other hand, continues to give leeway to Camille, whether it is grades - or Anorld Camille soon learns this, and angrily demands to know why. But Gold looks at her in a whole different light, and she gives her what she needs most - a shoulder to cry on. Gold tells her that despite her problems with Clara, Emily will always love her and look upon her as her own daughter as well. The two put their differences aside, and the former enemies - and in Gold's knowledge, sisters - become renewed friends.