[#1] Mariah Calixta Marfil has always been in love with Stephen Hayes Mendez - her distant, emotionally elusive childhood friend who, for the longest time, never seemed to feel the same. Until one miraculous day... he confessed. What began as a fragile love built on years of longing slowly crumbled under the weight of life's harsh truths. Promises faded. Distance grew. And in the end, they became two hearts learning how to beat without each other. Years have passed. Now, they're just two strangers carrying a shared past and unspoken wounds. They say love is sweeter the second time around... But is it really worth the risk? Will Stephen give her fifty reasons to stay - or one more reason to walk away?