In the midst of this global pandemic pausing threat to health and life of everyone, distorting the Philippine economy, industries, transportation, and even education-no one would expect love will come in this fateful and unprecedented event in our most recent history.
Cielo, who hails from Bacolod City opted to take her chances at the busy and noisy life of Metro Manila than to blindly obey the wishes of her grandparents even before the declaration of the lockdown that closed borders from one town to one including cities and provinces.
The young lad from Negros believed that she'd rather experienced first-hand hard work than being paired and marry someone she never knew, a certain Iñigo Luzuriaga from the scion of immunologists in their province, whom she has not met.
Armed with her optimism, experience as a college editor, and the blessings of her loving parents, Cielo flew to Manila following the few calls of his daddy to his contacts, amigos, and business partners.
While Chum is slowly getting back to his system after falling out with Trish; Roque for an undisclosed reason. Trying to move on Chum has always put pressure on himself to be the best at what he does with the tiniest hope that perhaps Trish will notice the changes.
But what they did not know is that nothing will be the same again. Everything has passed and are now part of the new normal, and better chapter of their individual and cumulative life as Chum and Cielo were tasked to work together, a work that will spur camaraderie, chances, and hope to two unknowing hearts.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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