A seemingly perfect home gets shattered by broken trust and infidelity, bringing forth catastrophic effects into the lives of the couple, their son, and everyone else involved. This is a story about a woman scorned.
While her relationship with Gio begins to turn sour, Jill faces another problem at work. Putting the puzzle pieces together, the doctor soon realizes the root cause of all her grievances.
Jodi Sta. Maria
Dr. Jill Ilustre
Zanjoe Marudo
David Ilustre
Now playing Season 1, Episode 55 — The Root Cause
January 24, 2022
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Andoy Ranay, Connie Macatuno
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Season 1 • 58 episodes
Dr. Jill Ilustre's perfect and solid family gets shaken when she discovers unfamiliar items among her husband's stuff. Recalling her father's cheating, Jill wonders if David is having an affair.
Jill becomes suspicious of David after catching her husband lying about being alone in Cebu. Just when she thought she has proved her doubts wrong, Jill's suspicion grows stronger after catching David yet in another lie.
Jill gives David a chance to admit if he has another woman, but he denies it and assures that she is the only woman for him. However, during a get-together dinner with Carol and Charlie, Jill notices an item that raises her suspicions once again.
When Carol denies her accusation, Jill's suspicion falls on Nathalia upon her witnessing her intimacy with David during the Luceros' party. Growing more restless and skeptical, Jill's decides to find out the truth with the help of her student, Diane.
Upon confirming her suspicion, Jill instructs Diane to uncover the identity of David's mistress. Despite her painful discovery, Jill puts on an oblivious facade for Gio's sake and decides to push through with her unfaithful husband's surprise party.
Jill unleashes her wrath on Diane's boyfriend, Enzo, upon learning of her student's sufferings at his hands. Acting on Diane's tip, Jill uncovers the truth about David's infidelity and her friends' betrayal.
Jill manages to control herself during her brief encounter with Lexy despite witnessing how David discreetly flirted with his mistress. After vowing to do everything to protect her marriage, Jill leaves the party early.
Confronting Sandy for keeping her in the dark about David's affair, Jill forbids her friend from ruining her course of action. Thinking about Gio's welfare, the doctor puts her plan to kick David out of her life on hold.
David runs into Lexy as he accompanies Gio at an event organized by the Luceros. Learning of this, Jill hides her doubts about her husband. The young mistress, meanwhile, begins to suffer from unbearable stomach pain.
As she runs some tests on Lexy at the clinic, Jill is taken aback when a result comes out positive. Completely shaken up, Lexy struggles to make the best of the big news.
Lexy reaches a life-changing decision while she gives David the cold shoulder. Jill finds herself deeply conflicted upon getting wind of the kept woman's plan. Charlie comes home with a lipstick stain on his shirt.
David finally signs his contract agreement with Fred, only to learn that Lexy is leaving. Not wanting to part ways with his mistress, he offers to go the extra mile. Jill is thrown into a panic when Jose attempts suicide.
When his wife asks him about his infidelity, David lies to Jill's face and suddenly treats her nicely. Still clinging to her lover's words, Lexy changes her mind and decides to keep the baby.
Jill grows determined to end David's web of lies after discovering the truth about his infidelity from Marina. Learning of Lexy's pregnancy, David rushes to his mistress and promises to bear the responsibility to their child.
Diane approaches Lexy to keep a close watch on her and David while Jill prepares for the annulment. Soon, the doctor reaches her limits upon discovering the extent of her husband's trespasses.
David remains uncertain about his plans with Lexy, forcing his mistress to give him an ultimatum. Following Dante's advice, Jill takes advantage of the groundbreaking event of David's project to set a meeting with Charlie.
Lexy pours her heart out and divulges her plans to Diane. Reading Sandy like a book, David explains how he intends to recover from a financial setback. Figuring out the Jill's motive, Charlie refuses to cooperate easily.
Jill gives in to Charlie's advances and uses the situation to her advantage. Lexy pushes through with her plan to leave the country without informing her lover. An unforeseen incident threatens to derail David's partnership with Fred.
After obtaining the documents she needs for the annulment, Jill sets her plans in motion. However, memories of her once-happy marriage soon leave the doctor rethinking her decision. David laments losing Lexy and their child.
As David makes an earnest promise to a seriously-ill Marina, Jill resolves to change her mind about the annulment and put her grievances behind. Soon, malicious comments drag the doctor through the mud.
Jill pressures Charlie to come clean to his wife when Carol suspects them of having an affair. Diane receives an unexpected visit from Enzo. Upon her return, Lexy vows to continue her life without David.
With her reputation on the line, Jill persuades Diane to file a case against Enzo. However, the medical student comes face-to-face with her ex-boyfriend while attending the opening of Lexy's new business venture, muddling her decision.
Jill finds herself at wits' end when David's financial decisions slowly go out of hand. To make matters worse, Enzo's complaints start to affect her work at the hospital.
After failing to get Diane's help in quashing Enzo's complaints, Jill takes matters into her own hands. David makes great efforts in reaching out to Lexy. Soon, Jill's issues cause Gio troubles in school.
David and Lexy fail to show up at their respective family dinners as they try to resolve their issues, arousing Jill’s suspicions. Helping Jill dig for the truth, Diane approaches Lexy once again.
David wastes no time getting closer to Lexy as she assumes a position at Lucero Builders. Diane stands her ground when Enzo threatens to expose her secret, pushing the latter to launch a new attack against Jill.
Jill's world continues to crumble when Barry slaps her with suspension. Learning that Lexy and David are meeting each other frequently, Jill confronts Grace about her husband's intricate web of lies.
Reaching her breaking point, Jill decides to take some time off from her family. While Gio grows worried about the situation, Lexy chooses to keep David in the dark.
Finding refuge in her friends' company, Jill pours out her heart's deepest pain as she struggles to make a decision regarding David's affair.
Jill arrives at a turning point in her life when her problems at work and David's terrible lies take a heavy toll on her. Soon, the livid doctor calculates her next move against everyone who betrayed her.
David gets the shock of his life as he and Jill end up at the Lucero mansion for an unannounced visit. At dinner, all hell breaks loose when the scorned doctor exposes her husband and his mistress's dirty little secret.
Upon discovering Lexy's lies, David reaches a decision and makes a heartfelt plea to Jill. Fred teaches Lexy a lesson by disowning her as she refuses to end her disgraceful affair. Meanwhile, Jill confronts Carol.
Jill is left with no choice but to make a clean breast of their family problem to her son when Gio sees David and Lexy together at their love nest. Although the revelation leaves Gio heartbroken, Jill decides to proceed with the annulment.
David and Lexy suffer the heavy consequences of their sinful love as they lose everything they hold dear one by one. Marina blames Jill for David's affair. Gio struggles to accept his parents' impending annulment.
While Lexy laments losing her comfortable life, Nathalia tries to dissuade Fred from turning his back on their only daughter. Jill hits the ceiling as David attempts to stop her from filing for an annulment.
Gio gets caught in the crossfire when David goes beyond the boundaries in co-parenting his son. Jill undergoes psychiatric evaluation, only to meet a familiar face who could compromise her legal battle.
David finds himself up against the wall as Jill remains determined to proceed with their annulment. Lexy approaches her rival with a proposal until it leads to an unexpected incident.
Unable to accept Fred's condition, Lexy turns her back on her parents to be with the father of her child. David lays out his terms for the annulment. An old patient comes to Jill's rescue when the doctor struggles to find a new workplace.
Jill starts to get her career back on track as her new clinic receives support from her old patients. David continues to claw his way back into Jill and Gio's life, inflaming Lexy's jealousy.
While David gives in to his every request, Gio begins to feel suffocated by Jill's strict parenting. After getting wind of the Ilustres' financial struggle, Nathalia makes an unthinkable offer to Jill.
David finds an ace up his sleeve that will ensure his sole custody over Gio, forcing Jill to take her son away. However, Gio's resentment toward Jill throws the doctor off her head.
David fumes as Jill does everything to stop him from taking Gio. Soon, the tension between the former couple intensifies when the desperate father faces his son's rejection. Lexy discovers Diane's connection to Jill.
David and Jill's custody battle over their son takes a turn for the worse as David goes off the rails. While Lexy begins to see David in a new light, Gio arrives at a tough decision.
While Lexy exhausts all means to bail David out of jail, Marina pleads with Jill to withdraw the case against her son. Soon, the doctor finds a new beginning after finally getting David out of her life.
While Jill begins with a clean slate, David struggles to start anew after losing Gio and his company. Getting wind of Lexy's situation, Nathalia goes against Fred's decision to help her daughter.
With Sandy's insistence, Jill returns to Pine Hill University Hospital. Fred goes to great lengths to protect Lexy, while Gio continues to reject David's effort to reach out. Soon, Lexy and David arrive at a tough decision in hopes of a fresh start.
Jill and Gio mourn with the Ilustres upon learning of Marina’s demise. Their peaceful life together is cut short with the news of David and Lexy returning to Baguio for good.
Catching Jill at his new house, David insinuates that his ex-wife has not moved on yet from their past. Wanting to disprove David's veiled remark, the doctor dons a new look and agrees to Sandy's invitation for a blind date.
As Sandy sets her up with a date, Jill grows hesitant to get into a new relationship. Gio and Jill's friends receive invitation to David and Lexy's housewarming celebration but refuse to go.
With David's insistence, Gio attends the housewarming party of the Ilustres. Much to everyone's surprise, Jill crashes the happy occasion with Gabby in tow after receiving a photo of Gio drinking.
Gio drowns his sorrows in alcohol as he sees his parents moving on well from their past. Jill takes notice of the resemblances between her and Lexy when she winds up in the Ilustres' bedroom.
Jill resolves to draw the line in her growing friendship with Gabby after finding out that he is Gio's teacher. Soon, the doctor receives an unsettling gift amid her struggles to break free from the past.
Believing that David sent her the gift, an enraged Jill decides to confront him about it but ends up in a heated clash with Lexy. Gio gets into trouble when Grace catches him and Mikah alone together in a room.
Jill's issues with David begin to affect her relationship with Gio. As David grows hell-bent on weeding her out of their son's life, Jill reaches out to the Manansalas for help with stopping his plans.
While her relationship with Gio begins to turn sour, Jill faces another problem at work. Putting the puzzle pieces together, the doctor soon realizes the root cause of all her grievances.
Jill learns of the rumors about her as she bumps into Nathalia and Lexy while taking a breather with Carol at the country club. David meets with one of Jill's colleagues.
Jill assures Gio that her friendship with Gabby is already a losing game. Soon, tension heats up between Jill and Lexy when the latter attempts to win Gio over without the doctor's consent.
Misunderstanding arises between Jill and Gio when the latter finds his mother's shawl in Gabby's possession. Malicious rumors about Jill and Gabby soon spread across the town, jeopardizing Gio's position on the basketball team.
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Sue Ramirez
Lexy Lucero
Zaijian Jaranilla
Gio Ilustre
Jane Oineza
Diane Riagon
Joem Bascon
Enzo Tierra
Art Acuña
Fred Lucero
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