After Nessa heard the whole truth from Viz's lips, a whirlwind of emotions overwhelmed her heart and mind. The secrets that had been kept from her for so long were now all revealed. Everything in her life, in her identity, became clear. Now she understood why she ended up in Hospicio Custodio. Now she understood why achieving her dreams had been so elusive.
She also learned that the family she had longed for was once again in danger of being taken away from her. She wouldn't allow it. People with evil intentions had stolen many years of her life that she should have spent with her parents and siblings. She wouldn't let their evil plans succeed against her and her family again.
"Viz, I need to go back to Manila," she told him.
He was surprised by what she said. "Nessa, it’s not safe for
