DISTANCE AND DESIRE
EPISODE 5
Daniel couldn’t sleep, so he went downstairs for water. He saw the visitor’s room light was on and found Ivy crying. “Miss, you’re still here?” he asked. Ivy said, “Yes, I’m your new maid.” Daniel asked her to stop crying, mentioning her previous claim of being pregnant with his child. Ivy apologized, but Daniel wasn’t convinced, feeling her face is familiar.
He remembered holding someone’s cheeks similarly before but couldn’t remember when. After wiping Ivy’s tears, he returned to his room. Ivy cried more, feeling forgotten by Daniel. She lamented her cursed fate for loving him while he couldn’t remember her.
Daniel, troubled by sudden flashbacks, wondered if something was hidden from him. Two days later, Lily returned, Daniel preoccupied, didn’t express missing her, consumed by his thoughts about Ivy.
Lily, in her mind, didn’t care if Daniel missed her or not. All she want is money, and she smiled at the thought.
Daniel and Lily went to his room, where Daniel expressed his sympathy for the fire that destroyed Lily’s parents’ house. He asked for an estimate of the rebuilding cost so he could send her the money. Excitedly, Lily gave him a high estimate.
Daniel promised to transfer the money the next day.
At the bank, Daniel made the transfer. However, when he received the bank receipt, he noticed it was dated 2024 instead of 2020. Confused, he asked another customer the year, and they confirmed it was indeed 2024.
Back home, Daniel called out for Lily by referring to her as baby but Ivy, mistaking it for herself, rushed out excitedly, only to find another woman in Daniel’s arms. Daniel informed Lily about the money transfer, and they hugged again, infuriating Ivy.
Angry, Ivy confronted Daniel, accusing him of cheating and abandoning her while she struggled with her pregnancy. Lily, intervening, asked Ivy who she was. Ivy claimed to be Daniel’s girlfriend whom he had impregnated and left.
Daniel denied knowing Ivy, insisting he had never seen her before. Ivy recounted their two-year relationship, claiming Daniel had taken her virginity and gotten her pregnant before abandoning her. Daniel struggled to remember, the stress caused him to faint during the argument between Ivy and Lily.
Madam Edith, Daniel’s mother, rushed downstairs upon seeing her son on the floor. Together with Ivy and Lily, they took Daniel to the hospital, where the doctor warned Madam Edith against forcing Daniel to remember his past, as it could lead to further complications
After Daniel regained consciousness, they all returned home. Madam Edith, filled with anger, entered Ivy’s room and warned her not to remind Daniel of anything. She pleaded with Ivy to act out of love for Daniel, fearing she might lose him as she had lost her husband. Tears welled up in Madam Edith’s eyes as she expressed her love for her son. Ivy apologized, promising not to let her emotions get the best of her again.
Meanwhile, Daniel rested in his room while Lily called her boyfriend from the bathroom, expressing concern about the situation. She believed the girl claiming to be pregnant with Daniel’s child could trigger his memory recovery. Her boyfriend suggested taking drastic measures to eliminate the girl(ivy) if she become a threat. Lily agreed, determined to remove Ivy from the picture.
To be continued
