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She met her father's wife. Sandra Fontanilla was surprisingly warm and happy to see her. Nilinaw nito na hindi iyon dahil sa makukuha na nito sa wakas ang iniwanang kabuhayan ni James. But it's meeting her husband's child. Pakiramdam daw nito nakita nito ang isang parte ng asawa nito kahit na hindi sila magkahawig ng kanyang ama.

"I can live without my husband's money, Isabella." That's what she thought. Hindi naman papayag ang mga Fontanilla na ito ang pakasalan ng kanyang ama kung katulad ito ni Charity na mahirap lang. "But I won't lie to you and say na hindi ko iyon kailangan. I need the money to settle debts..." Hindi na nito pinalawig pa kung paano ito nagkautang. The money whom she didn't have access to was different from their conjugal properties as husband and wife.

"I don't want his money. You can have all of it, Tita Sandra."