& Eli's wedding was fake and he let go of her. Jackie left for US but still obviously in love with Eli. Months after, Jackie's mom, Monique felt Jackie's emptiness. She let her daughter go back with Celine to take care of what was disturbing her. Upon arriving, Jackie and Celine learned that Eli went to a remote farm owned by them. There, they meet Eli again and renew their relationship, though still seemingly platonic. Corazon suffered embarrassment as she could not pay her bills plus the fact that she could not get along well with her neighbors. She was rescued financially by Tomas Arroyo who's in love with her but appears to be excessively possessive of her. Celine and JB were able to finally resolve their conflicts and found the strength to love each other again. Eli learns of the identity of his father, Samuel. He was denied recognition but still felt complete. Eli proposes marriage to Jackie and he was shot by his secret enemy, bringing his life on the line. Eli sought enlightenment in the spirit world, thanks to Dadoods and found a new energy to live again, after a long-fought battle against death. Finale of Book 1: A Nail-Biting Ending Corazon decides to drop by the hospital to pay Eli a visit, and Gloria notices her, happy that her sister shows a hint of concern for her beloved son. Corazon then haughtily says that she's at the hospital not because of concern, but to watch Eli slowly die. This infuriates Gloria, and without a moment's hesitation, she slaps her older sister on the face, enraged at the words Corazon said. At home ill luck masquerading as infatuation welcomes Corazon, as Tomas greets her, asking for her whereabouts, and eventually tells her that he's been waiting for her the whole night. He then shows her around the house, and Corazon notices the flowers all over the place, with Tomas proudly saying that they're all from him. He then shows her an expensive-looking necklace, which he places around her neck choking her. He again is overcome by a sadistic fit of jealousy and beats Corazon up. Meanwhile, Eli goes back to the fountain with Dadoods, and tells Dadoods that inexplicably, he's always taken to that certain place. Dadoods explains that it's the only place that listens to him, and Eli asks that if the place really listens to