▁kid ' s ▁mother , ▁but ▁the ▁family ' s ▁care g iver . ▁She ▁kid n apped ▁the ▁kid ▁because ▁his ▁father ▁doesn ' t ▁take ▁care ▁him . ▁She ▁lov es ▁Val ▁too ▁much ▁because ▁she ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁aut istic ▁older ▁sister ▁who ▁died ▁after ▁being ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁je ep . ▁Nash ▁Agu as ▁as ▁Jo ey / Val ▁- ▁The ▁child ▁who ▁was ▁with ▁S ara , ▁which ▁everyone ▁assumed ▁as ▁his ▁mother . ▁He ' s ▁aut istic ▁which ▁makes ▁it ▁very ▁hard ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁other ▁people , ▁especially ▁k ids ▁his ▁own ▁age . ▁On ▁a ▁church ▁celebr ation , ▁he ▁was ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁gift ed ▁child ▁on ▁playing ▁the ▁piano . ▁His ▁mother ▁died ▁after ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁him . ▁Vice ▁G anda ▁as ▁Max ie ▁- ▁S ara ' s ▁gay ▁best ▁friend . ▁He ' s ▁a ▁Vil man ian ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁joy ful ▁person . ▁He ▁went ▁with ▁S ara ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁hide ▁from ▁her ▁husband . ▁Ryan ▁E igen mann ▁as ▁Carlo ▁- ▁Jo ey / Val ' s ▁father . ▁He ▁went ▁in ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa ▁upon ▁knowing ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁care g iver ▁he ▁h ired ▁took ▁his ▁kid . ▁He ▁h ates ▁Val ▁because ▁his ▁wife ▁died ▁after ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁Tw enty - Se ven : ▁Lost ▁Mal ena ▁ident ifies ▁T ilde ▁to ▁be ▁En rique ' s ▁secret ▁girl