Armida Siguion-Reyna

Small-town dutiful daughter Jacinta minds the estate of her ailing mother, Almeda. When her estranged socialite sister Clarita and her rich husband arrive in the village to clear up property deeds, a dark family secret comes to light.

A college professor has an affair with a student and does not defend him when he is arrested for kidnapping her. When he is released, he is determined to win her back at any cost.

Two couples find themselves in trouble with the foreign commercial titans that control the economy of the Philippines: Japanese and Chinese syndicates.