DOLCE AMORE Episode 22


We started with The Marchesas arriving at the Italian restaurant together with Gian Carlo, Nanny Melds and Franco. 
Gian Carlo introduced Sarah who was very excited to meet the prestigious Marchesa family. She apologized to them since her father was not available to meet them. Roberto told her that they were not there to meet her father, but to eat. Sarah then introduced Tenten as her host and said that since she was already a friend of theirs, she had decided to invite him as well. Serena told her parents that Tenten was Simon, her friend and Gian Carlo commented that Tenten was everywhere. Roberto greeted Tenten in Italian and Tenten answered him back. Roberto commented that Tenten had a natural Italian accent and Tenten was delighted. When he said that Simon was Serena’s penpal from the orphanage, Luciana moved forward to greet Tenten. She hugged him and pecked him on the cheek which surprised everyone, mostly Serena, Gian Carlo and Tenten himself. Luciana then asked everyone to dismiss with the formalities so that they could finally eat.
They all sat down to eat and Tenten sat between Sarah and Luciana. He kept whispering something to Sarah so Luciana commented that they were a sweet couple, which elicited looks from Serena who in turn elicited looks from Gian Carlo. Serena’s parents seemed to like Tenten and Luciana even poured him a glass of wine after he had refused to drink. Tenten drank the wine and it instantly went to his head. He started talking a lot of nonsense and ended up telling Luciana that she had a beautiful daughter and he loved her and everyone went quiet. Tenten however managed to salvage the situation by saying that he loved her as a friend. Luciana asked Tenten how he met Luciana but Serena cut in and gave a summarized version of the story. She said Tenten was her driver and only found out that he was Simon when she went to the orphanage. Tenten added that it was like destiny and started to pester Luciana asking if she knew about destiny. Everyone was practically cringing from Tenten’s behavior because he was really drunk so Sarah said that she was going to get desert and asked Tenten to go help him. Once they left the table, Sarah called Binggoy and asked him to go pick Tenten up.  Binggoy went with his parents and they took a very tipsy Tenten home.
Serena’s parents seemed very amused with Tenten and they joked about him even when they got to the hotel. Luciana told Serena that she was sorry for not being a good mother to her and wanted things to change so that they could have a better relationship.  When Serena told Nanny Melds about it, she said that it would now be easier for her to tell her parents about her feeling for Tenten.
Later, Luciana asked Gian Carlo to meet her at the bar and asked him if everything was fine between him and Serena and he told her that they were fine.
The next day,  Tenten woke up with a hangover. Serena called him and since Binggoy was the one with his phone, he lied that it was one of Tenten’s friends calling. Tenten  took the call and went outside when he realized that it  was Serena. Serena asked how he was and he said that he was fine. He was embarrassed by his behavior the previous night but Serena told him not to worry since her parents liked him. She told him that she would talk to them first, and then the two of them would talk. Her statement left a lot of questions in Tenten’s mind.
Nanny Melds asked Franco how Gian Carlo was holding up after Serena turned him down and Franco told her that he kept up a good façade to show everyone he was fine and was not hurt but every night, he saw Gian Carlo crying. He added that he wished he could hug Gian Carlo and take all his pain away and Gian Carlo who had just walked in heard the last statement. He asked Nanny Melds not to tell Serena about what Franco had said and that he was fine. He added that he stuck around for the moment that Serena would realize that he was her prince charming.
Luciana and Roberto went to see Sarah about a party that they wanted to hold for their arrival in Manila and Luciana asked Sarah to invite Tenten. Sarah went to Tenten’s house to see him and waited until he got off work. At first, she said she was pregnant and Tenten could barely handle himself. It was only a prank that had everyone laughing and then Sarah told him why she had gone there. Tenten did not want to go so Sarah told him that Miss Luciana herself was the one who had requested his presence and he should not disappoint her. She even offered to help Tenten get dressed up for the event, so he agreed.
Luciana was feeling nostalgic after her arrival in the Philippines and went for a drive. She returned to find everyone worried about her and she said that her body was still adjusting so she could not sleep. The next day, Roberto rented a villa for Luciana so that she could feel more comfortable.
On the morning of the party, Tenten refused to eat at home and said he would eat at the party later. He then left to see Sarah and get ready for the party.
 The Marchesas also got ready after hiring a glam team and they all looked stunning. Luciana asked Serena to arrive at the party with Gian Carlo. When Gian Carlo picked Serena up, Luciana noticed that there was tension between them and asked Nanny Melds if everything was fine between them. Nanny Melds did not want to say anything so she just stared at Luciana.
On the ride to the party, Gian Carlo asked Serena when she was going to tell her parents about Tenten. He asked her whether she would fight back if they disapproved or would she induct Tenten to their world if they approved. He told Serena that he did not see a future for her and Tenten and maybe that was the reason why she was not able to tell her parents that she loved Tenten. Gian Carlo finished off by saying that they sometimes wanted to do impulsive things and do things that they dream of but at one point, they had to get back to reality. We ended as he told Serena that he would be there still loving her once she woke up from her dream...


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