Viewers were indeed so smitten by the blushing beauty of Cherry Red (Ivana Alawi) when she walked down the aisle and exchanged “I Dos” with her childhood friend-turned-lover Paco (Gerald Anderson) in one of the recent episodes of “A Family Affair.”
But before tying the knot with Paco, we all know that she used to be in a relationship with his older brother Dave (Sam Milby). Although they were very much in love with each other, he decided to suddenly put off the flame between them without any warning as his way of protecting his youngest brother Drew (Jameson Blake), who’s the culprit behind the murder of her beloved father, as well as their family’s reputation that will surely get marred once this wicked, dark secret spill.
The love of his life may already be married to his younger brother-slash-rival, and he also now has a new girl who gives him the love he has lost after letting go of Cherry Red, yet we know all too well that Dave has never moved on from her. Let’s revisit the 15 scenes that prove so, in this Kapamilya Toplist feature!
As we all know, things used to be initially rocky between them. Dave wasn’t okay with Cherry Red staying at home with them after their dad Freddie (Edu Manzano) agreed to hire her when she was bestowed the ancestral house erected at the hacienda’s premises by the late Estrella matriarch Carol (Dawn Zulueta).
However, as time went by, he noticed how much Cherry Red loves his younger brothers and vice versa, and, at the same time, he found himself endeared by her charm and kindness. They became friends and eventually developed romantic feelings towards each other, which they weren’t able to talk about then for some reasons. But before Dave left for Manila to pursue his studies, he’s able to imply his love by telling her that he would miss her caramellado and spending time with her at their tambayan, as well as kissing her on the lips.
And although years had already gone by, sparks were still flying between them every time their eyes meet or they get close with each other when Dave returned to their town. While both of them were still hesitant to ‘fess up about how they feel at first, he finally mustered the courage to profess his love for her and to give her the necklace he’d been wanting to give her since then.
They became a couple, yet their happy and lovely days together were only short-lived as Dave has to choose to family over the beautiful lady he truly loves. It was indeed painful for him to see her hurting and to let her go to Paco, yet he was left with no choice but to stand by his decision.
Thus, even though a new love came into his life through Becca (Aya Fernandez), Dave still couldn’t help but think about and miss Cherry. He also found it difficult to hide his pain as he watched her get married to his brother, as well as when he greeted them congratulations. We were also able to feel the tension between during the post-wedding photoshoot!
Despite trying his best to stay away from her and suppress his feelings for her, Dave still find it impossible to hide how much he still cares for Cherry Red.
Will Dave eventually find the courage to ‘fess up what compelled him to “ghost” Cherry? Well, let’s all find out by not missing an episode of “A Family Affair,” weeknights on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z Channel 11 and iWantTFC.