After 10 years of being away from her family, Emerald receives a warm homecoming party from her siblings and friends. Jade, however, is less than enthused by her sister's return. Soon, Emerald decides to enroll in Jade's school to fulfill her dreams.

Things get interesting for Emerald when she meets an old flame in school. Jade begins to hate even more having her sister as her classmate. Emerald does her best in monitoring Jade.

Emerald makes peace with Cheska and finally wins the hearts of her classmates. However, she receives a grave punishment when she gets wrongfully accused by the school admins. To Emerald's surprise, an unexpected ally comes forward to help.

Jon-jon confesses his lingering feelings for Emerald and offers to help clear her name. But even if the truth comes out, kindness rules Emerald's heart. She tries harder to reach out to Jade, unwittingly reopening old wounds from her sister's past.

Emerald confronts Gina for maltreating Jade and learns of her family's overdue debt. While her siblings scramble to think of ways on how to raise money, Jade devises a reckless plan. Later, an incident once again separates Emerald from her family.