Although Adrian is madly in love with his wife, Adrian is attracted to his wife`s best friend and begins an illegal affair with Nicole. Nicole is deeply in love with her best friend`s husband, who gives her the care and attention she seeks. She risks her lifelong friendship with Monica. After returning to her real family, Monica learns to love her real father and two brothers. Her father, Don Joaquin, loves Eloisa, forgives his wife and is kinder to her. Eloisa returns the favor wholeheartedly and learns to love and care for Joaquin. His feelings for Dante fade. Prior to the official broadcast of the TV series, ABS-CBN released several teasers of the show. One of them was the slap scene between Angel Locsin and Maja Salvador`s characters, broadcast on January 1, 2014.

The trailer was well received and even went viral on the web, creating parodies and memes. [15] Prior to the official broadcast of the show, his working titles were originally known as Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin[5] and Langis at Tubig.[15] Jake Cuenca and Andi Eigenmann were originally part of the main cast,[7] but were replaced by JC de Vera and Maja Salvador.[6] Cuenca left the team to join Ikaw Lamang. Paulo Avelino would also be part of the series, but later retired for personal reasons (and to join Honesto & Bridges of Love). [8] Avelino was later replaced by Jericho Rosales. [9] On March 18, 2020, ABS-CBN announced that the show would begin on March 23, 2020. March 2020 will be repeated via the network`s Kapamilya Gold afternoon block and will support the Love Thy Woman time slot as part of ABS-CBN`s temporary program changes due to the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. [21] This rehearsal was originally scheduled to end on May 15, 2020. [22] Monica`s mother, Eloisa (Rio Locsin), escapes a controlling, jealous, and abusive husband, but can only take her young daughter with her. His two sons remain behind. They are rescued from the streets by their childhood sweetheart Dante Ramos (Mark Gil), who takes them to Daet, Camarines Norte, a beautiful province in the northern Philippines. Dante raises Monica as if she were his child.

Meanwhile, Dante leaves his girlfriend Camille Esquivel for Eloisa, unaware that she is pregnant with Nicole. Throughout her childhood, Nicole longed to meet her father. The story follows the lives of two best friends, Monica Santiago (Angel Locsin) and Nicole Esquivel (Maja Salvador). Childhood friends, both aspire to the love of a father. However, it was abruptly cut due to the closure of ABS-CBN`s free-to-air stations following the National Telecommunications Commission`s cease and desist order due to the expiration of the franchise. [23] Reruns of episodes of the show will be broadcast on Jeepney TV. [20] When Monica reached the age of 7, her mother returned to her husband as she aspired to be reunited with her sons. Monica is troubled by a completely new environment with her wealthy father Javier (Christopher de Leon) and her two brothers Javi (Joem Bascon) and Jasper (Ahron Villena). Despite their painful past, the Santiago family thrives. Don Joaquin is a rich sardine magnate.

Unfortunately, Eloisa`s past mistakes are traumatic for the two older children she left behind years ago and deeply hurt the psyche of the family, especially her eldest son Javie, who rejects her relationship with his mother and sister Monica. Based on data collected by Kantar Media, the pilot episode garnered 21.1% of national viewers, making it the 5th most-watched prime-time program. It is the first Philippine television drama to win late prime-time ratings in all of its episodes. [17] The final of The Legal Wife received the highest national score at 36.2%. This is currently the highest rating in the country compared to a prime-time television show since the Philippines switched to a national television rating system in 2009. The theme song Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin? was originally sung by Sharon Cuneta and served as the theme song for the 1996 film Madrasta, in which Cuneta starred alongside Zsa Zsa Padilla and Christopher de Leon.