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| Susan gave birth to twins: Clara and another baby who died in Kardo's hands. The deceased twin was mistakenly believed to be Mara. | Susan has three children: Clara and a twin born at the near end in the series. |
| Gary's last name is Davis, the Del Valle couple's names are Amante and Almira, while Kardo is Gary's cousin. The surname of Enrico, Almira's adopted brother, is David | Gary's last name is David, the Del Valle couple's names are Amanthe and Alvira, while Karlo is Gary's brother. |
| Almira was forced to be in love with Gary. | Alvira was in love with Gary, but they separated when she went to America. |
| Mara learns that Gary was imprisoned upon his release. | Mara knew about Gary's imprisonment while he was in prison. |
| Susan is Amante's ex-girlfriend. | Susan and Alvira used to be best friends. |
| Gary and Kardo are cousins. Louie is Gary's half-sister. | Gary and Karlo are brothers. |
| Gary's mother was mentioned as Ramona but did not appear in the series. | Lupe is Gary and Karlo's mother. |
| Kardo is alive throughout the series. | Karlo was killed in the middle of the series. |
| Susan's friends, CG and Lagring, are also Mara's godmothers. CG mysteriously vanishes mid-series. | CG's character is Susan's loyal friend and Mara's godmother, while Lagring's character was not in the series. |
| Mara and Clara studied in different high schools. | Mara and Clara are classmates in high school. |
| Erris and Jepoy are the Del Valles' adopted sons. | Erris is Mara and Clara's classmate in school. Jepoy's character was not included in the series. |
| Carol is Clara's best friend and roommate during the former's stay in the Del Valles' home. Carol and Lester are also Clara's accomplices. | Desiree was Clara's accomplice. |
| Karen, Jepoy, Erris and Denise are part of Mara's circle of friends. | Butch and Jin Jin are part of Mara's circle of friends. |
| Enrico was Almira's cunning adopted brother and one of the final villains in the series. | Enrico's character was not included in the series, making Gary the only villain. |
| Gary's character was killed off in the middle of the series because Eruel Tongco, who played him, tragically died in a car accident while the show was still airing. | Gary was killed at the end of the series. |
| Mara and Clara both met at the Davises' house. | Mara and Clara both met in school. |
| Lola Binay, Querubin and Dado are the Del Valles' helpers. | Yaya Vonnel is Clara's nanny. |
| Amante and Almira are philanthropists and run a printing house. | Amanthe and Alvira run a realty company. |
| Susan goes insane due to her miscarriage and Gary's wrongdoings, including his affair with Lenita. | This storyline was not included in this series. |
| Amante knows Clara is not his daughter. He believed his real daughter died during Almira's childbirth. | Amanthe, along with Alvira, learns that Clara is not their real daughter when they take the DNA test. |
| Clara learns she's not Amante's biological daughter by overhearing his phone call with Gary. A year later, Gary reveals Mara's true identity to Clara. | Clara learns about her and Mara's true identity because of Karlo. |
| Clara's identity was kept a secret because of Almira's heart condition. | This storyline was not included in the series. |
| Clara fully accepts Susan and Gary as her parents and resents Amante for keeping her away from them. | Clara struggles to accept her fate when she learns that Susan and Gary are her real parents. |
| Susan stabs Gary while protecting Mara, but he survives and only gets wounded. | At the end of the series, Susan stabs Gary to death while protecting Alvira. |
| Kardo gets amnesia after being beaten by Gary and his henchmen, who are trying to kill him. Later, Susan experiences the same fate as Kardo. | Mara feigned amnesia after being rescued from a kidnapping. |
| Clara only knows her true identity after her birthday party. | Mara and Clara knew who they really were on their birthdays. Mara's party was at the Del Valles', and Clara's was at the Davids'. |
| Lenita is actually Sylvia, Amante's ex-girlfriend, who also thought his name was Raphael. | Lenita only had an affair with Gary. . |
| Lenita had a son from Amante, but he later died. She later gives birth to Lester. She also get pregnant from Gary but she later miscarriaged. | Lenita has no son in the series. |
| Susan learns Mara and Clara's true identity through Kardo. | Susan learns Mara and Clara's true identity upon reading the diary. |
| Erris was thought to be Amante and Lenita's son. | Erris has no relationship with Amanthe and Lenita. |
| Susan became a villain when Gary went missing. She made Mara's life difficult because she suspected Amante killed Gary. | Gary's disappearance was not part of the story, so Susan doesn't turn into a villain. Instead, she becomes a loving mother to Mara, even though she knows Mara isn't her biological daughter. |
| Susan was paralyzed at the middle of the series. | Lupe was paralyzed from the middle towards the end of the series. |
| Risa saved the diary from Kardo, who was going to burn it. | Susan accidentally picked up a piece of the burned diary from the trash can. |
| Clara's kidnapping incident was staged while Mara was intentionally kidnapped by Gary. | Mara was kidnapped on purpose, while Clara was accidentally taken by Gary's henchmen. They were caught trying to kidnap Mara. |
| Susan gets pregnant at the middle of the series but later has a miscarriage. | Susan gets pregnant at the near end of the series. |
| Clara went back to her real family's home because she felt blamed for the conflict between Amante and Almira, who only focused on Mara. | Clara hated being sent back to the Davids' after the truth about her and Mara was revealed. |
| Mara learned she wasn't Susan and Gary's daughter before discovering she was a Del Valle. | Mara knew her and Clara's true identities at the same time. |
| Amante and Almira argued after he found Gary's letters in her cabinet. | Amante and Alvira argued after he found a bag with a photo of her and Gary, thinking they'd been on a date. |
| Erris has a crush on Mara. | Erris doesn't have a crush on Mara. |
| Christian met Mara first at school. Then, he met Clara at the Del Valles' home. | Christian met Clara first at school, then Mara at a mall. |
| Jepoy is Erris' best friend. | Christian is Erris' best friend. |
| Almira learned Clara's true identity from Kardo, who had a copy of her supposed dead daughter's death certificate. Later, she saw Susan and Clara hugging, realizing their relationship. Eventually, she discovered the truth about Mara first before Amanthe, upon reading the diary. | Alvira and Amanthe learned Mara and Clara's true identities from Susan, who had the diary |
| Mara was believed to be Gary's daughter with another woman. Edna is Mara's fake mother, and Gary also has a daughter with Edna. | This storyline was not included in the series. |
| Mara overheard Susan talking to herself and learned her true identity. She knew before Amante and Alvira. Kardo later confirmed it. | Susan, Alvira, Amanthe, and Gary know Mara's true identity. Amanthe and Alvira knew first. |
| The diary was placed at the top of the TV on one of the Del Valle's room before the revelation. | The diary was wrapped in plastic inside a bag before the revelation. |
| Lenita planned on helping Clara get revenge on Mara after learning Mara is a Del Valle. | Lenita has a change of heart after learning that Mara is a Del Valle and saves her from a bomb planted by Gary. |
| Clara almost killed Mara by repeatedly hitting her head against a wall and smashing a vase over her head. | Clara found Mara trapped in a water tank and saved her. |
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