Ma E gives Lihle and Mike his blessing to be together after finding them snogging in the office. However, their beautiful romance is short-lived as Mike is killed by gangster, Caesar shortly after finding out the truth about Samora murdering his mother.

Lihle figures out that her father was set up and could not be the one who killed her mother. Samora tries to convince her that Tiny is the one who killed their mother but Lihle is shocked when she confronts Tiny and he tells her that he is her biological father.

MaE and Bridget want Mothusi dead after they find out about his affair with Refilwe. However, just as Mike is about to pull the trigger, Lihle comes and begs him not to do it but much to her disappointment when she finds out about his latest infidelity and serves him with divorce papers in her car.

In the aftermath of her brutal murder at her son's hands, everyone is struggling to get back to normal even after the funeral. Thembelihle and Tshepiso share an intimate moment.