At Lorna Tolentino's birthday party back in December 23, 2004, at Rockwell's Teak Bar and Restaurant, Gretchen Barretto (leftmost) approached Lani Mercado (seated in the middle), said hello, and asked if they could talk. Lani was then sharing a table with actor Jestoni Alarcon and his wife Lizette. The moment was frozen in a photograph for a reason. Before this time, Gretchen and Lani have had a silent war following Gretchen's affair with Lani's husband, Bong Revilla, in the '90s.

In this shot, Lorna Tolentino (middle, standing) is asking the photographers and cameramen present at her 2004 birthday party to please leave Gretchen Barretto and Lani Mercado (rightmost) in peace. The occasion was the first time Gretchen apologized directly to Lani. Lani accepted the apology but told Gretchen, "'Wag mo na lang ulit gawin ito sa akin."