Sao soon after making viewers swoon in the hit rom-com series 'Marry Me, Marry You' with rumored girlfriend Janine Gutierrez, talented heartthrob Paulo Avelino is taking a dark turn in his latest role.

Beginning tonight, the 34-the year-old actor will tackle the role of enigmatic Jacob Del Rosario in the Philippine adaptation of South Korea's 'Flower of Evil.' ABS-CBN's creative unit Dreamscape Entertainment made the surprise announcement of Avelino's inclusion in the sizzling Piolo Pascual-Lovi Poe starrer over the week, exciting fans of this compelling international online series. Freshly dropped teasers show the actor as 'the real Jacob,' stunning audiences on who Pascual's Jacob character had been all along. Avelino's Jacob is seen unconscious on a hospital bed, which all along has been in a secret room of parents Henry (Edu Manzano) and Carmen (Agot Isidro).