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We've been robbed! Take a look at this, please.

This can't be. These are your designs.

They've ruined our million-dollar deal with the Andersons.

ON THE PREVIOUS EPISODE

-What are you doing? -Hey!

Run, run! Let's go!

You're my Good Samaritan.

Thank you so much. You've been great to me.

I need to talk to Betty. I know she's here.

-You can't deny it. -She's not here.

She left on a trip yesterday.

Don't worry about your money. We'll return it.

Betty and I aren't thieves.

I've never doubted Betty.

Remember this?

You gave it to Betty some time ago.

Mr. Armando Mendoza, I have you in my hands.

You did the right thing by preserving that document.

That's what a good friend does.

What?

I've always known you and Betty weren't romantically involved.

You two are like brother and sister,

but I asked Betty to continue pretending you two were dating.

Right, so no one would suspect the truth.

So you could continue to manipulate her,

make fun of her, and lie to her.

You're not a man, Mr. Armando.

Armando Mendoza, a big name

with so much prestige, and for what?

So you could manipulate a secretary

who ended up falling hopelessly in love with you?

And I with her. That's what happened.

I ended up falling in love with your best friend.

What? No, no, no.

I'm not Betty and I won't fall for that.

Damn, you're great at lying and manipulating others.

I made a mistake.

Mr. Armando, I think... this goes beyond a mistake.

You're a real jerk.

But guess what.

I won't allow you to continue to make a fool of Betty.

Have you seen your handiwork?

The little bits of Betty that are left?

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

May I have that letter?

-This one? -Yes.

You can tear it up if you want. I have plenty of copies.

I could paper over Wall Street with it if I wanted to.

No, I won't get rid of it. I love her.

I need it to prove to everyone that she's innocent.

Betty did exactly as I asked

and she did it because she loved me.

What happened?

Armando, we're facing a very serious situation.

-What? -We've been robbed!

Everything's gone! There's a dark hand over V&M!

-Everything! -What do you mean?

A fast fashion company is selling

every outfit that makes up V&M's new line.

We're victims of theft, son.

What? How? That can't be!

It is. Look at their clothes.

All those designs were ours. We obviously used better fabric,

but even the colors are identical.

We have to sue them!

Armando, the company legally registered the designs.

There's nothing we can do.

Our stock is ready. Anderson is expecting it.

Hey... Mr. Anderson is on the line.

He's asking to speak with the president of V&M.

Who do I put on?

Sofia, tell him we'll call him back.

-Right. -Sofia.

-Yes? -Please be polite.

Yes, yes.

So now what? What should we do?

My darling Lombardi girls, could you leave for a minute?

I need to talk to Ines.

The scanned sketches are here.

I'm sure you'll want to hand it to Roberto in person.

Yes, perfect.

Ines, you haven't seen my line sheet, have you?

-No. -I'm asking

in case you mistakenly took it home,

got it mixed up with other papers,

or if you've seen someone you don't know in the studio.

Someone in spy gear and a black raincoat.

I don't know what you mean. What are you playing at?

Ines, something terrible happened.

What happened?

Someone stole the collection.

-What? -All of it.

No, no.

They plagiarized every last thread.

A fast fashion company stole everything.

It's being sold for next to nothing.

That's why I wanted to know if you had mistakenly

gotten it mixed up with some other papers,

taken it home with you, or something like that.

I would never do anything like that.

I understand and I can admit to having problems,

being forgetful and other things,

but I'd never allow such information to get out,

much less to anyone who could do something so horrible.

Ines, I'm only exhausting every possibility.

In fact, the person I trust least is myself.

Listen up, Hugo Lombardi.

In order to plagiarize a line, especially one like yours,

you need clarity of mind.

And I don't think a hag suffering from memory loss

such as myself could pull it off.

I am garbage.

I need to burn in Hell.

I'm going to apologize.

Yes? That's fine.

Don't worry.

I'll call you back.

Yes. Thank you very much.

Hey, I'm on the line with the textile company in Mexico.

They want to speak to Betty

about the deposits that were supposed to be made today.

Betty always dealt with them directly.

Don't tell them she's no longer working with us.

Tell them she's out and that we'll call them back.

OK, OK. The bank is also on the line.

They're asking about an overdraft.

Payroll.

Tell them that...

That we'll call them later?

-Well... -OK.

Mr. Anderson says...

-Tell him we'll call him back. -Enough, Patricia!

OK!

I only came here to tell you that Mr. Anderson is here.

He's here with his daughter and some attorneys.

Oh, and he has the same look on his face as you do.

My job here is done. Excuse me.

Jack.

Are you aware that I'm president of V&M once again?

What? What about Armando?

You can't wash your hands of this.

Your son swindled me!

Calm down.

We can explain. That's why we're here.

Is that what you think, Margarita?

Then can you please explain this?

The horror! It's everywhere!

You sold me a line that didn't belong to you.

You allegedly designed this line, but that's not true.

I'm sorry, but those are my designs.

Sorry, but our attorneys looked into it

and the collection doesn't belong to you.

I was going to sell unoriginal designs in my stores!

I'm going to sue you!

You've wasted my time and money and you'll pay for it!

Yes, the wedding was postponed.

We've already returned the gifts you sent.

Don't accept any more requests.

I'd really appreciate it if you could tell the guests

there's no wedding registry.

If there's a new date, we'll let you know.

Thank you.

Maybe February 31st of next year.

Solange.

All right.

Solange? Hi, it's Malu.

I'm calling to share some terrible news with you.

Marce and Armando have postponed their wedding.

Armando is in intensive care with canine meningitis.

He's in terrible shape.

Don't call his parents. They're not well.

My sister is devastated.

Sure, I'll update you on his condition.

All right, bye.

That's the least this dummy deserves.

Jack, I assure you those designs are ours.

Where are the patents?

They were stolen, Cindy. Someone stole Hugo's designs.

Please explain to your father

that we would never do something like this.

I'm dead. Please tell Fabi I loved him

and that I'll watch over him from the Great Beyond.

Remember me as a great designer...

That's enough! Be sensible, Hugo.

Enough!

Jack, we're friends. Let's work this out.

We found out today and we're investigating what happened.

We'll take the necessary measures.

You know my name has never been linked to scandals like this.

I don't know who to believe anymore.

There are a lot of rumors going around about V&M.

I won't move forward with the contract.

I want my money back immediately.

This is all I can do, Roberto. And only because we're friends.

If you weren't here, I'd sue V&M.

Thank you, Jack.

We'll return your money. Thank you very much.

Perhaps you shouldn't have allowed your son

to run the company.

How are we going to get out of this financial hole?

We were counting on Anderson's money.

Could you explain how you were paying the banks

and creditors on time?

Betty.

She would borrow money from the banks on behalf of BAR.

-The investment company? -Yes.

Nicolas Ramos was in charge of the investments

and he was very successful on the stock market.

BAR always fulfilled its obligations

and it went into debt to help V&M.

Our deal with Anderson was crucial.

I know. I reviewed Betty's report.

With it, V&M would begin to become more stable.

We're going to get through this, aren't we?

What are you going to do, Dad?

If BAR was making good money, then we can't close the company.

I need to speak to Betty's friend.

-Nicolas? -Yes, him.

Sofia, please get me in touch with Nicolas Ramos.

-Mrs. Juli. -What?

What happened?

I'll be very honest with you,

so you won't say this or that or gossip.

Mr. Armando came by looking for Betty.

Again?

I had a feeling he'd be back.

That man is very persistent. What did he say?

He wanted to know Betty's whereabouts,

but I didn't tell him anything.

You know, he looked remorseful.

In fact, if I didn't know him as well as I do

and I didn't know how manipulative he is,

I would've believed him.

Only he knows if he's being honest or not.

I don't care if he's sorry or not.

He hurt my daughter a lot and I'm going to protect her.

-Nicolas! -Yes?

Are BAR's reports ready?

I'm going to create a file

in case they need to be taken somewhere.

I'm actually working on putting together the financial report.

Here you are.

Hello.

Mr. Nicolas Ramos?

This is Roberto Mendoza, president of V&M

and Armando's father.

Oh, Grandma.

It's your grandma? Send her my regards.

Tell her I'll stop by to see her soon.

No, no. Wait.

What is it? How may I help you?

I need to speak with you immediately.

Could you come by V&M?

No can do. I have a very full schedule.

Let me ask my assistants to see if I can squeeze you in.

I don't think you understand your current situation, Ramos.

I'm not asking you to come. I'm ordering you to come.

Or should I have my attorney contact you?

Hey.

How pretty.

Look who we have here!

The infamous Nicolas Ramos!

The pauper who lies to New York socialites

by telling them he's a millionaire.

No, Patri, we both know that's not what happened.

We both know what we have is true love.

Don't say that! It drives me crazy!

I thought you were my salvation, but you're actually a curse.

You owe me for last night's dinner.

But I didn't eat anything.

I spent all of my money on it.

You were the one ordering champagne

as if it were lemonade, not me.

-I hate you! -Don't hate me.

-I despise you! -Kiss me.

Kiss you? You'd better get me my money or...

Patricia, I need to speak with Nicolas Ramos.

Let me know when he gets here.

That's me, sir.

Bye, ma'am. Thank you.

-Hello. -Come in.

Thank you.

That's Nicolas Ramos.

What is he doing here?

Nicolas, this is Esteban Rubenstein,

our company lawyer.

Hey, hey!

You're too strong to be a lawyer.

You haven't seen me in court. I'm invincible there.

Don't be scared, though.

Have a seat, please.

Thank you so much.

I'm only here as a witness to your first interview.

-What? First interview? -Uh-huh.

-So there will be more? -Uh-huh.

Hold on, Mr. Roberto.

There seems to be a misunderstanding.

I came here to officially hand over BAR to you.

A company Beatriz Aurora Rincon and I ran together.

Allow me to fill you in.

Betty and I started this company with five million dollars,

which were given to us by your son.

In this report, right there, you can see its current balance.

We grew that initial sum exponentially.

What do you think?

I can't deny what you've done.

It's amazing what you and Beatriz accomplished

in so little time.

Furthermore,

your friend now owns V&M's debts.

Therefore, she's the company's true owner.

Well, that wasn't her fault.

That was the brainchild of your son and his pal Calderon.

Are you going to blame Betty and me for their mismanagement?

No, of course not!

You went along with it, though.

Yes, Mr. Roberto.

When you're an employee, you have to be available...

There's something you should understand, Mr. Ramos.

These records show Beatriz Rincon as owner,

but you haven't realized the precarious situation

you all find yourselves in.

Especially your friend and you.

Listen, I don't believe you did this with ill intent,

but you know what Beatriz did was very serious

and it won't be easy to find a way out of this problem.

Neither you nor she can leave just like that.

You have to face the consequences of your actions

or you can face the law.

Jail?

Are you saying Betty and me could go to jail?

That's what I'm saying.

You and your friend Beatriz could go to jail.

Right.

Mr. Mendoza, you can't send Betty or me to jail

because that'd be illogical and unfair.

Furthermore, then your son would also...

Yes, I know. My son would also go to jail.

But that won't happen.

You won't go to jail... if you help me.

Me? How can I help you, sir?

By continuing to run BAR, but under my supervision.

You're being offered a job, Nicolas.

You have a great way of offering someone a job.

If I don't agree to work for you, I go to jail.

You have such an awe-inspiring, beautiful,

and romantic way of offering someone a job.

You've done a great job.

I couldn't have done it better myself.

I need BAR to continue to support V&M.

I'll give you a raise as well as an office

so you can work here.

Sorry, Dad, but...

Nicolas Ramos.

Armando Mendoza.

Armando, I just asked Nicolas to continue to run BAR,

but from here.

He'll be getting Mata's office.

I think that's very smart, Dad.

Nicolas is a brilliant money manager.

That's exactly why I'm doing it.

Nicolas, you heard my son. Do you accept my offer?

Um... could I think about it?

I will say one thing.

If I agree to work here, I'm going to be working for you.

You'll be the one giving me orders.

Not your son or his friend Calderon.

And so it will be.

-All right. -I've got no problem with it.

OK, OK. Good.

Mr. Roberto, I'm only agreeing to this

to keep Betty from being affected.

Cindy.

Thank you for agreeing to see me.

Why'd you ask to see me, Ricardo?

I missed you.

And I also wanted to clear up what happened.

I've heard Roberto's excuses.

What you did to my father is very serious, Ricardo.

First of all, we didn't do anything to him.

Believe me, if anyone was affected, it's us at V&M.

We were robbed.

Right. Is that why you asked me here?

So you could play the victim?

Me? No, no way.

Of course not. I want us to work things out.

A business deal shouldn't destroy what you and me had.

Ricardo, you and I had nothing.

And if you're so interested in seeing me again,

why don't you tell me what was on the USB

that I copied off Mata's computer?

I'd love to tell you, but I don't know yet.

We're still analyzing it.

We haven't found anything important.

If we had, I would've told you.

Another lie?

Ricardo, you don't know what you've done.

I'd give my life for my dad.

If I find out there's something on that USB that could hurt him

and that you kept it from me, I swear I'll tell everyone

what happened between you and Marcela.

OK, relax. Cindy, please!

When you have something worth my while, ask me to meet you.

Are you sure you were hacked?

Of course I'm sure, sir. I had my computer analyzed

and a backup of the hard drive created.

Who could've done it? Your secretary?

No, I don't think so.

She's not dumb enough to leave evidence behind.

It could cost her her job.

Then who else could it have been?

Think!

The only other different, random and unusual visitor

I had at my office was...

Gregorio, it's been a while.

-Who? -Yes, it was her.

-It had to have been her. -Who are you talking about?

Cindy. Cindy Anderson.

Jack Anderson's daughter?

Her.

She walked into the office like it was hers,

and I left her on her own for a minute, five minutes tops.

You could've been hacked in five minutes, Mata!

Do you know the trouble we'll be in

if they find out about our deal?

No, they can't know. They can't find out.

What do you mean? Armando knows!

He even has evidence on us!

Now, because of you, I can't screw him over!

I can't do anything to him!

I can't touch him,

but I'm sure I'll be able to go after Beatriz Rincon.

No, Mom. I can't send you more money.

If I do, I can't pay for the tickets.

No, Mom, go see a doctor. The rent can wait.

I'll find a way to get the money.

Let me call you back. There's something happening.

God bless.

Oh, God!

I think he's dead.

Giovanni! Giovanni, were you murdered?

What? What happened?

You scared me half to death!

Calm down. You woke me up.

What is it? Violence isn't the answer.

I can explain.

Since the copy room isn't widely used at this time,

I thought I'd make the most of it and nap.

You're shameless, Giovanni! In your underwear?

I can explain, Marianita.

If you consider how much heat the machines emit,

then you'll realize you can't keep your clothes on.

Besides, look at me, Marianita.

I'm dying. I need to rest.

My roommate is always partying.

He parties till late every night.

And to be perfectly honest,

this temple before you

is aching for some rest.

All right, fine.

I won't say a word about this,

but if Mr. Smith finds you like this,

you'll be out on your boxer-wearing butt.

Yes, I know. You're absolutely right.

That why I promise to adhere to your words of wisdom.

All right, have some coffee. Maybe it'll wake you up.

I came prepared for that, too. I brought my coffee maker.

Would you like some coffee?

No, no. Get dressed.

You can't say anything about what we found on that USB.

We'd lose our only trump card against Daniel.

That's why I played dumb.

Cindy is bent on learning the truth.

She got the information out once,

I don't see why she can't do it again.

Let's just hope Mata erased the information from his computer.

He's not dumb enough to leave it there.

Who knows? He's an idiot.

Our future's hanging by a thread,

and if we don't regain control, we'll be lost.

Did you talk your dad out of hiring Nicolas?

No. In fact, I'm now convinced it's what's best.

Are you crazy? How can you say that?

Opening our doors to that rat

is like handing the company over to him.

The company is still standing thanks to Nicolas' investments.

Taking him out of the game now would be financial suicide.

You think I buy that?

You're letting Nicolas back into V&M

because you think he can lead you to Betty.

Am I wrong?

Your obsession with her will be our undoing.

Things are worse than ever, Wilson.

The company is done for.

Start looking for a new job

because I'm sure they'll soon start firing people.

I haven't noticed anything bad happening.

The only difference is that Betty is no longer here.

But they're having interviews to find her replacement, right?

Yes, it seems that way, but it's all very strange.

My boss canceled all of his meetings.

I don't think he's VP of Commerce anymore.

-Really? -Yeah.

-How come? -How should I know?

Everything is being passed on to Mr. Roberto.

It's like he's the only one here.

He removed his son from the presidency

and now he's dealing with everything.

Damn!

What are the other executives saying?

What is Ms. Marcela saying?

No one wants to say anything

and they aren't going to tell their secretaries anything.

But they look like someone died.

Well, the truth is, you're on borrowed time, Sandra.

Any moment now those elevator doors will open

and you're going to be taken out one by one.

One by one.

It's like we're being knocked out one by one.

You know, I have tachycardia, I'm startled easily,

and you wouldn't believe how much I want to cry.

Look, there's just one cure for a case such as this.

What?

Oh, honey. Cutie.

Everything checks out.

-What happened to you? -I was killing a spider.

It looks like the spider almost killed you.

I fought back, though.

Jiu-jitsu.

I see.

Betty, I still haven't given him an answer.

Be careful, Nicolas. You know this better than me.

Those people plan out each of their moves.

Stay out of the lion's den. It's better to keep them away.

I know that, Betty, but...

Betty, let me call you back. The police are here.

I love you very much. Bye.

What a beautiful group of nubile ladies.

Do you mind if we take a picture

to commemorate the occasion?

Not at all.

Right after you answer some questions about Betty.

Oh, I'd love to... Sofi,

but some topics are not for me to discuss.

Excuse me, beautiful.

Oh!

Listen, beanpole, tell us exactly why Betty left.

Now! Spill it!

-All right, I'll be honest with you. -Let's see.

signed a confidentiality agreement

with the company

and I can't say anything.

If I say a word, I'll be sent to prison.

I don't want that to happen. Please help me out.

You'd be better off in prison.

You should listen to Sandrita. She's an expert fighter.

I assure you none of us will say a word about the contracts.

Tell us how you're involved in all this.

Me? I'm not.

Why would I be?

What do you mean?

You cheated on Betty with that bleached blonde.

No, hold on.

My relationship with Betty isn't like you think it is.

All right.

Why not tell us the truth?

Was Betty just a one-night stand for you?

-No, of course not. -I've had it with you!

What's going on here?

Just playing around.

Nicolas, could I please talk to you for a moment?

Yes, Mr. Armando. Now?

Yes.

Perfect. Excuse me.

See you later. Bye.

Thank you, Mr. Armando. I almost feel like I love you.

You saved me from them. Thank you, thank you.

Come in. Take a seat.

No, I'm fine like this.

What do you want?

Are you going to tell me to turn down your dad's offer

because you can't stand the sight of me?

No, no. On the contrary.

My dad did the right thing. BAR is keeping V&M alive.

Especially now that we lost our deal with Anderson.

You don't say! Then?

I want you to accept. Please take the job.

You have what it takes to work at V&M.

You're praising me before you ask me for something.

Be straight with me. What do you want from me?

No, I'm not trying to manipulate you.

I do need something from you, actually.

I knew it.

Nicolas, please. I need to talk to Betty.

She's not taking my calls. I think she blocked me.

Please tell me where she is.

I don't know where she is and I won't tell you.

I wouldn't tell you even if the Squad came after me.

I love Betty and I want to protect her from you.

Nicolas, please. I regret what I did.

I love Betty.

Are you going to cry next?

Don't talk to me about love and stuff like that.

Talk to me about numbers, balance sheets.

I won't tell you because I know the meaning of loyalty.

I care about Betty.

And you know what else? Excuse me.

Oh, and your new office is nice.

A shame it's not big enough for your ego.

Bye!

The Squad is after me! They want to kill and rape me!

What's wrong? Calm down.

Get down!

Wow, look at all the tropical beauties

adorning the front desk today.

Three unique beauties.

Each uniquely beautiful.

You're all so beautiful.

Kisses for you all.

Are they gone?

Wait, wait. They might come back.

What? Come back?

They want me to talk, but I have to go.

Calm down.

Wilson, help me out and escort this good man out

without him being seen by the Squad.

-They have it out for him. -What are you doing here?

What do you mean? You two know each other?

Yes!

I'm Nicolas Ramos and from now on I'll be working here.

He and Betty were bumping uglies.

You're Betty's boyfriend, right?

It's a long story

and my contract keeps me from discussing it.

Those women want me to talk. Please help me.

He was scared they'd kill him and whatnot,

but he ran into Giovas.

I've got my bros' back.

Yeah, I know what it's like to be hounded by the Squad.

We're going to get you out quick.

-That way. -Which way?

This way? Thank you.

"Financially seized... BAR."

"The company has more debt than it does assets."

Am I interrupting?

No. Come on in, Ricardo.

I was trying to figure out what's going on here.

Malu, no one understands it. It's very complicated.

I came to ask about your sister.

She's not coming in today. She stayed home to rest.

Can you explain this report to me?

I really want to know what's going on.

Yes, of course. It'd be my pleasure.

We can discuss it over dinner tonight.

No, Ricardo. I'm not in the mood to go out.

Much less after this mess and the wedding being called off.

I can't focus on anything.

How come? It should be the opposite.

At times like this, you should seek comfort in friends,

go out and get your mind off things.

Ricardo, may I ask you a question?

Anything you want, gorgeous.

How much were you involved with what happened

between Armando and Betty?

Is it true that you were his accomplice?

Are you sure?

I already told you. I swear.

I had nothing to do with it. It was all Armando's idea.

I even tried to change his mind, but you know him.

He's very competitive

and he didn't consider the consequences of his actions.

I still can't believe Armando sunk so low.

Me neither.

Especially knowing he'd risk his relationship with your sister.

Yes, poor thing's devastated.

I don't know if she'll get over it.

Poor thing. She got the worst of it.

Please tell her I'm very worried about her

and to call me if she needs me.

Sofia, have you been able to reach Beatriz?

I've called her cell phone multiple times,

but she's not answering.

Then I called her house and her mother answered.

When I asked about Betty, she said she was away on a trip.

Do you think she's hiding?

No.

The Squad has also been trying to reach her,

but we haven't had any luck.

Tell me, do you know her family well?

Yes.

We recently went over to her house

to celebrate Betty's birthday and her parents were there.

What are they like?

They're good, normal people.

I mean, they're decent, well mannered and modest.

They're good. Normal, really.

You care about Beatriz very much, don't you?

Yes. Of course.

As does every member of the Squad.

We care about her.

Sofia, I need you to please get a hold of Beatriz.

I really need to speak to her.

Yes, yes. I'll try.

OK.

Malu, have you heard from Marcela?

Do you know if she's coming in today?

No, she stayed at her place resting.

She's still trying to process what happened.

I can imagine. I bet it wasn't easy.

Fortunately, Marcela is a very strong woman

and I'm sure she'll soon get past it.

I hope so.

She may be strong, but what your son did was very low.

I've never met anyone who could recover from anything like it.

Not even in Tibet.

I hate you.

I hate you, Armando.

May I come in?

Yes, of course. Come in.

Would you like something to drink?

No, thank you.

This isn't a courtesy visit.

You know I don't like to meddle in other people's lives,

but I need to know why you did this to my sister.

Can I be honest with you?

I wish you would be. You're like a brother to me.

That's exactly what makes this all the more complicated.

No answer I give you will be enough.

The only explanation I have is that I'm an idiot.

You went too far in your desire to save the company.

I know. I tried to handle things as best I could,

but it got out of control. I couldn't stop it.

My sister worshiped you. She loved you, Armando.

Did you know she gave up all of her dreams

to stay with you and help the company get ahead?

I tried to tell her the truth, but I couldn't.

You destroyed her life. You were everything to her.

If I could go back in time, I'd do things very differently.

I can't do that, though.

Now I just want to hurt her as little as possible.

Nothing you do could hurt her more than what you did.

She's not well. I'm very worried about her.