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I didn't raise you to become a criminal

or the ruin the company!

Roberto, calm down.

How can I? You want me to congratulate him?

He committed a crime and he should be in jail!

Don't say that.

Let him, Mom. He's right.

Nicolas!

How could you two keep everything from me?

PREVIOUSLY

Well, Mrs. Juli...

it was accidentally on purpose.

How could you let this happen to Betty, Nicolas?

Why didn't you stop it?

I've been watching you, Betty. You're an amazing woman.

Something must've happened to you, though,

to make you so sensitive.

-I don't want to talk anymore. -Wait, I'm prying. I'm sorry.

Hold on a sec...

Hey, what's your problem? Leave my daughter alone!

-Roberto hired Nicolas Ramos! -What?

No! No, no, no!

No!

Why would Roberto do that?

The only way to save V&M is by injecting more capital into it.

If that's the case, then Beatriz has to contribute her part too.

No, Daniel. Don't bring Betty into this.

You bet I am. This is all her fault.

She must be held accountable.

It's either money or her parents' house.

That's not true and here's the proof.

How do I know you didn't show everyone that letter

so you could win my trust.

Sure, then you come here and ask where Betty is.

Then I tell you and you go find her to pledge your eternal love.

I want you to be Nicolas Ramos' secretary.

Sofia is already taking care of that.

Yes, but I need someone who knows finances

and you went to DUI, didn't you?

Let's talk, sweetie.

I already confirmed what I always suspected.

You had a love affair with Armando Mendoza.

No, I don't know what you're talking about.

That's ridiculous.

I read it in your diary.

Why did you do that?

That's private! You shouldn't have read it!

It's my diary! That's mine!

Calm down.

Sit down.

I suspected it from before I read your diary.

The teddy bear, your mood swings, your lies,

your late nights,

the birth control pills,

and the way you looked at Armando Mendoza.

You poured your soul out when you looked at him.

I'd have to be blind to not realize my daughter was in love

and suffering over an engaged man.

You shouldn't have read that, Mom.

That was wrong.

Yes, it was wrong, but I don't regret it.

I had to know how far you had gone

and how much that man hurt you.

But those were my mistakes, it's my life.

I know it's your life, sweetie,

but you'll always be my little girl.

I don't want anyone to hurt my little girl.

I brought you into this world so you could be happy,

to watch you succeed,

and so you'd be loved.

Not to watch you suffer.

I've let you down so much, though.

How? That's not true.

I didn't take care of you the way I should've.

Why are you saying that?

Because of what happened at your high school prom.

What that bastard did to you, that horrible bet.

If only I had known before,

but I found out too late.

They'd already damaged your self esteem

and broken your heart.

They traumatized you so much

that you lost your faith in yourself.

How did you know that?

I also read it in your diary.

Sweetie.

Knock, knock.

Oh, no! I don't want any problems.

I'm going to leave with my hands on my head.

It's all good.

Move over so I can leave. Move over.

Hold on a sec.

I'm just being nice. It's lunchtime.

You work a lot... Sit.

So I wanted to bring you a sandwich and some coffee.

Calm down.

How many sugars?

No, no coffee please.

I know that trick.

I can bring you tea.

No, that's not it.

You want me to take one sip of that coffee

so I can start to get dizzy while you do who knows what

and I end up in a coffin.

Right?

No way. Hold on a sec.

Calm down, Nicolas. I like you.

Good. Imagine if you didn't.

Really.

I think you're a good man.

If you weren't, Betty wouldn't have dated you,

much less bring you in to work at V&M.

I'm really grateful to Betty.

She's a great person and I just want to talk to her.

Can you help me?

Look, if you want, I'll tell Betty

to leave a message for you and I'll pass it on.

I'm great at passing along messages.

I would like you to get me in touch with her quickly

and tell her that I want to invite her out to eat.

That won't be possible because of my contract.

Allow me.

Sorry, but that means

we'll have to try this a little differently.

And I want you to know that anything that happens

from this moment on is your responsibility.

What'd I say?

Anything that happens from this moment on...

Is?

My responsibility.

Louder.

My responsibility.

I can't hear you.

My responsibility!

You said it, not me.

But you...

Leave the coffee.

Hey!

I'm so glad you brought me food, man.

Hospital food is the worst.

I'm hoping Sofia will bring me the chicken soup she promised.

Stop playing.

You really don't know Jenny?

Jenny again?

The girl you showed me on your phone the other day?

Yes.

Please, Charly! You know me.

Do you think I'd forget doing something with that woman?

I would've introduced her to you and shown her off.

Efrain, you did show her off.

That's enough, Charly.

You're taking this joke too far.

I already told you I'm not interested

in meeting any Jenny and I don't' know any Jenny.

I'm in love with my wife. I'm married.

Are you trying to get me in trouble with Sofia?

We've got problems, but it's normal stuff.

You know full well, though,

that I've never ever cheated on my wife.

Enough with the jokes already.

Alright, calm down.

You keep bring up Jenny. Who the hell is Jenny?

Alright, I'm sorry. It was a bad joke.

Very bad.

Just calm down and eat your food.

Yes, I will.

I'm going to go.

There's no avocado, right? I'm too mad.

-Get some rest. -I will. Thanks, man.

Jenny? Who the hell is Jenny?

I love this picture.

I want to put it in a golden frame.

And look at this one.

Oh, Fabi.

You look gorgeous when you exercise.

I should build you some columns so you'll look like Hercules.

They're for the baby's room, not a personal shrine.

-Anything urgent, Hugi? -No.

We're looking at pictures for the baby's room.

Inesita, we need some pictures of you.

No, don't include me in your décor.

I'm not photogenic.

Don't be shy.

I need to put some pictures of you in Italian crystal hearts.

Can't you see I'm going with a gallery-type concept?

I want the baby to see what we were all like

before he was born.

Do you like it?

Let's see. What is that?

Zoom in, zoom in.

That looks like a painting.

I feel like I've seen that painting someplace before.

Where, though?

Your painting!

Yes, it was stolen when they broke into the house.

Remember how beautiful it was?

He promised me he was going to break up with Marcela

and end his engagement.

And I believed him.

I believed him because I loved him.

You're such a good person.

I don't know how I could've ignored

everything you've taught me.

I did so many things for him, things I now regret.

And it was all a lie, Mom.

He lied to me so I would do what he needed.

Everything was at his convenience.

Oh, sweetie.

And I can't get over him.

I can't get over the humiliation and the lies.

Ever since I was a little girl,

I've always been everyone's laughing stock.

A bad joke.

No.

Why?

Why can't I understand that women like me

have no right to be happy?

No!

I understand that you're sad because of that... Mr. Mendoza,

but I won't allow you to talk badly about yourself.

No.

None of this laughing stock stuff.

You're a beautiful woman.

You're intelligent and sensitive, very sensitive.

Of course you'll be happy.

You'll meet a man who appreciates you and values you.

Of course you will.

Like Joaquin.

He's so charming.

I like that man. I like him for you.

He hangs off every word you say and everything you do.

I think he likes you.

-No. -Yes.

Even your father has noticed.

That's why he's so jealous.

No way, Mom.

Don't get any ideas.

Joaquin is very nice.

He's an artist and a gentleman,

but it's not like that.

He's used to mingling with other types of people,

with gorgeous women.

There's no way he likes me.

Oh, really?

Well, I think he does.

Fine, though.

If you say he doesn't like you, then you must know.

I don't know about you,

but all this crying made me hungry. Shall we eat?

Hey.

Don't tell Dad anything.

About what?

I don't remember what we were talking about.

I love you so much.

I love you too, sweetie. I love you with all my heart.

Jenny Wendy.

Look what the cat dragged in. Miss Missing.

If you're here for Efrain, he's not here

and I doubt he'll be back for a while.

You're wrong.

I'm not here for my love bug.

I'm here for you.

-Me? -Give me the money.

Why would I have to give you money?

What money?

The money for my apartment. What else?

Give me the money.

Why would I give you money for your apartment?

Because my love bug said he'd pay for my apartment

and since he's not here, you have to pay for it.

Plus, you're his partner.

Efrain was the one who said he'd give you the money,

your lover! Not me!

He's not my lover. I dumped him.

So give me the cash and I'll leave.

Well...

Give me the cash. Is that so hard?

Cash, money, dinero, coins.

Are you deaf?

Did you wash your ears this morning?

Listen carefully.

I'm not giving you anything!

Not even a good morning.

You think I care if you tell me good morning?

It's all the same to me.

I don't like you. I can't stand you.

Now we're talking. The feeling is mutual.

I don't like you either. I can't stand you!

You'd better start forgetting the way to this office

and ask Efrain for your money

and see if that fool will give it to you.

Of course I will.

Just tell me where he is.

Central Hospital.

I doubt he'll remember you, though.

You're so naive, Charly boy.

So you know, no man can forget me.

Not my love bug or any other man who looks at me.

In fact, not even you.

It's great to see you, Esteban.

-Have a seat. -Thank you.

Tell me, what do you have for me on V&M?

It must be very important for you to ask me

to meet you here in person.

-This isn't about V&M. -Really?

I'm here as Mrs. Maria Lucia Valencia's representative.

What?

I'm speaking to you as her attorney.

Daniel, my client filled me in on what happened

with the funds she gave you to manage.

So you came here to my company to threaten me?

I didn't say that.

I've worked for V&M for many years.

Exactly.

You work for us, not against us.

What is the meaning of this?

You're the family attorney.

No, I'm V&M's attorney.

I'm going to ask you to separate the two.

I asked to meet you here to resolve the conflict of interest

that exists right now between my client Maria Lucia and you.

Daniel, you took over her patrimony.

Who are you to have a say?

You're an attorney.

You don't know anything about investments,

much less my sister who's never managed anything.

What my client does with her money is none of my business.

It's none of yours either.

What I do know is that she has every right

to claim her patrimony.

If you don't give it back,

she's willing to take legal action.

Listen to me.

You don't scare me.

I have countless attorneys like you

who want to work for me.

Please tell Maria Lucia that I will give her money back,

but it's going to take a few weeks.

You have a week, Daniel.

One week. Bye.

A week...

Daddy, the thing is that when we spoke yesterday

the call got cut because they disconnected my phone

because I haven't paid for that either.

I hate this job, but I can't quit

because I'm in a lot of debt.

Daddy, it's not my fault Manhattan is so expensive.

What do you want me to do?

I owe six months of maintenance fees!

My power was cut off and I can't get my baby back.

I don't make bad money here,

but it's not enough for anything.

Please help me.

I'm your favorite daughter.

Your only daughter.

Please help me.

Say yes.

I inherited the best from you.

No, I promise I'll pay back every penny,

but don't leave me high and dry like this.

Daddy, please.

I need you now more than ever.

Hello?

Daddy?

He hung up on me.

Again.

Yes.

Yes, that's the painting that was stolen from Hugo,

along with other things.

Now I'm positive.

Maybe Romina found it

and is going to surprise Hugo with it.

No, that painting is worth a fortune.

Romina doesn't have any money.

She'd never be able to buy that.

Oh, Inesita.

What if she didn't buy it?

Then how does she have...

Oh, no.

Oh, Marianita, no.

No, no, no.

Oh, no.

Yes.

She even sent a lawyer to pressure me.

I honestly can't believe my sister is doing this to me

when all I was doing was protecting her patrimony

and building it up.

How are you going to give it back to her?

It's time to sell the textile factory in India.

I need to liquidate some assets.

-Sell? -Yes!

Sir, we're doing amazing on the market right now.

We can't sell.

I need to make that move now.

I've analyzed the situation and it's for the best.

I'll give Maria Lucia her patrimony back

and with the rest I can complete my plan.

The company in India is very lucrative,

but too many people know that company is mine.

That transaction is going to take some time.

It's not so easy or simple. It's no cakewalk, sir!

Now, you also know that the company

has a few irregularities, sir.

I'm not interested. Just follow my orders.

You have one week to sell it.

I'll remind you that it's your fault

crucial information about that company was leaked.

If Ricardo or Armando betray me again,

you'll be the first to go down.

Margarita...

Oh, that feels great.

What do you think about all this?

Don't you think our son's behavior is strange?

Armando made a mistake.

He didn't consider the consequences of his actions.

His business plan goals were far too ambitious.

Yes, but it's not only that.

I'm talking about his relationship with Beatriz.

Beatriz Rincon.

You know what?

I've never seen Armando protect anyone so vehemently.

No one can speak badly about Beatriz.

He defends her immediately.

Why do you think that is?

Well...

Beatriz probably manipulated him.

She made him believe all his plans were feasible.

She enabled him and confused him.

And, of course, Armando let himself be manipulated

and probably wants to protect her

because in the end Armando has a good heart.

Armando manipulated by his assistant?

Oh, please.

It's obviously the other way around.

I don't think so.

You're mistaken.

I think Beatriz made him believe she was unconditional.

She won his trust

by selling herself as a loyal, helpless girl.

Please.

Don't you believe the same.

What gets to me is that a woman with morals

wouldn't have done something like that.

No, no, no.

There's something here that doesn't add up.

Armando is even risking his freedom for her.

He lost the presidency and his engagement with Marcela.

It's all Beatriz's fault and you'll realize that soon enough.

She pushed our son to the limit.

She broke the law.

That woman is the worst thing that's ever happened to our son.

That's all.

Do you see?

According to those projections,

V&M can't save itself from bankruptcy.

The only thing that can save this company is a miracle.

Why are you showing me all this?

So you can know the real state of the company.

Roberto, I know this is very hard

for a hardworking, honest person like you

to find out about all of Armando's illegal activity.

Did you come to rub this in my face

because I didn't believe you from the beginning?

If that's so, I'm very busy.

No, Roberto.

I came to make you an offer.

Why don't you leave V&M?

There's nothing else you can do.

You said an offer.

Jumping ship isn't an offer.

Sell it to me.

I want to buy the company.

I'd assume all responsibility,

so you don't have to worry about that.

You know I've always wanted to take control of V&M.

Daniel, you're going to shred it.

Is that what you want?

To keep V&M so you can destroy it?

I don't know, but what I can assure you

is that if you sell the company to me,

none of what Armando did will ever become public.

It's your call. There's my offer.

It won't last long.

Like I said,

Betty's neighbors told me they saw the entire family

leave on vacation with lots of luggage.

Oh, man.

It looks like they're going away for a long time.

Months at a time.

Months?

-Yes. -That's strange.

Being unemployed and going away for months is kind of weird.

That's what I thought on the way here.

With what money?

Unless they swindled V&M and ran off.

No way, girl.

It's just a thought.

That's why Beatriz won't answer.

She ran away with her parents.

Why would she do that?

So she could keep V&M.

She's going to take it from us.

If that were true, why would she leave Nicolas here?

Nicolas is owning up to everything.

Maybe it's part of a plan. I don't know.

Isn't it strange that Beatriz and her family

disappeared and no one knows where they are?

Yes, it is a little.

Think about it.

I think all of this is a front so we don't follow her.

She has us in the palm of her hand.

Think about it.

Fine. Don't worry.

I'll look into it.

I don't think it's a coincidence.

I've always thought that behind Beatriz's facade,

there was a calculating woman who conned Armando

and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the company.

Exactly.

That's why we have to be on the ball.

Beatriz ran away and the only link we have to her is Nicolas.

I'm positive he knows everything.

I agree.

I'm going to watch him.

I'll let you know if find out anything.

Marcela, thank you for telling me and for trusting me.

Don't get it twisted.

I don't trust you, Ricardo.

I'm telling you because this also affects you financially.

The both of us need to be very aware

of everything that's going on. That's all.

My enemies' enemies are my friends.

You can count on me to get Beatriz.

Love bug.

Love bug.

Chucky.

Hey! That's enough. Wake up.

Hi!

How are you, love bug?

Fine?

-Hi. -Hi?

Is that it?

Oh, sure.

Next you're going to say you don't know me.

I don't know you.

I know you're Jenny, but I don't know you.

Of course you know me.

I'm Jenny Wendy.

Don't act dumb.

You know me very well.

You know me very well and very intimately.

Intimately?

Yes, super intimately.

-You don't? -Nice to meet you.

What?

Are you going to say you don't know me, love bug?

It's all the same. I'm here for my "morgan."

"Morgan"? What "morgan"?

-The "morgan" you owe me. -What?

You said you would pay and I'm here to collect.

Pay for what?

For my apartment.

Oh, a mortgage!

-Yes, the mortgage. -Why would I pay you?

You said you would pay...

Well, well, well!

The sleazy tramp finally came down here.

Sweetie, I don't know how this lady got in here,

but she's saying I owe her for the mortgage

on an apartment. Who is she?

I'm me, Jenny Wendy.

I came so you could pay me.

Don't tell me you don't know me.

No.

-He doesn't know you. -Yes, he does.

No, he forgot you're a sleazy tramp who came to our lives.

He doesn't know that because of you our family was destroyed.

Efrain, what is this? Leave him alone.

What is this?

You saggy hag!

No, no!

He's having trouble remembering

how you stole my happiness from me.

You bastard!

You miserable bastard!

-Here's your order! -Sofia!

He doesn't know you left two kids without a father

and without a mother.

I hereby declare Mr. Montes guilty

of neglecting his duties as both a father and husband

by choosing to bring his lover into the family home.

By doing so Mr. Montes has committed irreparable damage

to both his wife and his children.

If you're not going to help, then leave!

Right.

Let me tell you something so you can get it though your head.

I'm not leaving because no one's kicking me out.

I came to collect, so sign here, love bug.

-He's going to sign. -He's not signing anything.

Sign.

What's wrong with you?

-I'm going to vomit. -What?

After you sign.

No, no.

Wait!

There, there.

That's enough of pretending to be sick.

Sign. I need this now.

-No, please. -Sign.

I don't understand anything. Who is this lady?

I'm Jenny Wendy. Don't say you don't know me.

You heard him! He doesn't know you.

-Yes, he does. -No, he doesn't.

He forgot that you're a gold-digger.

He forgot that you're a home wrecker.

He forgot that all you want from men is their money.

You know what?

-I've had it up to here. -Okay.

Get out here right now. You have three seconds.

I'm going, but first...

-No, get out! -Fine, I'm going.

Get out, you tramp!

What?

Joaquin!

When are those fabrics getting to the port?

No.

No, sir.

You said you were going to handle shipping.

Look, look!

Fine, fine.

I'll make the transfer.

-What are you doing, you idiot? -Sorry, sir!

-What is it, Mata? -Espere.

What?

The factory in India burned down!

Everyone was inside!

Oh.

That's Betty!

What is that?

Are you spying on me?

What is Betty doing there?

She's in Miami, isn't she?

Shut up. Take that down.

No, no, no.

You don't tell me what to do.

Plus, why should I take it down?

Because no one can know where Betty is.

Neither the Valencias nor the Mendozas.

Oh, okay.

I'll take it down if you tell me why no one can know.

-Oh. -What happened?

Why is she there? What's the problem?

Why'd they fire her?

I'm sorry, but I can't tell you.

Please keep that secret for me.

It's life or death. I swear.

Another secret.

You don't know how much I hate secrets.

This is a nice secret, though.

You guys love Betty a lot, right?

Yes.

And she loves you so much.

So don't tell the Squad or the Mendozas

and it's all good.

This is really heavy. I'm serious, Marianita.

Hey, Mariana. Hey, Nico.

Hey.

Care to tell me what you're talking about

and why you're whispering?

I was confessing to Mariana that as a kid

I got the tip of a pencil stuck in my ear

so when people talk too loud or scream, it hurts me.

That's what I was telling her.

Okay, bye.

Thank you. Don't forget.

You're doing drugs?

Yeah, so what? It's fine.

I know you see it as something bad,

but I only do it to relax.

Everything's fine.

And you're drunk too.

Yes, and this helps me control that.

It's not the first time.

Joaquin, today is your launch.

You're going to go out there all high?

Calm down. I have it under control.

It's not the first time.

It could be the last, though.

Where's your inspirational speech?

"Go for it. Don't be afraid."

Why are you doing that? That's fear.

Betty, please don't...

You're not in control.

You can't control drugs. They control you.

I don't believe you anymore. You're running too.

You don't know what you're talking about.

You've never been in my shoes.

And you've never been in mine.

I've suffered too,

but that doesn't mean I have to do that crap.

One day you're going to lose something very important

and you won't be able to get it back.

It's my life and I do whatever I want!

Leave me alone!

This isn't part of your job.

You're right.

This isn't my job.

I'm just an assistant.

I thought you were different.

I know you're one of the best at what you do.

Uh-huh.

I was a police officer for many years

and I specialized in missing persons.

Perfect.

Here's all the information on the person you're going to find.

Beatriz Aurora Rincon.

This person is very important to me.

I don't care what it costs.

I need you to find her as soon as possible.

I need to know where Betty is.

I'd like to ask a few questions about Beatriz Rincon.

I want you to know that the information you give me

is completely confidential.

It'll also help us find her.

Yes, of course. Go ahead.

Did Beatriz Rincon have access to all your information?

Was she a trustworthy employee?

Did she have passwords to your accounts

or an authorized signature at your banks?

Did she manage any of V&M's funds?

Yes, but I'm not looking for her for robbery.

Mr. Mendoza, this isn't the first case I investigate

about a missing person, a con, or an employee fleeing.

There are two reasons why you may be looking for this woman.

The first is that she stole money from the company

and the other is that there's a sentimental relationship,

which I doubt is the case.

Just find her.

I hope to have news soon.

I'll just remind you that none of my employees

can know you're a private detective.

-Please. -Fine.

Everything will work out.

Thank you.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

Excuse me.

Who's he?

No one.

How could this happen? The entire thing burned down.

It was an old building. You knew that.

Plus, the only two exits were blocked

to keep the employees from leaving.

Mata, this could be the end of me.

You're going to India right now.

What?

Sir, that's not the smartest or most coherent idea.

It's very dangerous to go there.

Plus, I can fix everything from here.

Get on a plane and go to India.

I'm not dealing with this through third parties.

Get rid of any evidence that ties me to that factory.

And pay whatever you have to pay so my name is not mentioned.

Sir, I made sure your name wasn't connected in any way

to the company, but name could be implicated.

Look, I'm the one who traveled there,

I bribed people, I did everything!

Exactly!

Go to India and get rid of all the documentation

related to that company.

The blame can't be placed on you and much less me.

That depends on you, though.

Sir, I have no protection whatsoever over there.

I'm subject to Indian law!

You don't have a choice!

Go to India or I'll ruin you.

Approved.

Roberto wanted you to have these documents.

Let it be known that's the only reason I'm here,

because I love and respect Roberto a lot.

Otherwise, I wouldn't ever set foot in this office.

Ugh. Terrible.

No, Patricia, wait.

But I didn't do anything. I'm innocent!

I'm warning you.

If you put one finger on me, I'm going to get very violent.

Plus, it'll be legal.

I'll mop the floor with you and your dirty thoughts, okay?

Patri, I just want to help you.

I know you're in debt.

How are you going to help me?

I don't know.

Maybe I could include you in my phone plan.

I have a family plan.

Or my music plan, so you can hear music for free.

If you want.

That's nice, but I can imagine how you're going to charge me.

No, Patri, there's no ulterior motive

for everything I'm offering.

I swear it.

Look, Nicolas, all harassers are the same.

They ask for your account number.

5638148.

Then they ask for your phone number,

and it's obviously the same one as always.

Then you give them your account number again.

5638148.

And you repeat it. 5638148.

56381...

Then they invite you to dinner.

Because they're all the same. They're all miserable bastards.

I'm not that type of woman. Excuse me.

-Excuse me. -8148?

I never said anything.

And now, Joaquin de Quiroz.

My clothes don't follow the rules or the trends.

My clothes seek to connect with inner beauty

to bring it out and transform the world around it.

I'd like to thank two very special people to me.

My PR agent and friend Catalina Escarpa.

And her assistant Beatriz Rincon.

Please come up here.

Bravo!