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Hi.

Good morning. Sorry for making you wait.

Betty is here to formally hand over the company.

However, it won't be as simple as it sounds.

If you regain control of V&M,

the banks will demand you pay the debt.

That would effectively destroy the company.

What can we do?

I can quit and Betty can take over

as president of V&M.

How can we let her be president? She's a fraud!

I'm not a thief or a fraud,

and I won't be president of a company

whose board trusts neither Nicolas nor me.

What did seeing her feel like? You still love her?

Yes, I do.

Seeing her really affected me.

I wanted to ask you to take the job as president of V&M.

You're the only one who can save the company.

I'm here to inform you of our decision

to make Betty the new president of V&M.

What?

I need you to supervise Betty's work.

What I'm going to do is leave!

Yes, I quit!

You're not going anywhere until we talk.

What if Armando comes looking for you?

I want nothing with him.

He always loved you.

Stay and help us fix this mess.

I promise I'll stay away from him.

I need someone to work for me. Someone who can spy on Beatriz.

I can help you with lots of things.

I can keep you informed.

About what?

Well, about Marcela's suicide attempt.

She took a bunch of pills

after what happened between you and Armando.

I heard about Inesita.

I know they're blaming her for stealing your collection.

There's only one person I can't vouch for:

that woman who works with you, Fabio's sister.

What are you doing here, Beatriz?

I didn't know you had an appointment.

I'm here to talk to the president, not you.

You're looking at her. I'm the new president of V&M.

No, I won't allow that.

You're guilty!

If I go to the police, you go to jail.

And don't think you're off the hook

because Armando admitted his guilt in a letter.

You were his accomplice.

All right. I'm in your hands.

Here I am.

All I'm trying to do is return you your company,

but I'm sick of your threats.

Why can't you believe me? Is it that hard?

I'm staying.

Do whatever you want. Call the cops.

Call whoever you want. I'm not going anywhere.

You don't tell me what to do.

I thought you were threatening to call the police on me.

Go ahead.

I know perfectly well what my mistakes were.

That's why I'm here, to take responsibility for them.

But you know what?

I don't have time for these types of conversations.

What did you say?

You know I have important work to do.

Betty!

Ugh... Daniel.

I didn't know you were here.

Do you need anything?

No, Patricia. Thanks.

He was just leaving.

Don't think you're above the rest of us, Beatriz.

You're protected for now,

but that won't last forever.

You'd better not screw this up.

If you fail, you'll go straight to prison along with Armando.

Excuse me.

Ow!

He's a brute.

Danny, Danny!

Daniel! We need to talk!

Don't walk so fast. I'm wearing heels.

What do you want?

How can you let that woman talk to you like that?

I mean, she's so abusive and rude!

She's a harpy born in the depths of hell.

Besides, I don't believe a word she says,

with her giant curls and new wardrobe.

I'm having such a bad time here, Danny.

I wouldn't be surprised if they made me shine her shoes.

What do you want, Patricia?

Did you stop me just to discuss Beatriz's new look?

-Really? -No!

I was just thinking and I think I could become your spy again.

You know information is more valuable than anything.

You're not good at getting information.

Of course I am!

I even know Beatriz is dating a fashion designer,

Joaquin de Quiroz.

His clothes are really pretty.

You think I care about her private life.

No, but think about it!

I could be her shadow.

I could give you the inside scoop,

like who she's talking to, where she goes, when...

everything.

All right. Keep me informed.

OK.

Hey, Danny!

All this espionage and selling of information is a job

and jobs have a salary.

You get it, right?

I'll pay you anything you want.

No, Patricia! Not again!

I meant money, Daniel! Money!

Here are copies of all your new designs.

There are so many.

And there are more coming.

We're going to have to work like we did before the Internet.

No one will steal my designs again.

Ines.

Huh?

Have you seen Romina?

Romina?

No, she didn't return after her lunch.

I thought you sent her to do something.

Well, maybe she went home.

Yes.

Hugui, what's wrong? You seem worried.

I have a lot in my head. I can't concentrate.

I can't create like this.

Excuse me, Hugo. Can we have a second?

Just what I needed! Will and Grace.

Excuse me.

Please, Hugo. This is important.

Oh!

That's so gay of you, Richie.

Hugo, we just want to inform you that we've come up

with a plan to figure out who stole your designs.

Look, we already have people interested in the car.

It'll take some time...

Forget the car, Hugo, the money, everything.

Someone just tried to kill me.

What?

Are you OK? What happened? Who?

What happened?

I tried to blackmail the person who bought Hugo's collection.

Are you insane? Why the hell did you do that?

I just wanted us to have more money

before we left.

I never thought they'd take things so far!

Who was it?

I... I was talking to a man named Gregorio Mata,

but he obviously works for someone more important and dangerous.

We need to go back. Let's go pack our bags.

I can't, Romina! I can't just leave.

I need to come up with an excuse.

I can't just go.

Don't you understand that my life, yours and our baby's are in danger!

If we stay here any longer, we'll get ourselves killed.

They'll kill us!

I love it, lovebug! Oh!

Watch out! My body almost fell.

Oh, no.

This is my most prized possession.

Imagine if it broke or something.

Oh, no!

Hey, you know what I like most about what you bought me?

What?

This!

This one. It's beautiful, isn't it?

Yes, it's very pretty.

Plus, it's really tight on me.

And it matches this pillow you bought me.

OK...

See? The wealthy like me are very generous.

Who's your lovebug?

You are!

Hell, yeah, I'm your lovebug.

By the way, babe.

I thought you didn't want me anymore.

Didn't you say I was an old clown?

That looks good.

Why aren't you calling me that now?

I never said that.

Yes, you did.

It's true. I did.

But I regret it.

I wanted to hurt my lovebug on purpose

so he wouldn't get complacent.

He had to feel like he was losing his lovebug.

Yeah.

Who loves you?

You do?

Huh?

Oh, right.

You and I are going places, baby.

I have almost a quarter million dollars.

A quarter million?

-Oh, my gas! -Yes.

That's amazing, isn't it?

Let's toast.

Yes, let's.

Be careful.

I've always wanted to do this. It's amazing!

No, babe!

Open up! Open wide!

That's for drinking!

That was really expensive.

Lovebug, you can't think like an old man.

Open your chakras.

If you keep thinking like you're homeless,

you'll end up on the street.

Yes.

You need to exploit your potential, honey.

Let me guide you.

-OK. -OK?

Yes.

Pour some on me.

There's nothing left.

Oh, right. We can pretend.

-How are you? -Hi.

Would you like to go to the movies like we used to when we were dating?

How nice, Fabi! But I can't.

I'm swamped.

Look.

Let me see...

It looks just like Betty.

No, it is Betty.

That's why now I'm actually going to start designing.

Hey, Hugo.

Guess who I ran into at the gym.

Who?

That Gregorio Mata guy who worked for V&M.

Right.

He was the VP of Finance, but he was fired.

-He was? -Uh-huh.

I thought he quit.

No, he was spying for Daniel Valencia

and since he and Armando don't get along,

he was fired.

It's incredible

how much Armando and Daniel hate each other.

Do you think they'd be capable of doing something dangerous?

I don't know.

Why don't you invite them to the movies and ask them?

Take it easy, Hugo. I was just thinking out loud.

-See you at home?. -Uh-huh?

Bye, chubs.

Don't call me... chubs!

I really want to help you, but you won't let me.

Yes.

I know the place.

At 8:00? Perfect.

Um... Yes, I'll see you there.

Goodbye.

I had an important call. Is something the matter?

I didn't have time this morning

to thank you for taking the job.

You don't have to thank me. I didn't do it for you.

I did it for your father and for mine.

Yes, I know.

I also heard from Hugo

that you want to continue the business plan

we created together when you first came to V&M.

You still want to go forward with the ready-to-wear line.

That means you still believe in me.

Look, I don't want there to be

any misunderstandings.

I always believed in your business plan, but...

You don't have to say anything.

I know you don't believe in me,

but at least let me thank you for believing in my dream.

Is it that hard to accept my sincere gratitude?

No. I'm sorry. You're right.

All right. I accept your gratitude.

I always wanted V&M to grow and diversify

just like you wanted.

You see? It's not that hard to smile.

What are you doing here, Armando?

Do you need anything, Marcela?

I asked you a question, Armando.

Yeah?

I was just thanking Betty

for continuing the ready-to-wear line

that I planned at the beginning of the year.

Couldn't you tell her that in the conference room?

Plus, you're getting ahead of yourself.

We're still not sure it'll work.

It could be a complete failure like everything else.

Well, I have to go, but you're welcome to stay.

No, no...

We're the ones in your way. We're going.

Patricia, I need you to tell the brokers

to sell the inactive stock.

We don't need it.

OK.

Do you need anything else, Nico?

Patri.

Are you OK? Are you crying?

Look at me.

Look at me, Patri!

I can't.

I'll never be able to look at you again.

I had to make a terrible decision.

I'm going to have to sell my body.

I'll buy it...

I mean... How come?

You earn a good living here.

You don't have to sell your body.

It's a figure of speech.

What I'm trying to tell you

is that no honest, well-meaning woman

can pay off the debt I have.

I'm about to lose my car, my baby.

Lose it.

Better to lose your car than to lose... something else.

I can't.

The people I owe money are forcing me to pay.

I wanted to tell you

that if one day you're driving on a bridge and you see me under it,

homeless and working with other women of ill repute,

don't worry.

You don't have to say hi. Keep going your merry way.

I'll pretend I don't know you.

Oh, no!

No!

Patri... write down a number.

Really, Nico?

Just do it fast before I change my mind.

No, don't.

I'll write it down here.

Just don't tell anyone.

Of course not!

I'll never say anything.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

I was just showing my secretary...

some examples from a tutorial we were watching on my computer.

You should see them too.

Your posture could use some improvement.

That's all, Patricia. Thank you very much.

That was great.

Really good.

What are you looking at? Looking for something?

I told you to stay away from her!

She's a gold-digger.

Leave me alone.

250 000 dollars and that bastard didn't invest a dime

in the company his livelihood depended on all these years?

What a miserable rat!

That's why I feel like buying him out and getting rid of him.

Hey, that's what we're going to do.

Of course.

How?

We're swimming in debt and don't have any cash.

Look at our bank accounts.

I trusted him and left him in charge of our finances.

We've been losing money for months.

Look.

Four thousand... seven thousand...

My god! This is from a year ago.

Yeah, that's how long he's been with Jenny.

We're ruined, Sofi.

Of course not.

This miserable bastard is going to have to pay

for every single cent he stole from us,

especially now that he has the means to do it!

Don't worry.

I'll make sure he pays us back tomorrow.

Nico, we need to create a new business plan for V&M.

Betty, you and I are managing a Manhattan fashion house!

The world must be upside down for this to be happening!

I know, but business doesn't change.

The market is all about supply and demand.

We need to make a study and compare brands

so we can make projections about V&M.

I'll take care of that tonight.

I'm going to work here.

I should do the same.

No, but you have your very important dinner

with Mr. Thompson.

What'd he say it was for?

It must be something important.

You know, I saw him in Miami and he was really nice to me.

He even offered me a job,

but that was when I was working for Catalina.

Betty, be very careful.

He's a millionaire

and you know those men are wolves.

You've no idea what he's interested in

or what he wants from you.

What?

No, he's not like that. Mr. Thompson is a gentleman

and he's only thinking about business.

In fact, what if he makes us

an offer that'll pull the company out of this financial rut.

Just be careful and don't worry.

I'll keep trying to find a solution.

All right.

Still, don't stay up all night.

Tomorrow's going to be a tough day with all your shareholder friends.

Oh, Hugui!

Working till late?

I can stay to keep you company if you want.

No, Ines. You go.

To be honest... I don't feel like going home.

You're scared of what Armando might do.

I'm scared he might find out

something that'll destroy me.

To be honest,

everything points to Romina.

That would be terrible.

Well, Fabio will obviously defend his sister,

but she didn't think about you when she betrayed you.

Ines, I was so excited about starting a family.

Fabio, Romina, and the baby.

You know what Fabio means to me.

I love him.

I'm praying Romina can prove her innocence tomorrow.

If not...

we'd lose everything.

And I don't think we could survive something like that.

Fabio!

Fabio!

Come here. There's nothing. Everything's sold out.

The earliest flight is tomorrow evening.

What do I do?

Buy it.

All the same, we need to wait till the last minute

to transfer Hugo's money to my accounts.

Is Hugo all right? He was acting strange, distant.

You think he suspects anything?

No, everything's all right. He still trusts me.

I swear if there was another way,

I'd rob him of everything.

We wouldn't have to settle

for these meager crumbs after everything I did.

We have enough to hide

until we find some other idiot with money.

Hugo isn't the only one, and we need to go.

We've run out of time.

I thought you were going to call me

the moment you returned to New York

and now I find out you're the new president of V&M.

I'm not the type of man who settles.

I wouldn't own

one of the most important clothing brands in the US

if I hadn't fought for what I wanted.

This is for you.

This is my proposal. Open it.

That's what I'm offering you

to become the CEO of one of my companies.

You're going to work for me.

This is what you'd make per year, plus bonuses.

It's... it's too much.

I know how valuable you are.

That's why it's no surprise to me that you're president of V&M.

But you can leave that company behind

and play for a winning team.

But, sir, I made...

I know you're working with Nicolas Ramos.

I also have a similar offer ready for him.

What do you say, Betty?

You have the world at your feet today.

Betty?

Thompson?

Wow! What a surprise!

I assume you're discussing V&M business, am I right?

Yes, we're in a business meeting,

but you're wrong, Marcelita.

It has nothing to do with V&M,

and everything to do with Betty.

W... what? Everything to do with Betty? Betty?

You heard me.

It has everything to do with Betty.

Armando, I have nothing to hide.

I'll be honest.

I'm making Betty an offer she can't refuse.

I hate to steal Betty from you,

but that's how this business works.

Betty is priceless.

Beatriz, I would consider this.

Certain opportunities only happen once in a lifetime. Right?

What? You're leaving.

Mr. Thompson, I'm very grateful for your offer

and it's a door that has opened for me.

However, when I first started,

V&M was the only one that gave me a chance.

Betty, let's not get sentimental.

That's how we all get our start.

You're already in.

Assume your rightful place.

I'm sorry, sir.

I made a commitment to V&M

and to Mr. Roberto Mendoza.

I agreed to stay six more months at the company.

I'd love to discuss this then.

Think this through, Beatriz.

We're going to leave you two, so you can keep talking.

Right, honey?

Yes, it's too bad you're going to have to wait.

Bon appetit!

Uh-huh. Bye.

Have a good evening, Betty.

Bye.

Betty, I know V&M is on the brink of bankruptcy.

I don't think it'll survive another six months.

Listen to me.

Do you want your name tied to a bankrupt company?

No, but I won't allow V&M to go bankrupt.

That's my job now and that's my commitment.

But why don't you invest in the company?

It'd be another way to work together even if it's indirectly.

I don't understand.

Where's the connection between Ricardo and a psychiatric hospital?

Eh?

I don't know. What are you asking me for?

I went into his office yesterday

and I saw a letter from a psychiatric hospital.

It piqued my interest.

It's weird

that you're asking questions about someone else's life,

especially Ricardo's.

You know what?

Ricardo did once mention something about his mother.

He said she'd been at a hospital.

But it wasn't a psychiatric hospital.

It was for heart disease or...

I don't know. It was a long time ago.

In any case, that lady lives in Europe now.

In Europe?

-Uh-huh. -In what country?

I don't know, Maria Lucia!

I don't care about anything relating to Ricardo.

Hurry up and finish your tea.

Our dear president set up a meeting first thing today.

She's going to blow our minds with her financial savvy.

I don't want to be late

and give her an excuse to fire us from our own company.

Giovanni, thank you for fixing my boiler.

I didn't have any money for the plumber.

Don't worry. Anytime.

Just remember to keep an eye on it

and drain it every now and then like I showed you.

Wait too long and it'll clog.

That's why it was so hot. It was clogged.

You really are good at this.

None of the others were as good as you.

This sort of thing requires patience and creativity.

Besides, when I touched it, it was really hot.

Too hot.

Yeah, that's why I decided to get to work on that baby

and give it everything I have.

That's right.

Do you think I can use you again sometime?

I have a few other things that I need you to look into.

You can use me as many times as you want.

I'll look into whatever you tell me to.

You know that's what I love doing.

You're the best!

Have a good day.

Thanks, babe.

When are we getting our money?

When we have money.

Right now the important thing is to make payroll.

After that, we'll see what we can do.

We're not magicians, you know? We're doing what we can.

Well, you're not doing enough and you're not doing it well

judging by the results.

You'll have to excuse me, but that's rich coming from someone

who was part of the previous administration.

Correct me if I'm wrong,

but weren't you the one in charge of that deal

in which we were conned out of a lot money?

Besides, you still haven't handed me

the report I asked you for.

That's right. I've been very busy.

Besides, no one cares about those useless reports.

Well, I care about them.

If you don't want to do them, don't.

I've already started creating the new business plan,

which includes restructuring every department.

Like it or not, your department will be particularly affected.

You heard me. But let's not dwell on this.

Let's talk about why I called this meeting.

I called this meeting to talk about

a market study Nicolas and I did.

As you can see, other companies such as ours

have seen positive growth.

That's because they're designing for real women,

for your average woman.

That's not what we're doing.

Who are we designing clothes for?

Beauty queens, models,

and unattainable female stereotypes.

You forgot starving women.

There's nothing wrong with that.

They make up less than 1% of the female population.

Women need to feel represented.

Hugo, you need to design clothes for average women.

And how average is this woman you want me to design for?

Well, women like my friends from the squad, like me...

I'm sorry.

They're not average. They're tacky.

That's disgusting.

Well, you're going to design for them.

Both underwear and informal wear.

I'm going to die.

And I'm not one of those that comes back three days later.

It takes me seven.

Hi, Giovas!

Hey.

Your food smells good.

What is it?

This delicious feast contains rice with pigeon peas,

pasta salad, and pork. What do you think?

I think it looks... very Puerto Rican.

Right?

Well... yes, your observation is 100% correct.

The thing is that I'm watching

this very interesting cooking show at night.

I wanted to try my culinary talents

by making a traditional meal.

You should've asked your buddy Mariana for help!

She's Puerto Rican, right?

You probably did ask her. What do I know?

Oh, my!

What the hell happened to this?

What? You have a date or something?

I just changed the battery and it's stopped.

Wait a sec.

Let me see if I have another one.

Oh, my...

I know.

This woman is going to destroy V&M.

What makes her think

she can teach us how to manage our own company?

Please!

Ever since she changed,

she thinks she has better taste than I do.

I mean, come on!

Turns out she knows V&M's market better than us.

Well, I don't know how much she knows about design,

but the information she gave us is pretty solid.

V&M is losing consumers between the ages of 18 and 35.

Whose side are you on?

On the side of whoever saves our company.

Don't you always say this is a business?

I think Betty's strategy might work.

You're just taking this personally

and you just want your money so you can leave.

No, I want to lose as little money as possible.

The more time passes,

the harder it'll be to get back our company.

Plus, guess what?

We're the talk of Manhattan.

Everyone knows what's happening.

I want that woman far away from V&M.

From V&M or from Armando?

We're Valencias.

We don't give up at the first sign of trouble.

Let's give her time. Maybe you're wrong.

Let's try to keep the peace.

You saw that being rude to her won't get you anywhere.

You're asking for the impossible, Malu,

especially when she's making stupid decisions

-like dressing the women from the squad. -Wait, wait...

Malu might be right.

We need to change strategies.

I have to go.

Call me if anything comes up.

I have a special request.

I need to clean house.

His name is Gregorio Mata.

Make sure there's nothing left of him.

No, he was spying for Daniel Valencia

and since he and Armando don't get along,

he was fired.

Your food looks delicious, Marianita.

What'd you make?

This is pork.

There's a delicious pasta salad somewhere around here

and this is...

Rice and pigeon peas.

Oh! How'd you know?

Because it's exactly what Giovas was eating.

You made it for him because you're lovers!

I know everything.

You're kidding me.

Honey, the poor thing didn't have lunch...

Don't lie to me. I'm not stupid.

That's why you didn't want Sandra to move in with you.

You're living with him! I heard everything.

Thanks, Giovas, for everything you did for me.

You're a bad friend! Why would you get with him?

Hugo.

Hugo!

Hugo.

He's not here. He went out.

Are you OK? Did something happen?

I'm going to drop the car off at the dealership

and then transfer the money.

OK.

Do you have everything.

Yeah, everything's hidden in the back.

Perfect.

I'll let you know when to leave for the airport.

-OK? -OK.

Please don't be late. I'm begging you.

Honey, I promise I'll be there. You'll see.

Everything will be all right.

I won't be happy until that plane lands in Buenos Aires.

We're going to make it.

We'll be OK together. I promise.

This will all be in the past, OK?

-Armandito. -Yeah?

Armando, may I?

Sure, come in. What's wrong?

It's Fabio.

Fabio and that woman, Romina, are accomplices.

What? What did you see?

What did I see?

I saw them talking together.

They were talking about leaving, about escaping with some money.

And guess what? They kissed!

And it wasn't a sibling's kiss.

No, they were making out.

I don't know what's going on, but people are going insane.

They're leaving!

Don't worry. Stay here.

I'll be back.

You're a bad friend and a traitor.

Why did you go after a man that's taken?

Aura Maria, listen to me.

I don't want to!

I know.

You're jealous because a lot of guys like me,

so you went after the stupidest of them all.

Stupid?

No, Giovanni seems like such an interesting man.

He's so nice.

You're defending him. Why?

Because you're sleeping with him!

You love my sloppy seconds.

Giovanni is your sloppy seconds?

Yes, that's right!

But guess what. He's in love with me.

He's shown it.

You're just a fling.

Look, get a clue!

I'm sick and tired of you thinking you're the queen of Sheba,

when we all know you're a petty child

who won't have her cake but won't let others eat it

and who chooses to hook up with losers who treat her like a ho

instead of being with the only guy worth anything.

So, yes, boo. Get over it.

Giovanni and I are together and we're very happy.

And if that isn't enough...

we're also living together, so leave him alone.

He's already got someone that can give him what he deserves.

Bye.

That's gotta hurt.

Why did you come back?

What's your problem with me?

It's obvious you don't like me and it's personal.

You want revenge?

No, sir, I have nothing against you.

Besides, everything that's happened

is exactly what you and Armando planned.

Are we really going to keep pretending we can be civil with each other?

We've been at this too long to pretend anymore.

I know you hate me.

No, I don't hate you.

I just don't want to bring my personal life into work.

You two were the ones who blurred that line.

That's not my style.

You're enjoying this, aren't you?

You are.

You love being my boss.

You like bossing me around as the president.

First, you took control of Armando

and now you've taken control of the company.

Why didn't I see it before?

That's not how this happened and you know it.

I'm not like you.

You're projecting the image you have of yourself on me.

You can't fool me.

You can pretend you're someone else,

but I know you're the same insipid assistant

who used to pine over Armando.

I know you still love him.

Or are you going to deny it?

How are you so sure?

What's the rush?

I have a doctor's appointment.

Well, I have a question and I think you can help me.

Sure. What is it?

Aside from you, who else had access to the collection

that was stolen from Hugo?