Original subtitles

Marcela and I are getting married in one month.

Congratulations.

IN THE PREVIOUS EPISODE

You will never be like Armando,

and you'll never get a woman like me.

So have some dignity and don't come to the wedding.

You're the one with no dignity.

Armando's getting married to overcome his heartbreak,

and you, so you won't end up alone.

Leave.

I know the hardest thing you've ever done

is seduce Beatriz Rincon.

This is definitely the apocalypse.

Armando seduced Betty with Ricardo's help.

Betty and Armando were together.

That was my gossip!

What were you whispering about out there, ladies?

We know everything, Betty.

Everything?

We saw the video that Ricardo sent to Armando about you.

I'm tired of the Mendozas and your arrogance

and of the Valencias, who think they own everything.

Then leave. Nobody's forcing you to stay.

You're totally right.

I'm tendering my irrevocable resignation.

Thank you.

It's the best decision you could make.

You're still the same nobody who dreams of marrying the boss.

You've always been a sidekick. A loser.

I just wanted to see for myself

that I'll never have to see you again.

You and I are going to be family.

Maria Lucia and I are a couple,

and soon we'll be living together.

That's not true.

Maria Lucia would never be interested in a man like you.

No?

You think I'm not worthy of being with a Valencia?

I hate to disappoint you,

but your little sister and me are very much in love.

In fact, we're starting a business together in Europe.

No, you're not.

She's starting that business with me.

That was before.

That's why I sold my stake,

so I could invest in my new business.

You're only with Maria Lucia for her money.

Yeah?

Okay.

And you're jealous.

No, I'm not. I don't feel anything for you.

Perfect, then you won't mind seeing me

at every family get-together.

Malu and I are quite serious.

I want you to tell me whether or not

you're in a relationship with Ricardo.

All right, I won't keep it from you anymore.

We're dating.

Ricardo is dangerous!

You have no idea who you're getting involved with.

-And you do? -Yes.

I know him much better than you do,

and I know what he's capable of doing.

Ricardo and I have fun together,

and unless you give me one very good reason right now,

tomorrow I'm signing a document that gives him

power of attorney over my money.

What?

No, you can't do that!

Ricardo's a dangerous, manipulative liar.

He's doing all that just to get back at me.

Oh. And why would he do that?

Because we had an affair, okay?

Aren't you going to say anything?

I already knew.

Or at least I had a feeling.

But I needed you to confirm it.

So you two aren't...

It's nothing major.

The truth is I figured out that he's not someone you can trust.

But don't worry about that. I'll take care of him.

The most important thing here is you.

-Do you feel anything for him? -Absolutely not.

No.

What we did was a mistake.

It never should've happened.

Will you tell Armando?

Are you crazy?

Of course not!

And not a peep out of you.

Obviously not.

But if you're marrying Armando

and are going to spend the rest of your life with him

you ought to be honest, shouldn't you?

That's how it went down, ladies.

Wilson isn't taking his eyes off that bastard

Ricardo Calderon.

The look on his face is so scary.

I'm happy he's being thrown out like the dog he is.

After watching that video,

I see now what a jerk Ricardo is.

Don't worry, Sandra. It's not good for the baby.

Nothing's going to happen, you'll see.

You won't lose your job.

I'm surprised I haven't seen Aura Maria.

Isn't she hungry? No break for her?

Stop being silly, Mariana.

We've been through so much in just one day.

Say something like that to her and she might flip.

Heads up, ladies. Here she comes.

What's up, girls? Everything okay?

I'm a little freaked out about my former boss.

Also, Mariana's going to Puerto Rico.

Why?

Take me with you.

I just miss my family, my island,

my rice with pigeon peas, the ocean...

I think I'll stick around over there.

That's great news.

I guess you'll be breaking up with Giovas now

since long-distance relationships don't work.

No, darling.

We actually talked about it and he's coming with me.

He can't live without me.

-Hi. -Hi.

I didn't think you'd make it.

I did what you asked.

I sold my stake in V&M and quit.

That's what I want to talk to you about.

What?

Is something wrong?

Everything's wrong.

A relationship that lacks trust isn't much of a relationship.

Of course.

We're in complete agreement on that.

That's great, so then tell me when you planned on informing me

of your relationship with my sister.

Listen, Mariana, you've got family in Puerto Rico.

You've got friends who love you and can help you,

but Giovas doesn't.

You can't take him.

But he said, "Wherever you go, I follow, my queen."

What can I do? He's smitten with me.

Oh, that's clear to me,

but when he figures out the world's not all

puppy dogs and ice cream

and everything falls apart for him, he'll suffer.

You cannot take him. You can't do that to him.

If I felt like going to the North Pole with my boyfriend,

-why shouldn't I? -That's right.

Because...

Because he doesn't love you.

Giovas and I are lovers.

He's been cheating on you with me.

Oh, Aura Maria, you're just jealous

because you let an extraordinary man go.

So stop making stuff up and accept defeat.

I accept nothing.

He's crazy about me, and I know it.

He's shown it!

In fact, this is scientific proof of how he feels.

"His animal instinct makes my essence quiver.

My aura and femininity are pulled toward him

like moths to a flame."

Wow.

Is that from those intense novels you read?

Yeah.

I can't explain how it feels when our lips lock.

It's an explosion, a collision, a passion...

But that can't be true.

If it were, he'd be with you, honey.

But he's not, dear.

He's coming to Puerto Rico with me

to ask my parents for my hand in marriage.

I'm going to be Giovas' wife.

That's so cool!

I will never let that happen!

Damn!

What's wrong with you, Mariana?

That was the perfect time to tell her the truth.

Okay, tell me something.

Do you want her to get back together with Giovas or not?

I only go by what the stars tell me.

She's going to kill him.

For real, girls.

There's going to be a Giovanny-cide.

Let's go!

Timeout.

Whoever told you that is lying.

Oh, please. Marcela told me.

What?

No!

She'd make anything up if it meant keeping you and me apart.

You can't believe her.

Do you really doubt me after all I've done for you?

Yeah, that's true. You've done a lot for me.

Like manipulate Betty so she'd fall in love with Armando,

or will you deny that too?

Uh... no. I won't deny that.

But I only did that because Armando asked me to.

Oh, so if somebody asks you to manipulate someone else

and take advantage of their naiveté and break their heart,

you'd do it!

Well, I didn't know things would get so out of hand.

Malu, you've got to believe me. I was just their puppet.

Things aren't like you think.

No, they're much worse.

You're a liar, a traitor,

and a phony who has nothing to offer.

I don't trust you, and I never will.

Now hold on.

What are you trying to say?

That it's over between us?

Yes, it's over.

It never existed.

I never intended on starting a business with you,

let alone live my life with you.

What?

How long have you known all this?

Over a month.

What? A month?

So you used me?

Yes, I used you!

Just like you used Betty

and all those women you've been with.

No, you can't do this to me. We had a deal.

I turned my life upside down for you.

You can't leave me.

You're not going to Puerto Rico with Mariana, you hear me?

See?

Now she loves you with all her heart

and can't live without you.

Good thing because if she hated you...

Relax, both of you.

Giovas, tell her the truth!

You and I are having an affair.

Both of you settle down!

Tell Giovas everything that's been going on.

Poor guy's like a cat stuck in a tree.

Yes, tell me!

It's simple, babe.

Giovanni and I are getting married.

Giovas, are you marrying Mariana?

Giovas...

I know that there've been times that I haven't been nice to you

and haven't reciprocated the love you have for me.

But...

My son loves you,

and you've treated him like he was your own son.

You've been so sweet and so special with him.

Plus, whenever I've had a problem

or had to deal with a situation,

you've always been there to help me.

You've always resolved my problems as if they were yours.

I'd like to thank you for that.

I feel like you're the man I want to be with,

the man my heart loves.

I want to marry you.

If you want, we can get married right now.

Oh, dear. Pour some water on them!

Oh, Giovanni!

Don't you have anything to tell Aura Maria?

Obviously, Ines.

I'd like to say the same, but in the opposite sense.

That is, I feel the same, but the other way around.

Like, where Aura Maria was, put Giovas instead.

The thing is, I've told you a thousand different ways,

with and without metaphors.

Why were you dating Mariana?

Well, that's a very long story,

but we'll be happy to tell you.

I gave you all my money.

-You can't do this to me. -Yes, I can.

And don't worry. I'm not a con artist like you.

That's why I asked Esteban to clarify things.

-Esteban? -Esteban.

Where is he?

-Where? -Right there.

Oh. You.

You're a part of this con?

There's no con, Ricardo.

Nobody's touched your money.

It's safe in an account under your name.

I don't want my money, I want my shares.

Give them back.

He can't.

They're mine. He bought them for me.

So when Betty returns the company to us,

you'll no longer be part of V&M.

But why?

Why would you destroy my life like this, Maria Lucia?

Why me, Ricardo Calderon? Why, why, why?

What do you want?

To keep you away from my family

and to show you what it's like to be on the other side.

-You're a bad person. -No, you are.

-You are! -You are a bad person!

And somebody had to give you your comeuppance,

and I'm the lucky gal!

And now... later!

Namaste.

As you know, Ricardo Calderon not only quit V&M,

but he also sold his shares.

The person who supposedly bought his stake

was Esteban, our lawyer.

But that's not what actually happened.

Esteban bought his stake because I asked him to.

I'm the new owner of his stake in the company.

What? I'm not following.

I knew that if I made Ricardo that offer directly,

he'd refuse.

That's why I had to use Esteban.

I had my personal reasons to accelerate

Mr. Calderon's departure.

He wasn't a good fit for the company.

Congratulations. I'm applaud your decision.

The Valencias should definitely have the right to buy first.

I agree with Armando.

It's a shame.

It's a real shame that Ricardo turned out

to not be someone who could be trusted.

I'm going to keep supporting Betty's and Roberto's decisions.

I did this for the company,

and I think we should all be united.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe that you alone carried out this plan.

Do you think so little of me?

No, but you're all peace and love and out of nowhere,

you spring this revenge plot.

Well, when someone messes with my family,

Buddhism goes on the backburner.

Thank you.

Thanks, Malu.

You don't know the problem you've gotten rid of for us.

The best part is I'll never have to see him again.

Thank you.

I'm glad, but what happened between Ricardo and you

is a symptom of the problem.

There's still time for you to change your mind

about marrying Armando.

Think about it, Marcela.

Betty, honey, I just heard about all your plans.

Betty, you're here.

I hope it's okay that I told your mother

about the idea of us going to LA together.

You told her that you proposed the idea of going together.

Yes, and if you say yes, you and Mr. Demetrio

would come with us.

How could you tell my mother for all of us to leave?

I haven't even said yes!

Family is very important, especially for you.

Why be so far apart when we can all be together?

Joaquin, I haven't even made a decision yet.

Come with me.

Demetrio can work at my company.

You yourself said he's an excellent accountant,

and your mother's going to love the Mexican food in LA.

Hey, you're moving a little bit fast,

and I'm more like a turtle.

Okay, don't feel any pressure.

We'll go at your pace, my little turtle.

I brought you some hot chocolate just how you like it.

Thank you.

So we can talk woman to woman.

Like friends.

Sweetheart,

what are your plans with Joaquin?

I don't know.

Are you going to let him go to Los Angeles alone?

You want him to leave and never return?

No, I don't want to lose him.

I have a good time with him.

I laugh and he fills me with excitement.

Sometimes I feel like I'm falling in love with him.

I know the smart, logical thing to do

would be for me to forget New York and leave with him.

Why don't you?

Right.

You're still in love with Armando Mendoza.

Mom, he's marrying Marcela Valencia in one month,

and it's killing me inside

because I wish I could be the one with him,

but I can't do that to Joaquin either.

I can't substitute him.

I can't be with one when I still love the other.

Yes.

Sweetie, I'll support you with whatever you decide.

Just follow your heart.

That's the best thing you can do.

ONE MONTH LATER

Hey, Armando! Good morning.

Isn't your wedding day almost here?

Yeah, almost.

I hope you'll be very happy with Marcela.

Thank you very much.

By the way, did you know I was leaving?

I'm moving my headquarters to Los Angeles.

So quickly? That's too bad.

Isn't it, though?

Thing is, I'm not going alone.

I'm going with Betty.

Is this a prenup?

So does this mean David is asking me to marry him?

Is this a proposal?

How romantic!

Hold on, am I reading this right?

Does this say we have to live in his Connecticut residence?

Medical stipulations.

No way.

I was made to live in this city.

It's Mr. White's most opulent mansion.

You'll have a helicopter at your disposition at all hours.

A helicopter?

Yes, and a plane too. Keep reading.

His universal heir?

Yes, provided that you agree to all his conditions.

Should Mr. White pass away,

you would be the sole heir of his entire fortune.

Ms. Fernandez, your life could change completely.

Sign here.

Patricia, I told you I don't--

What are you doing here?

I came to prevent you from making the worst mistake of your life.

I'm here to stop you from marrying Armando.

Charly?

Who's there?

Who are you?

Get out or I'll call the police.

I have a weapon.

What's wrong with you?

Why are you so violent?

Efrain?

Are you trying to kill me?

What are you doing here?

What am I doing here?

I live here.

For a month now.

-What? -Yes.

Where is Charly? Does he know?

Of course he does.

He's the one letting me sleep here.

Didn't he tell you?

Well, there you go.

I can't believe...

Look what I brought you, buddy.

A delicious hamburger--

Sofia?

Stay away from me.

I'm calling security.

Marcela, please.

Nobody's here. How do you think I got in?

What's wrong with you?

I've just come for your bachelorette party, it's all.

No, no, no. Calm down.

-Just relax and enjoy... -Don't touch me!

Marcela, don't act like you don't want it.

You know this is what you want.

Stay away from me.

I don't want to!

I don't want to!

I would've loved to have gone to Los Angeles with Betty,

but I don't want to pressure her.

I think the distance and time difference

is going to lead to our breakup.

Not exactly.

Joaquin, I've made a decision.

We're going to LA.

I can't believe it!

You're really taking a leap!

You did what I asked!

You're so brave.

Hardly anything is left of that Betty I first met.

The one who asked permission for everything.

Let's toast.

To our new adventure together.

And...

to our wonderful friendship with this amazing woman.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

Care to explain how this idiot

could be living here for one month?

He doesn't live here. This is temporary.

Well, not that temporary.

I bathe here, sleep here, and eat here.

So, technically, I live here.

Now, Charly must not have told you

because I guess he's not very trustworthy.

And to top it off, just like the scorpion riding on the frog,

you sting the one helping you!

And you...

after everything we've been through,

how could you let this filthy rat live here?

I did it for your kids.

I didn't want the kids finding out

their father was a homeless and out on the street.

I felt sorry for him.

Look at him.

Broke and homeless and missing teeth.

It's your fault.

-Shut up! -Shut up!

Forgive me.

Yeah?

How can I not? You're the sweetest.

After my kids, you're the most beautiful thing in my life.

What about me?

I was the worst, right?

So I guess I don't get credit for anything now.

You brought me pain, misery, and suffering.

But guess what?

Now, I feel no pain, I'm not miserable,

and I feel no suffering.

You know what else?

I recommend, my dear Efrain-sufferable,

that you eat your hamburger and try to get some rest tonight

because tomorrow you're going to find a job,

and you're never coming back here, okay?

And you, honey... let's go home.

I've got a surprise for you that involves bubbles.

I love it when you're covered in bubbles.

I love it when I'm covered in bubbles too.

Goodnight, Efrain.

Goodbye.

Get off me! I don't want this!

Shut up!

I don't want this!

In that case...

Let go of her!

Stay out of it! This is between Marcela and me!

He's crazy.

Don't go near her again!

You still don't get that I'm doing this for you, idiot!

Do you really think you know who you're marrying?

Don't listen to him.

Shut up!

-Tell him the truth or I will. -What?

You know what?

While you were romancing that ugly troll,

Marcela and I were lovers.

Yes, she was my lover--

You betrayed me! I thought you were my friend!

And you sold me out for some ugly girl!

I'll never forgive you!

Don't talk about Betty like that!

See? He's still in love with her!

Armando, you never loved Marcela.

Marcela, you love me! You're going to be mine!

Hit him!

Why'd you hit me so hard?

You know what?

You hitting me doesn't change the fact

that Marcela slept with me a million times

and always came back for more.

You'll be back soon.

That will never happen.

That was a mistake.

Get out!

Just like marrying a man who doesn't love you!

-I'm leaving, I'm leaving! -Get out!

Get out.

I know what you're going to say.

You? Marcela?

Miss Monogamy turned out to be the same or worse than you.

And don't even worry about the wedding.

I'll make sure to cancel everything.

Who's talking about calling off the wedding?

At the end of the day, I think I pushed you to do that.

What are you trying to say?

We both know I'm not the most faithful man.

I can't compare one mistake of yours

to the thousands I've committed.

Are you forgiving me?

I have nothing for which to forgive you.

If I've learned anything it's that

we don't need to be sorry for our feelings, our emotions.

What's the point?

I don't know what to say.

I didn't think you'd take it like this.

Neither did I, but the same happened to me with Betty.

No, that's different.

I don't have any feelings for Ricardo.

Let's make a deal.

If marriage is still in the cards, why don't we start over?

Wipe the slate clean.

What do you say?

The west coast?

That's like a six-hour plane ride.

The furthest Betty's ever been is Miami.

Children eventually leave, Demetrio,

and Betty hasn't been very happy here.

You know that.

Yes, but she overcame everything.

Look at her now.

Well, we have to thank Joaquin for a big part of that.

That man loves her. He adores her.

Just like you love me.

No.

I don't believe that.

Honey, Joaquin made you a job offer.

Accept it.

We can go with them.

And start over at our age?

Dad...

I don't want you to be sad.

If you ask me to stay, I can stay.

Oh, sweetie...

when did you grow up so fast?

Seeing you happy...

makes us happy.

Now it's up to you to follow your dreams.

So... wherever you go,

we'll follow.

-I love you. -I love you too.

You must've been seducing Beatriz at that time.

I figured you were cheating with somebody,

and I felt so alone and abandoned,

and there was Ricardo to listen to me and be my friend.

One day, he became my lover.

How many times were you together?

How many times were you with Beatriz?

Sorry.

I don't know, just a couple of times.

Marcela...

Tell me the truth.

Are you in love with him?

No.

Of course not.

I thought a fling would help me get you out of my head,

but it only made things worse.

It made me cling to you more.

Do you love me?

As much as you love me.

Ricardo did what?

What did Armando say? Did he call off the wedding?

No, he wants to move forward with our plans.

What?

I don't understand.

He wasn't upset about you cheating?

Of course he was, and he asked questions all night.

Let's just say Armando's been in my place many times,

and he owed me.

But what about you?

Do you still want to get married?

This goes beyond what I want.

It's about the family and our names and reputations.

What I want doesn't matter.

Besides, I can't see myself marrying someone

who isn't Armando.

Shall we go to the meeting?

This is V&M's current balance.

As you can see, we're achieving positive growth.

You might say we're overcoming our financial troubles.

Yes, this most recent collection assured V&M's future.

Nicolas and I hope that in a few months

the company will be completely in the black.

Betty, your work as president has been incredible.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

I'd also like to inform you that I'll be

handing over the company and returning everything.

Also, I quit.

Betty, I trust you.

I know Nicolas can continue in your stead.

I hope you'll take good care of yourself.

I hope you complete all your professional goals in LA.

Thank you, Mr. Armando.

Well, I'd also like to tell you that I'm keeping BAR.

Though the initial capital used to start the company

shall be returned to you

as will the interest generated by that capital.

My time as president of V&M is over.

Bravo.

So do you have another meeting

with your bestie Cindy Anderson today?

I don't get how you can hang out with her. She's trashy.

Yet rich.

Oh really?

Well, you're a gold-digger.

In fact, you're marrying someone so old

that if he sneezes, he'll need a full body cast.

Maybe, but he's still much better than you

because you're a loser!

And he's not old.

-He's vintage. -Oh.

Oh no! No!

Damn it, Patricia! Just what I needed!

Stuck in an elevator with you!

If you hate me so much,

then why are you always groveling at my feet?

Patricia...

it's because I didn't know what kind of woman you are.

You're my number one,

the one I know I want to be with.

You're so beautiful that I'd look at you

and think I had to be dreaming

because I could never have that kind of happiness.

I couldn't go on like that morning, noon, and night.

Nico, nobody's ever going to say such nice things to me.

Because nobody loves you like I do.

David!

Patricia.

Uh...

It was awful.

We got stuck here, and poor Nicolas,

on top of being deaf is also claustrophobic.

So I had to remove his sweater, I mean, coat.

It was too tight and he couldn't breathe.

Nic, are you okay?

I'm a little better, sir.

Your wedding?

Yes.

Patricia and I are getting married as soon as possible.

Mr. Armando, these boxes arrived for you.

Leave them right there, Wilson.

Come, have a drink with me.

I'm on the clock, sir.

Sit down. It's me.

Well, just one.

Here.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Wilson, has it ever happened to you

that you can't breathe when you're not with the person

you want to be with?

That you feel like without her you can't even be?

Oh, dang.

You can't be without Miss Marcela?

Know what? I'll stay with you as long as you like.

If you stay, we finish this bottle.

We have a lot to talk about.

Have you ever fallen in love?

Oh, Mr. Armando.

We'll need another bottle if we're going to talk about that.

Let me tell you.

When I was young, there was a girl in school I really liked.

I'd see her every day...

I'm really nervous, but like I've said before,

thank you.

I'm so grateful you came into my life.

Thank you for always being loyal, supportive,

and above all, my friends.

I adore you and want you to know

that you've got a friend in me that--

Stay out of it!

Betty, I'm a changed man.

I'm here to apologize for everything I did to you.

No freaking way.

This just got good. You got more tequila, Betty?

Mr. Armando, please calm down.

Many of our coworkers are here.

Don't worry, they all know everything.

What?

Everything.

All I want to do is apologize.

-I'm an idiot. -Yes.

Armando... Mr. Armando, let's go to my office.

This one.

-Yeah. -This way.

Go, boss.

Go on.

I'm very confused.

On the one hand, I want you to be very happy.

I really do wish you the best.

But on the other hand,

I'm dying inside at the thought of you leaving.

Armando, you're getting married tomorrow.

You think I don't know that?

I'm getting married because you drove me to it.

Because you didn't forgive me.

I did forgive you.

No, if you had,

we'd be together and happy.

And I'd still be getting married tomorrow, but to you.

I'm not, though.

I'm marrying Marcela because...

because she loves me.

She loves me and I...

I neglected her so much that she got involved with Ricardo.

How'd you find out?

You knew?

Yes.

I saw them kissing once.

Why didn't you tell me?

You were cheating on her with me.

Who am I to judge her?

I can't blame her.

She felt alone and abandoned.

And as you know, I don't want to hurt her again.

Do you understand?

Of course.

That's why you shouldn't be here.

You're going away with the Spaniard,

I'm marrying Marcela,

and the four of us will be unhappy.

Because not one of us will have what they truly want.

Armando--

Look, from the bottom of my heart,

I truly hope you'll be very happy

and that you'll fall in love again.

All I ask...

is for one last hug before I go.

I promise I won't kiss you.

Just hug me like you'd hug someone

getting a lethal injection

or being strapped into an electric chair.