TELEMUNDO NETWORK
I'd like to present Alejandra to you all and to my family
as my future wife whom my heart belongs to.
I agree with Tomas.
If your mom wants to get remarried, then she should!
Dad?
My personal assistant, Ms. Paula Duarte,
will be leaving the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles
in order to pursue her political career
and explore other horizons.
The Mexican State Department
has decided to use her talent and industriousness
by naming her cultural attaché
to the consulate in Sydney, Australia.
So now you know.
Yes. I heard.
It's unbelievable.
You spent the night with me.
You made love to me, held me...
and I have to find out through a press conference
and some recordings. Unbelievable, right?
Paula...
I'm deeply sorry to have made this decision
without speaking to you first,
but I know that if I did, you'd find a way to avoid...
Have you any idea what you've done?
You broke my heart, Ernesto.
I love you.
There! I said it!
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever envision
this playing out like this.
I love you.
And believe it or not, I do have a heart.
But you broke it.
You obviously never thought you'd ever hear me say this.
Paula...
Love?
We shared our love of power and ambitious nature.
And yes, there was lots of passion...
Could you do me a favor?
Never try to tell me how I feel!
You know nothing!
Ernesto, what do you know about what I've had to put up with,
what I've had to repress or give up for you?
I gave up what an average woman would call a normal life!
I gave up... the idea of having a stable partner!
I gave up on getting married... and having children!
Having children!
Paula, do you hear yourself? Family, children, marriage?
A normal life? You're not a normal woman.
And I say that as a compliment.
You're a smart and politically savvy woman.
Smart?
Did you ever wonder why such a smart woman
would sacrifice her own ambitions?
Why do you think I gave up on having a career,
a career I could've benefited greatly from?
Did you ever ask yourself
why I became the woman behind the power,
the woman who lived in the shadow of a great man?
I lived in your shadow!
Did you ever ask yourself that?
And for what, Ernesto?
So the pinnacle of my career
would be to assigned to a stupid honorary post
on the other side of the world
and to receive a heartfelt applause
at the end of your damn press conference?
Was it for that? Did you ever ask yourself that?
Paula, all I can say...
is that you made all those decisions yourself.
You've known me for years.
You know the kind of man I am.
Yes, I can be manipulated,
but I'm not one to manipulate others.
You knew that and remained by my side.
You knew who I was. This is all on you.
-Not me. -Ernesto.
You're right.
I made those choices. But why?
I did it for you.
I did it for love!
I wanted your victories to be my victories.
I wanted our successes to be one!
Admit it.
Without me, you wouldn't have gotten anywhere.
And this is how you repay me.
You stab me in the back so you can be with Alejandra.
I'm sure she asked you to do this!
And since you're so easily manipulated
you did what that pair of ---- wanted you to.
Paula, I can openly admit
I wouldn't have made it this far without you,
but I think we're going in circles now.
I'm sorry and see you around.
No, I'm sorry. You won't get rid of me so easily.
I'm going to call Mr. Carlos and tell him what...
Paula, Paula.
Mr. Carlos is sending you to Sydney.
He's aware of what's going on.
I'm trying to process all this.
I'm trying to make sense of it all, but I can't.
I don't get how you spend the night by my side,
how you held me and made love to me
knowing and hiding that you were going to marry that man.
It wasn't the right time.
But I'm not keeping anything from you.
Look at me.
I, Sofia Villavicencio, love you.
I am with you.
Alejandra is a character we created.
You know I decided to marry Ernesto to protect Alondra.
So we created this character?
What are you going to do after you move in with Martinez?
What will you do when you have to be with him 24/7?
Will you keep up the act when you have to sleep with him?
Is that what you'll do?
I don't know.
I don't know what I'll do,
but right now we have to focus on Alondra.
She's all that matters.
You have to realize that her life is on the line.
Especially after what Ernesto did at the press conference.
While we're here arguing,
Paula could be plotting to get back at Ernesto.
Who do you think will be her first target?
My daughter.
Let's focus on the task at hand.
Richard and I listened to the recordings you obtained
of Ernesto Martinez and Mr. Carlos.
Jennifer, Jennifer!
-How the mighty have fallen. -No, no...
-This is not good at all. -No, no...
You're not here.
-Where's Max? -No, you're not here.
-He's probably with Eliza. -You're not real.
Of course I'm not! You killed me!
Leave me alone!
But I'm here in your time of need.
-Leave... leave! -Like I always am.
-Leave me alone! -Shut up!
Shut up! I forgave you already!
Everything will be fine, sis.
Everything will be fine.
It's Eliza's fault. She betrayed us!
-Yes. -She made you do this!
-Yes. -I'm not mad at you.
I'm mad at Eliza, just like you.
Right.
Exactly!
-She killed me. -Right! It was her!
-She killed you. -Yes, she killed me.
While she's out there enjoying your husband, your son,
your house, and her new family,
you're stuck in this place, alone and helpless.
Are you going to let her keep taking advantage of us?
No.
You beat me.
You can beat her too.
Hey.
Make the call.
Make the ------- call!
Knowing I'm a free man has made you second-guess yourself.
I'm glad Jennifer is receiving professional treatment,
but that doesn't change our situation.
Of course it does!
I'm not getting back together with her...
and now I have grounds to ask for a divorce.
Max, I made my choice and I won't change it
just because you decided to put that lunatic in check.
I don't expect you to forgive me overnight,
but I need time to show you the man I can be.
You saw how things between Tomas and me have changed.
I was just talking to him.
He knows I want to be the devoted dad I never was.
I want to help Karina get her education.
She deserves my help.
I want to help her and you legalize your status,
but I need time to show you I'm the man...
Max, I'm not opposed to you helping our children.
Just don't include me in your plans.
Please leave.
Why do you want me to leave?
Why are you so desperate to have me leave?
Do you think I haven't noticed?
You're breathing hard and your heart is beating fast.
I know you're dying to make love to me right now.
That's enough, Max.
-I... -No.
-I love and... -What?
...and respect Andres.
And I'm not going to let you come near me again.
Please leave.
Fine. I won't touch you again.
Let's see if Andres makes you feel
a third of what you just felt with me.