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La Promesa: Curro Y Manuel Vs Leocadia: Lorenzo Cae… ¿Y Jana Está Viva
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00:00Curro and Manuel vs L'Occadia Lorenzo falls and Yana is alive
00:10In the promise, Curro's confession puts Lorenzo against the ropes just when Manuel discovers a
00:16secret thread, the emblem of a falcon that leads to the Cifuentes house and L'Occadia as the
00:21mastermind of the plan. While Pia and Angelus sabotage the tyrant Cristobal, Catalina,
00:29Jacobo and Martina rescue Adriano from a cabin where the man was playing on both sides.
00:36The trap explodes in the living room. L'Occadia and Fuentes are uncovered.
00:40Lorenzo tries to escape and Angela kills him with a frying pan.
00:46Arrests, betrayals and the impossible twist. Lorenzo reveals that Yana did not die,
00:52she was hidden in a convent in Chantabria.
00:54Reunion or new ambush? Don't miss this episode. The air in Lorenzo's office smelled of Victoria
01:02Rancia and Cognac Caro. Curro felt like every molecule of oxygen was turning into poison in
01:10his lungs. The words, his forced confession, hung in the air like a shroud. He had surrendered his
01:20last defense, his last shield, and now he felt naked, exposed to the predator smirking from the
01:25other side of the polished mahogany. Lorenzo de la Mata, captain of Lujan, swirled the amber liquid in
01:34his glass, the clink of ice against glass, a macabre beep for Curro's surrender.
01:41So that was it. Lorenzo muttered. His voice a caress of silk on a blade.
01:49A resentful lackey, a heated argument in the hanger, and an unfortunate shove.
01:56An almost believable story, nephew. Almost. Curro did not look up from the intricate design of the
02:02Persian rug. He felt the weight of Lorenzo's gaze, a physical pressure that threatened to crush him.
02:13He had told the truth, or at least the truth he knew, the one that had tormented him for weeks.
02:20The argument with that lackey, his cryptic words accusing him of Yana's death, the struggle.
02:25But when verbalized in front of Lorenzo, the story felt hollow, incomplete,
02:33as if he were describing the shadow of a monster without ever having seen the creature itself.
02:40I gave you what you wanted, Curro whispered, his voice cracking.
02:44Now leave me alone. Lorenzo let out a short, dry laugh, devoid of my...
02:49Oh, my dear Curro, this has only just begun. You have confirmed that you were there.
02:58You have confirmed your involvement.
03:01You have put the noose around your own neck.
03:04I will only have to decide when to pull it.
03:08He leaned forward, his face transformed into a mask of cold malevolence.
03:13And believe me, I will enjoy every second of choosing the right moment.
03:19Now get out of my sight.
03:23You disgust me.
03:25Curro stood up, his legs shaking like a newborn's.
03:30As he left the office, he felt not relief, but the icy embrace of condemnation.
03:35He had shown his cards as he had feared, and Lorenzo now held the entire deck.
03:43As he walked through the silent corridors of promise, the echo of his own footsteps seemed to mock him,
03:48each hammer blow hammering the axe of his future.
03:54But deep in his despair, a small ember of doubt refused to be extinguished.
04:00The lackey's last words, you killed her.
04:04You and those of your ilk, why include him or Curro in such an ominous plural?
04:09What was it that he was not seeing?
04:10The confession had not been the end of the road, but rather the confirmation that the path was much darker and more tortuous than he had ever imagined.
04:20Meanwhile, in another wing of the palace, the concern was a physical discomfort.
04:26Catalina, with her usual pragmatism shattered by anxiety, paced back and forth in the blue room.
04:31Martina, sitting on a plush sofa, twisted a lace handkerchief in her hands,
04:39her eyes fixed on the large grandfather clock that marked the passage of time with maddening solemnity.
04:44Jacobo, standing by the window, watched the driveway with an intensity that betrayed his own unease,
04:53although he tried hard to maintain a facade of calm.
04:55They should have been back hours ago, Catalina said, stopping short.
04:58A tour of the land doesn't take an entire afternoon and part of the night.
05:08Something has happened.
05:09I know it.
05:10Perhaps the man from Bidares is simply thorough in his inspections, Martina offered,
05:12though her voice lacked conviction.
05:16Or perhaps they stopped to eat, to discuss business.
05:19Discussing business in the middle of the countryside until nightfall,
05:29Jacobo replied without taking his eyes off the gathering darkness.
05:33No, Catalina is right, this is not normal.
05:37The Valladares man was a man of strict routines and impeccable manners,
05:40almost predatory in their perfection.
05:45Tardiness did not fit his profile, it was an anomaly.
05:49And in the world of the aristocracy, anomalies rarely boded well.
05:56Adriano is intelligent, Jacobo continued, more to convince himself than others.
06:02He knows how I handle men like the man, he will be fine.
06:06But the words rang hollow in the fear-laden room.
06:12The man's visit was not social, it was an assessment,
06:15an inspection of the land that Adriano, with his idealism and deep agricultural knowledge,
06:20hoped to use to demonstrate the intrinsic value of the lands of promise,
06:24a value that went beyond simple sale.
06:28But the man was not a man to be impressed by the beauty of a harvest or the dedication of day laborers.
06:33He saw the land as an asset, a number on a ledger.
06:42And Adriano, with his passionate defense, could have become an obstacle,
06:46an obstacle that in certain circles was eliminated without too much consideration.
06:50Night fell over the promise and with it a cloak of uncertainty that felt as heavy and suffocating as the winter fog.
07:01The tension was not exclusive to the salons of the lords.
07:05In the kitchens and the service corridors the atmosphere was equally electric.
07:08The tyranny of Cristobal, the new butler imposed by Leocatia,
07:15had fractured the camaraderie that had once been the pillar of their existence.
07:21It had divided them, pitting them against each other with suspicions and petty denunciations.
07:28Pia, with the wisdom granted to her by years and scars,
07:31had proposed a common front, a silent but united resistance.
07:34We cannot allow him to poison us, she had said in a clandestine meeting near the boilers.
07:42Her voice a firm whisper.
07:47If we stick together, if we share information and protect each other, his power will fade.
07:54He is a man who feeds on fear and mistrust.
07:57Let us let him starve.
08:00Most nodded, their faces illuminated by the dancing fire of the cauldron.
08:05Reflecting a mixture of fear and determination.
08:09But Petra, as always, was the source of discord.
08:13Her eyes darted around, absorbing every word, every gesture,
08:17not to join the cause, but to catalog it and sell it to the highest bidder.
08:23Her loyalty lay not with her comrades, but with power.
08:26And at that moment, power held the faces of Cristobal, by extension of the mysterious and manipulative Leocadia.
08:37Later, in the solitude of the ironing room, Angela shuddered when she heard Captain Lorenzo's firm footsteps upstairs.
08:43The fear she felt for him was something visceral, a primal reaction that chilled her blood.
08:53She had seen the darkness in his eyes, the cruelty in his gestures.
08:57She knew, with a certainty that defied all logic, that this man was capable of anything.
09:05The rumor of his possible involvement in Yana's death did not surprise her at all.
09:09What terrified her was his ability to navigate the waters, murky undercurrents of influence and power,
09:17their ability to evade consequences.
09:21A man without scruples was dangerous.
09:24A man without scruples and protected by his rank was a walking catastrophe.
09:27We have to go.
09:32Ricardo whispered to her husband that night in the dim light of their humble room.
09:38This place is no longer safe for anyone.
09:41Her fear was not just for herself, but for all those she loved,
09:45for decency itself that seemed to be slowly bleeding away within the walls of promise.
09:51In the gentleman's wing, Manuel felt trapped in a web woven with threads of silk and steel.
09:57The weaver was on time.
10:00Her insistence on selling the airplane company was increasingly disconcerting.
10:06At first it had seemed like a simple, aggressive business strategy.
10:10Now it felt like an obsession.
10:14Think about it, Manuel, her melodious, persuasive voice told him during their umpteenth conversation on the subject.
10:23You would free up immense capital.
10:25You could invest in something more stable.
10:27More down to earth.
10:29Aviation is the future, yes, but it's a volatile future.
10:34Secure your family's present.
10:35No one else in my circle advises me to sell, Manuel replied, watching her intently.
10:41He studied the way her icy blue eyes never wavered.
10:44The way her hands, always impeccably manicured, gesture to emphasize points that sounded logical on the surface but left a bitter aftertaste of incongruity.
10:59My father, my uncles, they all see the company as the Lujan legacy, a commitment to progress.
11:11Their romantics, Anora dismissed with a charming smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.
11:15I'm a businesswoman, I see numbers, not dreams, and the numbers tell me the market is going to turn.
11:24Selling now is selling at the top, but there was something else.
11:30An urgency in her tone, a tension in the line of her jaw whenever he balked.
11:34It was as if selling wasn't just an opportunity for her, it was a necessity.
11:44Why?
11:45What did she really gain from him parting with the family business?
11:49The commission would be substantial, no doubt, but her fervor seemed to go beyond mere financial gain.
11:55It felt personal, and that night, as she sorted through some documents on her desk, a wild but insistent idea began to take shape in her mind.
12:09And if Anora was not who she said she was, and if his interest in the company was a cover for something else entirely,
12:15she connected it without proof, only by pure intuition, to the other great threat looming over her family, Leocadia.
12:21Two powerful and enigmatic women appearing in their lives almost simultaneously.
12:30It could not be a coincidence.
12:33Leocadia, for her part, moved her pieces with the precision of a chess master.
12:39Her encounter with Cristobal was brief and direct in the discretion of the library late at night.
12:47Petra is useful, but she is a blunt instrument, he told her.
12:51His voice was barely a whisper.
12:55She will bring you gossip and rumors, but the real threat in the service is Pia Adara.
13:02Do not underestimate that woman.
13:04Cristobal, standing tall and arrogant, frowned.
13:08The governess is a simple servant with heirs of grandeur.
13:14Leocadia gave him a look that could have frozen hell.
13:16That simple servant has the unconditional loyalty of the service and more importantly, the affection and respect of the marquises.
13:26You cannot break her with cheap threats as you do the others.
13:29She is intelligent, observant, and silent.
13:32She is the kind of enemy you do not see coming until it is too late.
13:37Be careful, Cristobal.
13:40One false move with her and all her work will come crashing down.
13:45Leocadia's words were a warning, but also a revelation of the extent of her plan.
13:49This was not just about controlling the service, it was about destabilizing the promise at its foundation.
13:58And Cristobal was unexpectedly one of the pillars that held the structure together.
14:04The night wore on and each inhabitant of the palace fought their own silent battle.
14:08Vera, her heart sinking, tried once more to reason with Federico.
14:16Her decision to denounce her own father, a man involved in shady and dangerous business dealings, had made her an outcast in his eyes.
14:26Federico, you have to understand me.
14:29She begged him quietly in a corner of the garden under the pale moonlight.
14:32That man, his actions were destroying lives, entire families, I could not stand idly by.
14:44What I did was for justice.
14:46Federico looked at her with a coldness that pierced her.
14:50He was my father, he said each word a piece of ice.
14:54You turned your back on your own blood.
14:58You speak of justice, but I see only betrayal.
15:02Don't expect me to understand.
15:04I never will.
15:08He turned and left her alone.
15:10Vera's words dissolving into the night air, as useless as the tears that now stream down her cheeks.
15:16The climax of the night, however, was unfolding silently in Kuro's mind.
15:23Back in his room, the initial humiliation before Lorenzo began to transform into something sharper, a cold, calculating fury.
15:32He sat on the edge of his bed, going over the scene of his confession over and over again.
15:38Lorenzo hadn't believed him.
15:41He had dismissed his story as barely believable.
15:45Why?
15:45Because Lorenzo knew better.
15:48He knew that the story of the footman was just one piece of the puzzle.
15:52And then, a fleeting memory, an image he had suppressed, came back to him like a lightning bolt.
15:58The night of Yolanda's death, the chaos, the confusion, he remembered seeing Lorenzo near the hangar, not before, but after.
16:10He had assumed he was there like everyone else, drawn by the commotion.
16:14But now, in retrospect, his presence felt strange.
16:21He was too calm, too observant.
16:24There was none of the surprise or horror in him that the rest of the family had had.
16:29There was the cold assessment of a strategist on a battlefield.
16:33Kuro stood.
16:33The fear had not disappeared, but now it was accompanied by purpose.
16:41If Lorenzo knew more, then there had to be proof.
16:46A man so arrogant and self-assured would make mistakes.
16:50He would leave a trail.
16:54Ikoro, the humiliated nephew, the young man who had just signed his own sentence,
16:58swore to himself that he would find that trail, if it were the last thing he did.
17:03His confession had not been an ending, it had been a declaration of war.
17:10The next morning's sun rose over the valley of the Pedroches,
17:13but it brought not the warmth of hope, but the harsh light that exposes uncomfortable truths.
17:21The absence of Adriano and the man from Valladares was no longer a concern,
17:25it was an alarm that resonated throughout the promise.
17:27A day laborer, sent at dawn to retrace the path they should have taken,
17:34returned with a pale face and dire news.
17:40He had found the man's carriage abandoned on a side road near an old oak grove.
17:43One of the horses lay dead, shot in the head.
17:53Of the other horse, the coachman, Adriano, and the man himself,
17:57there was no trace, only signs of a violent struggle,
18:00disturbed earth, broken branches, and a dark stain in the grass that no one dared to name,
18:05but that everyone knew was blood.
18:06The news fell like a bombshell at the Lugin's breakfast.
18:13Catalina jumped to her feet, her face a mask of terror.
18:19We have to go find them, organize a search party right now.
18:23Calm down, daughter, the Marquis said, although his own voice was shaking.
18:27The civil guard has already been notified.
18:32Going in blindly would only make things worse, but Catalina wasn't listening.
18:37Pragmatism had given way to visceral panic.
18:40Adriano wasn't just a business partner, he was a friend,
18:43a kindred spirit who understood her love for the land.
18:49The idea that he was injured or worse somewhere in her own fields was unbearable.
18:53I can't just sit here and wait, she exclaimed,
18:59and ran out of the dining room with Jacobo and Martina hot on her heels.
19:06The disappearance of a nobleman like the man of Valladares was a scandal of major proportions,
19:11but for Manuel the news had an even more sinister resonance.
19:16The abandoned carriage, the violence, and the coincidence that it had occurred
19:20just as the man was assessing the lands that Adriano refused to let sell.
19:26No, this was not a random kidnapping by bandits.
19:29This was a message, a calculated and brutal move.
19:34His suspicions immediately turned to Anora.
19:37He sought her out and found her in the library,
19:40calmly reading a newspaper as if nothing had happened.
19:42Her calm was so unnatural that it was incriminating.
19:49Have you heard the news?
19:50Manuel asked her, his voice tense.
19:56Anora looked up, her blue eyes showing perfectly rehearsed surprise.
20:02Yes, it's terrible.
20:04Poor man, I hope they find him safe and sound.
20:07And Adriano pressed Manuel.
20:08He's also disappeared.
20:13Of course, Mr. Arcos.
20:15A tragedy, she added, returning to her newspaper.
20:20His indifference was the last straw.
20:23Anora, why are you so insistent that I sell my company?
20:27And why now, just when the Valladares man is pressing to buy the promised lands,
20:31lands that my cousin refuses to sell?
20:33Anora put the newspaper aside, her expression hardening.
20:40Manuel, I think the tension is getting to you.
20:44One thing has nothing to do with the other.
20:47My advice is purely financial.
20:50Is it true, or is selling my company part of a larger plan?
20:54A plan that includes removing anyone who opposes the man's interests.
20:58Manuel moved closer, his voice dropping to an accusatory whisper.
21:04Tell me the truth.
21:05What is your relationship with the Valladares man?
21:09For the first time, Manuel saw a crack in Anora's facade, a waver in her eyes, a tiny tremor in her lower lip.
21:16It was barely an instant, but it was enough.
21:22I don't know what you're talking about, she said, standing up.
21:27And I won't tolerate these insinuations, but Manuel already had his answer.
21:32The connection existed.
21:33He didn't know what it was, but Anora's denial, too quick, too vehement, was confirmation in itself.
21:46She had stumbled upon the truth and now understood that the battle for her company and the battle for the promised lands were one and the same and that Adriano was the first casualty of that war.
21:55Downstairs, in the world of service, Pia and Angela's strategy was set in motion.
22:04Knowing that Petra was a sieve of information, they decided to use her to their advantage.
22:09In a carefully orchestrated conversation in the laundry room, where they knew that Petra would be listening from the hallway, Pia confessed to Angela a fictitious plan.
22:18It was a lie, but a plausible lie.
22:39Petra, predictably, took the bait, running straight to Cristobal with the inside information, feeling immensely important.
22:52The housekeeper is spying on the seller on the orders of the marquee.
22:55Less so.
22:57Setting you up.
23:00Cristobal.
23:01Arrogant and sure of his own cunning, he decided to get ahead of it.
23:04That same afternoon, he conducted a surprise inventory of the seller, dragging several waiters along as witnesses, with the intention of demonstrating his absolute control and perhaps accusing someone else of the supposed disappearances in order to curry favor with the marquee.
23:21The result was humiliating.
23:23The inventory matched the records perfectly.
23:28Not a single bottle was missing.
23:30When the marquee, drawn by the commotion, went down to the seller and asked what was happening, Cristobal's explanation of preventing a theft sounded paranoid and ridiculous.
23:42Sir Christopher, said the marquee with cutting coldness.
23:46I appreciate your zeal, but I would prefer that you not waste my staff's time on witch hunts.
23:53There is a nobleman missing and the house is on edge.
23:56Attend to your real duties.
23:58Quote.
24:01Cristobal turned red with anger and embarrassment, while Pia, who was watching from a distance, exchanged a look of discreet triumph with Angela.
24:11They had won the first skirmish, they had shown Cristobal that they were not helpless pawns and, more importantly, they had planted in his mind the seed of doubt about the reliability of his informant, Petra.
24:21In the meantime, Curro, driven by his new determination, began his own clandestine investigation.
24:33He knew that searching Lorenzo's office was too risky, but he remembered something.
24:38Lorenzo was a man of habits.
24:43Every night before retiring, he would spend exactly 15 minutes in the fumoir, with nothing but a cigar and a glass of Armagnac.
24:51It was his little ritual, 15 minutes.
24:52It was a window of opportunity, dangerous and narrow, but it was everything he had.
25:00That night, his heart pounding in his chest, he waited for Lorenzo to head to the fumoir.
25:07Then, with the agility granted by adrenaline, he slipped into his uncle's room.
25:17The room was spotless, tidied up with military precision.
25:21There was nothing out of place.
25:24He searched frantically, his hands shaking as he opened drawers and checked the pockets of the jackets hanging in the closet.
25:30Nothing, time was running out.
25:35He was about to give up when his gaze fell on the wicker wastebasket next to the desk.
25:42It contained only a few cigar ashes and a crumpled envelope.
25:46Curro picked it up.
25:47It was empty, but on the flap, barely visible, was a wax seal with an emblem he did not recognize.
25:54A falcon on a gauntlet.
25:55It was not the emblem of the Luha or any of the noble families he knew.
26:02A noise in the hallway startled him.
26:05It was Lorenzo's footsteps.
26:08Returning earlier than expected, Curro put the envelope in his pocket and hid behind the heavy velvet curtains just a second before the door opened.
26:18He held his breath, praying that the darkness would hide him.
26:21Lorenzo entered humming an opera tune and went straight to a small wooden chest that Curro hadn't noticed, hidden behind some books on the shelf.
26:34He opened it with a tiny key he carried on his keychain, took out a wad of bills and closed it again.
26:43Then, as if sensing a presence, he stopped and scanned the room.
26:47Curro felt his heart stop.
26:51The second stretched into an eternity.
26:55Finally, Lorenzo seemed to dismiss the feeling, shrugged his shoulders and left the room heading for his bedroom.
27:04Curro waited several more minutes before daring to come out of his hiding place, drenched in cold sweat.
27:09He hadn't found irrefutable proof, but he had two new things.
27:16Knowledge of a secret chest and an envelope with a mysterious emblem.
27:19It wasn't a lot, but it was a thread and he was determined to pull on it until he unraveled the entire skein.
27:29Far away, in the darkness of the forest, Catalina, Jacobo and Martina had found the trail.
27:34Disregarding the marquee orders, they had set out on horseback, accompanied by two trusted rangers.
27:45It was Catalina, whose eyes knew every tree and every stone in that land, who found the second clue.
27:51A cufflink from Adriana's shirt, half buried in the mud near a stream.
27:58The trail led them to an old and dilapidated hunting cabin that hadn't been used for decades.
28:03They have to be here, Jacobo whispered as he dismounted.
28:09It was the only place they could hide someone for miles around.
28:13They approached stealthily.
28:16A dim light filtered through one of the grimy windows.
28:21Inside they heard voices.
28:23One was that of the man from Valladares, complaining in his haughty, nasal tone.
28:29The other was Adriana's, firm and defiant.
28:33You won't get anywhere with this, Valladares.
28:35Catalina will never give in to blackmail.
28:39Oh, believe me, she will, replied the voice of a third man.
28:43A voice they didn't recognize, harsh and cruel.
28:48When he receives a finger from his beloved agronomist in a box, he will sign anything.
28:54The man here only wanted to scare you, but I have more persuasive methods.
29:00Catalina stifled a scream.
29:03Jacobo grabbed her, signaling for her to be silent.
29:08There were at least two kidnappers with them, in addition to the man himself, who seemed to be more of an accomplice than a prisoner.
29:14They were outnumbered and probably outgunned.
29:21A frontal assault would be suicide.
29:25They needed a plan.
29:27The midday sun the next day found the promise in a state of controlled chaos.
29:31The civil guard came and went asking useless questions.
29:37The marquises were locked in the office making calls to Madrid.
29:40And in the midst of it all, the threads of the various conspiracies began to strain to the point of breaking.
29:51Manuel, convinced of Honora's involvement, decided to set a trap for her.
29:56He approached her with a defeated expression.
29:58You're right, Honora.
30:02I've been thinking about the disappearance of the man and Adriano.
30:07It's a sign.
30:08This world is too dangerous, too unpredictable.
30:12I'll sell the company.
30:13The relief on Honora's face was so palpable, so genuine, that it confirmed all of Manuel's suspicions.
30:22It's the wisest decision, Manuel.
30:24I'll take care of everything.
30:26I'll draw up the preliminary contracts immediately.
30:30Perfect, Manuel said.
30:32But there's one condition.
30:34I want to meet with the buyers in person and I want to do it tomorrow.
30:38If we're going to do this, let's do it quickly.
30:41Honora, I hesitate.
30:44That's too hasty.
30:46Normally these things take weeks.
30:49Take it or leave it on time.
30:52Tomorrow or there's no deal.
30:55Manuel was betting that her urgency outweighed her prudence.
31:00And he was right.
31:01Okay, she conceded on time, although a shadow of unease crossed her face.
31:08I'll set up the meeting.
31:09Manuel knew that whoever showed up to that meeting would give him the next piece of the puzzle.
31:17They weren't buying a company, they were executing the next step in a plan to dismantle his family.
31:22Meanwhile, Kuro was desperately searching for the origin of the mysterious falcon emblem.
31:30He discreetly asked some of the oldest servants, but no one recognized him.
31:36His last hope was the library.
31:41He spent hours poring over old books of heraldry, the smell of dust and old paper filling his lungs.
31:47Finally, when he was about to give up, he found it in a nearly torn tome on minor and extinct noble families.
31:56There was the falcon on the gauntlet.
32:02It was the crest of the house of Cifuentes, a family that, according to the book, had lost all its lands entitled two generations ago in a bitter and bloody feud.
32:11With the Lujan family, Kuro's world tilted on its axis.
32:19Revenge wasn't about money or power in the traditional sense.
32:22It was a family vendetta that had been brewing for decades, and Lorenzo was somehow involved.
32:34But who was the heir to the Tifuentes?
32:37Who was pulling the strings?
32:42Suddenly, a mental image hit him like a punch.
32:46Leo Katia, her aristocratic bearing, her poorly concealed bitterness toward the Lujans, her sudden arrival.
32:52It could be Leo Katia and Fuentes.
32:57The idea was so monstrous and at the same time so perfectly fitting that it took his breath away.
33:06And if Leo Katia was a Cifuentes, that meant Yana's death had not been an accident.
33:13It had been murder.
33:15The first act of a meticulously planned revenge.
33:17He ran to find Manuel, finding him just as he was leaving his meeting with Anora.
33:27Breathless, he told him everything.
33:29The chest, the envelope, the falcon emblem, the Tifuentes' house, and his terrible suspicion about Leo Katia.
33:38Manuel listened to him, his face paling with each word.
33:42Kuro's theory, as far-fetched as it seemed, connected all the loose ends.
33:48Leo Katia's hostility, Anora's obsession, Adriana's disappearance, even Lorenzo's pressure.
33:53It was all part of the same web.
33:59Kuro, this is bigger than we imagined, Manuel said, his mind working at full speed.
34:04The meeting I've arranged with Anora's buyers is not a business meeting.
34:12It's a trap and we're going to be prepared.
34:17Night fell again.
34:18At the hunting cabin, Jacobo and the rangers executed their plan.
34:24They created a distraction by setting fire to a pile of dry brush at a safe distance from the cabin.
34:29When one of the kidnappers went out to investigate, they subdued him silently.
34:37The second, seeing that his partner hadn't returned, also went out and suffered the same fate.
34:44With the kidnappers neutralized, they burst into the cabin.
34:48The Valladares man screamed in surprise, while Adriano, tied to a chair but unharmed, looked at them with immense relief.
34:55I knew you would come, he exclaimed.
35:00Martina ran to untie him while Catalina faced the man, her rage overcoming any fear.
35:07How could you? We trusted you.
35:09Quote.
35:10The man stammered, trembling.
35:12I had no choice.
35:15They forced me.
35:16They owe me.
35:18Save your excuses for the civil guard.
35:20Jacobo snapped, eyeing the man with contempt.
35:23They had rescued Adriano, but the man's confession confirmed that he was just a pawn.
35:32There was someone much more powerful behind it all.
35:35The morning of the meeting was fraught with almost unbearable tension.
35:41Manuel and Kuro had spent the night awake plotting their strategy.
35:45They had warned the Marquis, who, although skeptical at first, trusted the word of his son and nephew.
35:55The civil guard was alerted, but they were asked to remain hidden at a distance, waiting for a signal.
36:03Anora arrived at the agreed-upon hall beaming with triumph.
36:06They're on their way, he announced.
36:09They'll be here any minute.
36:11Manuel nodded, his face a mask of calm.
36:15Kuro stood by the window.
36:16He felt like his heart was going to jump out of his mouth.
36:20They waited in silence.
36:23Finally, a carriage pulled up to the main entrance.
36:25Out of it stepped not a group of businessmen, but a single figure.
36:31A woman, Leocadia, entered the room with the confidence of a queen claiming her throne.
36:39Behind her entered Lorenzo.
36:41Anora paled at the sight of them together.
36:44It seemed that not even she was aware of the whole truth.
36:48Manuel Kuro, what a pleasant surprise to see you together, Leocadia said, her voice dripping with venom.
36:55I suppose we can dispense with formalities.
37:00My real name is Leocadia Cifuentes and I have come to claim what is mine, this house, this land, all built on the ruins of my family.
37:08Quote.
37:11Lorenzo smiled, a crooked and cruel smile.
37:14I underestimated you, I must admit.
37:17You, Manuel said, looking at Lorenzo in disbelief and disgusting.
37:23You betrayed your own family.
37:26Blood doesn't pay gambling debts, cousin, Lorenzo replied with disdain.
37:32The Cifuentes, or rather Leocadia, were much more generous.
37:37The confrontation was a whirlwind of hatred and revelations.
37:43Anora, realizing she had been used, tried to protest.
37:46I didn't know anything about this.
37:50I just wanted to close a deal.
37:52Shut up, stupid girl, Leocadia snapped.
37:56You also have Cifuentes blood, even if it's on the bastard side.
37:59Did you fulfill your purpose?
38:03That's when Kuro stepped forward.
38:06Let's talk about Yana, he said, his voice shaking but firm.
38:11You killed her.
38:12It was your first strike against us, wasn't it?
38:15Leocadia let out a chilling laugh.
38:17The maid, yes.
38:21A small sacrifice to destabilize Manuel and sow chaos.
38:27And it was so easy to blame a poor lackey.
38:30And then you, Kuro.
38:31Lorenzo took care of the details.
38:35The confession resonated in the silence of the room.
38:38Manuel felt a wave of fury so intense that for a moment he saw everything red.
38:44But before he could move, the door was thrown open.
38:49The marquee entered flanked by two civil guards.
38:52Quote.
38:53It's over, Leocadia, Don Alonso said, his voice booming with an authority he rarely used.
38:59His reign of terror was over.
39:04Lorenzo, seeing the game was lost, tried one last desperate move.
39:09He pulled a small pistol from his jacket and grabbed Kuro, using him as a shield.
39:14Quote.
39:15Nobody move, I'm leaving here and the boy is coming with me.
39:19Everything happened in an instant.
39:23While everyone's attention was focused on Lorenzo and Kuro,
39:26a figure moved with surprising speed from the service door that had opened without anyone noticing.
39:33It was Angela.
39:35In her hand she held a heavy cast iron frying pan.
39:39With a scream that was a mixture of fear and pent-up rage,
39:42she smashed it with all her might into the back of Lorenzo's head.
39:45The captain collapsed like a sack of potatoes, unconscious, letting go of Kuro.
39:55The room was in stunned silence for a second before the guards pounced on Leocadia and Lorenzo's lifeless body.
40:03Angela, trembling, dropped the frying pan, which clattered on the marble floor.
40:08Pia ran to her side, hugging her.
40:12The nightmare was over.
40:14Leocadia, Lorenzo, and Enora were arrested.
40:17The Valladares man, thanks to Adriana's testimony, would also face justice.
40:24The promise, although wounded and betrayed, had survived.
40:28The unity of the service, the cunning of Pia and Angela,
40:31the bravery of Catalina and Jacobo,
40:34and the determination of Manuel and Kuro had prevailed over the darkness.
40:40That night, the promise breathed a different air,
40:42an air of relief, of exhaustion, but also of hope.
40:48The wounds would take time to heal.
40:52Lorenzo's betrayal had left a deep scar on the family, but they were together.
40:58Manuel found Kuro on the balcony, looking at the stars.
41:01The young man no longer seemed like the frightened boy he had been before.
41:06There was a new maturity in his gaze, forged in the fire of adversity.
41:11We did it, Kuro, Manuel said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
41:17We did justice to Yana.
41:19Kuro nodded, but a shadow of sadness remained in his eyes.
41:22Yes, but I wish, I wish it could have been different, that she was still here.
41:32Manuel was silent for a moment.
41:35Leocadia's confession had been clear, but in the subsequent interrogations,
41:39before being transferred, Lorenzo, in a final act of spite or perhaps a strange redemption,
41:44had asked to speak with Manuel.
41:46Well, Eolas, there's something you need to know, Manuel said to Kuro.
41:52His voice was barely a whisper.
41:54What I'm about to tell you seems impossible, but Lorenzo swore it, and for some reason I believe him.
42:02Kuro turned expectantly.
42:03Leocadia ordered Lorenzo to kill Yana.
42:07Manuel continued.
42:09But Lorenzo saw an opportunity.
42:12He knew Leocadia wanted Yana out of the way forever,
42:16so instead of killing her he helped her disappear.
42:20Kuro's eyes widened.
42:22What?
42:23She hired that lackey to create the story of the accident.
42:28The body they found wasn't hers.
42:31Lorenzo got her out of the promise that night, alive.
42:35He sent her away to a convent in the north under another name with the promise that he would protect her as long as Leocadia was a threat.
42:46Yana's murder was a farce, a cruel magic trick, but a trick that saved his life.
42:53Kuro was speechless.
42:54Hope, an emotion he thought he had lost forever, bloomed in his chest with overwhelming force.
43:03It was a shock, the most incredible revelation of all, one that rewrote their entire tragedy.
43:10Where?
43:11Kuro asked, his voice shaking with emotion.
43:14Where is she?
43:15Manuel pulled a piece of paper from his pocket.
43:17It was a note that Lorenzo had handed him.
43:22On it was just a name and an address.
43:26The convent of Santa Clara del Mar in a small town on the coast of Chantabria.
43:30She's alive, Kuro, Manuel said, and this time a genuine smile lit his face.
43:40She's no longer alive and we can bring her back home.
43:43On the balcony of promise, beneath a starry sky that suddenly seemed full of promise, the two young men gazed out into the horizon.
43:50The darkest chapter of their lives had ended, not with a full stop, but with the beginning of a new journey.
44:02A journey to reunite, to heal, and to rebuild.
44:06The house had been saved, the villains unmasked, and in the heart of the tragedy had blossomed the most unexpected and joyful of miracles.
44:13The echo of secrets faded and in its place the music of the future began to sound.
44:21No.
44:21No.
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