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Avance ‘Sueños de libertad’: «Damián tenía razón» en el capítulo 386 (4 de septiembre)
Digna confiesa a Joaquín que Damián y Andrés tenían razón en sus advertencias sobre Pedro, mañana jueves 4 de septiembre en 'Sueños de Libertad'.
El amanecer del jueves 4 de septiembre se cernía sobre Toledo con una falsa promesa de paz. El aire, todavía fresco con los últimos vestigios de la noche, parecía ignorar la tormenta que se gestaba en el interior de los muros de la finca de los De la Reina y, con más ...
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#🔴AvanceSueños, #Libertad, #capítulo385«Damián, #tenía, #razón»
Avance ‘Sueños de libertad’: «Damián tenía razón» en el capítulo 386 (4 de septiembre)
Digna confiesa a Joaquín que Damián y Andrés tenían razón en sus advertencias sobre Pedro, mañana jueves 4 de septiembre en 'Sueños de Libertad'.
El amanecer del jueves 4 de septiembre se cernía sobre Toledo con una falsa promesa de paz. El aire, todavía fresco con los últimos vestigios de la noche, parecía ignorar la tormenta que se gestaba en el interior de los muros de la finca de los De la Reina y, con más ...
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00:00Advanced Dreams of Freedom
00:02Damien was right in Chapter 386, September 4th.
00:09Digni confesses to Joaquin that Damien and Andres were right in their warnings about Pedro.
00:14Tomorrow, Thursday, September 4th, in Dreams of Freedom.
00:19The dawn of Thursday, September 4th, loomed over Toledo with a false promise of peace.
00:24The air, still fresh with the last vestiges of the night, seemed to ignore the storm brewing inside the walls of the queen's estate and with even more virulence, and possibly, in the corridors of the perfumery that bore her name.
00:41For the inhabitants of the colony, that day would not be just another one.
00:45It would be a day of revelations, of irrevocable decisions and of truths that, like acid, would burn to the soul.
00:54In the imposing family home, the morning silence was dense, almost palpable.
00:59Damien the queen, forced patriarch and guardian of a legacy that was crumbling between his fingers, was already on his feet.
01:08The weight of the company, of the family, of the scandal that threatened to devour them all was reflected in the deep dark circles that furrowed his face.
01:16As he finished a cup of black coffee in the kitchen, his eyes settled on Manuela, the housekeeper, whose countenance was a map of suppressed sadness.
01:30She moved with her usual efficiency, but her vital energy seemed to have been extinguished.
01:35Damien, despite his own monumental worries, was not a man blind to the suffering of others, especially that of those who had served his family with unwavering loyalty.
01:50He cleared his throat, intending to offer a word of comfort, although he did not know exactly what to say.
01:56Manuela, are you well this morning?
02:01He asked with a gentleness that belied the storm inside him.
02:06She looked up from the cloth with which she was cleaning an already spotless surface.
02:11Her eyes, normally lively and full of a spark of mischief, were dull.
02:15Yes, Don Damien lied perfectly, but his voice lacked conviction.
02:24Damien sighed.
02:28Rumors in the neighborhood flew faster than the wind and although he usually ignored them, the one linking Manuela to Gaspar, the bartender, had reached his ears.
02:36He knew that between them there was a deep bond forged over decades and he knew something else, something that in his clumsiness to Consul was about to turn an open wound into a hemorrhage.
02:49Quote
02:49I have noticed that Gaspar has been distant and you seem to share that melancholy.
02:59She began, choosing her words carefully.
03:02I suppose it is not easy to say goodbye to such a dear friend.
03:08Manuela frowned in confusion.
03:11Say goodbye, I do not understand what you mean, sir.
03:15Gaspar and I have had our differences as always.
03:19But Damien's face contorted.
03:23He realized his mistake.
03:25He had assumed she knew.
03:26The silence that followed was more eloquent than any words, Manuela, Damien said almost in a whisper.
03:37He didn't tell me that Manuela's voice was a trembling thread of apprehension.
03:43An icy cold began to creep up his spine.
03:46Damien looked away, unable to meet her gaze.
03:49He felt like an executioner.
03:53Gaspar is leaving, abandoning the neighborhood.
03:55He has sold the tavern and plans to start a new life somewhere else.
04:00Manuela's world stopped.
04:02The cloth she was holding fell from her limp hands to the floor.
04:07The ringing in her ears drowned out the sound of her own heart pounding in her chest.
04:11Leaving, Gaspar, was impossible, inconceivable.
04:18He was the tavern, he was part of the landscape of her life, an unchanging constant like the Tagus River.
04:25They argued, they got angry, they hurt each other, but they were always there for each other.
04:33The idea of a world without Gaspar just a few steps away was an abyss she dared not look into.
04:38The devastation hit her with the force of a cyclone, leaving her breathless, speechless, her soul shattered on the floor of the queen's kitchen.
04:51The news was not just any news, it was the end of an era, the end of her world.
04:57In the meantime, a car was approaching the factory, shattering the relative calm of the morning.
05:03At the wheel was Don Pedro, his face a mask of iron determination.
05:07Beside him, in deathly silence, sat a dignified woman.
05:13To any casual observer, they might have appeared to be a powerful and united couple, returning to claim what was theirs.
05:22But the reality, as was so often the case, was a much more complex and dark beast writhing beneath the surface.
05:28The air inside the vehicle was unbreathable, heavy with unspoken reproaches and attention so thick it could have been cut with a knife.
05:42Digni kept her gaze fixed on the landscape that sped past, on the trees and fields that seemed to flee from her torment.
05:47She didn't want to look at him, she couldn't.
05:53Every time her eyes met her husband's, she felt a mixture of dread and revulsion that turned her stomach.
05:58Remember, Digni, he said suddenly, his voice piercing the silence.
06:05Head up, we own this place.
06:09I don't want to see even a hint of weakness on your face.
06:13The queen's people will be watching, waiting for us to falter.
06:16Digni clenched her hands in her lap until her knuckles turned white.
06:24The weakness wasn't on her face, but in her spirit, eaten away by fear and guilt.
06:31You don't have to remind me, Pedro, she replied.
06:34Her voice was barely a whisper.
06:36I know perfectly well what my role is.
06:40Ah, yes, he replied with sharp sarcasm.
06:43Sometimes I doubt it, sometimes you seem to forget who pulled you out of the mud, who gave you a name and a position.
06:50You seem to forget all that I have done for you and your son.
06:54Quote, the mention of Joaquin was like a stab.
07:00Digni turned to look at him and for the first time that morning her eyes blazed with impotent fury.
07:07For our son Sake, do you dare mention Joaquin?
07:10Everything you've done has been to humiliate him, to trample on him.
07:14You took away his dream, his position, his dignity.
07:18I taught him a lesson in humility.
07:21Pedro snapped, breaking abruptly as they reached the factory parking lot.
07:27A lesson you never knew how to teach him.
07:30He was turning into an arrogant brat, just like his father.
07:32The blow was low and accurate.
07:38Digni felt the tears welling up, but she swallowed them back with a superhuman effort.
07:43She wouldn't give him that satisfaction.
07:46Not there, not now.
07:48They got out of the car.
07:49Just then, Joaquin also arrived at the factory.
07:53He saw them from a distance.
07:55He didn't need to hear the words to understand the scene.
08:00He saw the stiffness in his mother's shoulders, the way she avoided his gaze.
08:05Stepfather.
08:08He saw Don Pedro's dismissive gesture, the way he grabbed her arm, almost violently, to urge her to walk.
08:14It was an instant, a fleeting snapshot, but for Joaquin it was confirmation that the strange atmosphere he had perceived in his mother in recent days was not a figment of his imagination.
08:29Something was terribly wrong.
08:31A dull concern, like the beating of a distant drum, began to resonate in his chest.
08:37A premonition that the forced harmony his mother was trying to project was a fragile shell about to burst.
08:44Inside the offices of the Queen's perfumeries, chaos was the new order.
08:50The scandal of the health crisis, fanned by the press, had spread like a plague.
08:57The phones were ringing off the hook, but they were no longer to place orders, but to cancel them.
09:06Danian, with Gabriel by his side, was trying to weather a storm that threatened to sink the ship for good.
09:12Quote.
09:12This is the third major supplier we've lost this morning, Danian exclaimed, hanging up the phone with restrained strength.
09:21They say they don't want their name associated with us.
09:27Cowards, after years of business relationships, Gabriel, more pragmatic, was reviewing a stack of documents.
09:34It's a logical reaction, man.
09:36Fear is free, no one wants to see their reputation tarnished.
09:42Our only way out is to resolve the conflict with the workers.
09:47I've been talking to their lawyer.
09:49They're tough, but I think we can reach an agreement.
09:51We need to issue a joint statement, show that we're solving the problem at its root.
10:01Damian nodded, running a hand through his gray hair.
10:04Do what you have to do, Gabriel.
10:09You have carte blanche.
10:10Get this company out of the mud.
10:13Amidst the maelstrom of calls and bad news, Tassio appeared in the doorway of the office.
10:20He paused for a moment, observing the scene with an indecipherable expression.
10:24The tension between him and Damian was a ghost that inhabited every corner of the factory.
10:30Quote.
10:31Don Damian, his formal and distant voice said,
10:34I'm sorry, he said he wanted to see me.
10:37Damian looked up and a shadow of relief crossed his face.
10:42It was a small respite in the midst of battle.
10:45Tassio, come in, please.
10:47Thank you for coming.
10:50You don't have to thank me for anything.
10:52I'm doing this for my mother, as I told you.
10:55Tassio's words were like little darts, but Damian chose to ignore them.
11:01I know and I thank you all the same.
11:04I wanted to confirm dinner tonight at home.
11:08At nine it will be something simple, just us.
11:12So you can talk to your mother calmly.
11:15Tassio nodded without apparent emotion.
11:18I'll be there.
11:19There was an uncomfortable silence.
11:21Damian wanted to say something more,
11:23something that could start rebuilding the bridges that he himself had blown up.
11:29He wanted to tell her about his pride, about his remorse,
11:33but the words stuck in his throat.
11:34Tassio, if that's all, I have work to do, he interrupted, turning around.
11:45Damian watched him leave and felt the weight of his past mistakes add up to the catastrophes of the present.
11:50He accepted the invitation, yes, but the gulf between father and son remained as vast and deep as ever.
11:58Far from the noise and fury of the factory, in the apparent tranquility of home, Maria was setting her own subtle plan of conquest in motion.
12:09She found little Julia in the garden, playing with her dolls under the shade of an old oak tree.
12:16The girl, with her innocence intact, was the key piece in her strategy.
12:23Maria sat down beside him on the grass, adopting an air of confidentiality and sweetness.
12:30Julia, my dear, can I tell you a secret?
12:33Her voice began in a honeyed whisper.
12:35The little girl's eyes opened wide, filled with curiosity.
12:42A grown-up secret, a very important one, Maria confirmed, smiling.
12:48You see, your uncle Andres and I love each other very much.
12:52And when two people love each other so much, sometimes they want to start an even bigger family.
12:57Quote.
12:59Julia nodded.
13:01Bigger than now.
13:02Yes, I would love to.
13:03I would love to be a mother, to have a baby, to take care of it, to love it.
13:09Quote.
13:10Maria touched her belly, her face a studied mask of longing.
13:16But sometimes life doesn't make it easy.
13:19Sometimes, to be a parent, you need a little help.
13:24Or you can give a home to a child who doesn't have one.
13:27That's called adoption.
13:29The little girl listened attentively, processing the information.
13:33She remembered the conversations about Begonia and Jesus, about how she had come into their lives.
13:38Like Begonia with me, she asked with overwhelming logic.
13:45Maria smiled.
13:46Her plan was working perfectly.
13:48Exactly like Begonia with you is the most beautiful way to create a family.
13:55And I know that your uncle Andres would be the best dad in the world.
13:58But sometimes we adults have fears.
14:02Fear of not knowing how to do it right.
14:05She leaned toward Julia, her voice dropping even lower.
14:09And here comes the secret.
14:12I think that if you, who are the smartest and best girl I know, told your uncle how happy you would be to have a little cousin,
14:18I think that would help him get rid of all his fears.
14:23What do you think, Julia?
14:26Excited by the idea of a new playmate and seeing the opportunity to be the heroine of the story, she nodded fervently.
14:31Of course, Aunt Maria.
14:36I'll tell him, I'll tell him that I want a cousin and that he will be the best dad.
14:41Maria hugged her tightly, silent triumph shining in her eyes.
14:46She had planted the seed.
14:47Now all she had to do was wait for it to sprout in Andres' heart,
14:53watered by the innocent and powerful insistence of a little girl who didn't know she was being used as a pawn in an adult game far more complex and ruthless than she could ever imagine.
15:05In a dusty corner of the offices, Irene steeled herself.
15:09With Christina's advice echoing in her mind, she picked up the phone and dialed the number for the local newspaper.
15:17Her heart pounded with a mixture of hope and terror.
15:21Each word she dictated to the operator on the other end of the line felt like a small paper boat launched into an immense ocean.
15:29Yes, for the classified ads section, she said, her voice trembling slightly.
15:36The text is Jose, I'm looking for you.
15:39I need to speak to you urgently.
15:41I'm Irene.
15:42Please contact me at this number.
15:44No, without further details, that's fine.
15:49When she hung up, she stared at the phone as if expecting it to ring immediately.
15:56It was crazy, a one in a million chance perhaps, but it was the only one she had.
16:01The idea that Jose might read those lines, recognize her name, and feel the need to respond was a lifeline she clung to with all her might.
16:14Just then she saw Digno walk down the hallway.
16:18Her heart skipped a beat.
16:19Despite the constant rejections, a part of her refused to give up on that friendship, on that connection that had once been so important.
16:25She stood in his way with a pleading expression.
16:34Digno, please, just a minute, she stole.
16:38Digno stopped, her face a wall of coldness.
16:41She didn't look him in the eye.
16:43I've already told you everything I had to say, Irene.
16:45We have nothing to talk about.
16:50You're wrong.
16:51Yes, we do.
16:52I know you're going through something terrible.
16:54I can see it in your face.
16:57I don't know what it is, but you don't have to go through it alone.
17:00Let me help you.
17:01Let me be your friend again.
17:04The mention of her suffering was like rubbing salt in Digno's wound.
17:07Her already fragile self-control cracked.
17:14You don't know anything, her voice hissed, laden with a venom that surprised them both.
17:19You have no idea what I'm going through.
17:23Help me.
17:24The best help you can give me is to disappear.
17:27Leave me alone once and for all.
17:31Digno abruptly pushed her way through, leaving Irene paralyzed in the middle of the hallway.
17:36The words of rejection ringing in her ears.
17:41The pain of her dashed hope of finding Jose mixed with the bitterness of losing her friend for good.
17:49She felt more alone than ever.
17:51The bar was buzzing with the midday noise, the clink of glasses, and the animated conversations of the workers on their break.
18:00Manuela entered the premises with the determination of a woman walking toward the gallows.
18:06She looked for Gaspar with her eyes and found him behind the bar, pouring wine with mechanical efficiency, his face stern and closed.
18:13She approached, pushing her way through the crowd.
18:19When he saw her, his expression hardened even more.
18:23Quote.
18:24What are you doing here, Manuela?
18:26He asked bluntly, his tone cutting.
18:29We have to talk, Gaspar.
18:30I'm working right now, I don't care.
18:37Desperation gave her a strength she didn't know she had.
18:40It's about what Don Damien told me.
18:42That's right, are you leaving?
18:45Gaspar set a glass on the bar with more force than necessary.
18:49Yes, that's right.
18:50And it's my life.
18:52I do with it what I want.
18:53The words hit her like a slap in the face.
18:58After so many years, she exclaimed, her voice breaking, just like that, without saying anything to me.
19:04You were thinking of disappearing and that's it.
19:07I don't owe you any explanation, Manuela.
19:11The pain gave way to a feverish result.
19:13If he was leaving for her, for the scandal his proximity might cause her, she couldn't allow it.
19:22Quote.
19:23Don't do it, Gaspar, I beg you, she said, her voice dropping to an intense whisper.
19:30If the problem is me, if it's because of what people say, if it's to avoid unpleasantness, I'm leaving.
19:36I'm leaving everything.
19:38I'm leaving Toledo, the neighborhood.
19:40No one will see me again, but you can't leave.
19:45This is your place.
19:46This tavern is your life.
19:48His offer, a supreme sacrifice born of the deepest and most desperate love, floated between them.
19:57Gaspar looked at her and for a moment Manuela thought she saw a crack in his icy armor, a glimpse of the man she knew.
20:03But it disappeared as quickly as it had come, replaced by a calculated cruelty, a wall designed to hurt her so badly that she would never want to come near him again.
20:15Quote.
20:16You, leave, you, he laughed.
20:18A bitter and hollow laugh that drew the gazes of the closest customers.
20:22Don't be ridiculous, Manuela, you don't give yourself that much importance.
20:28Do you really think my life revolves around you?
20:31I'm leaving because I'm sick of this place, these people, and this miserable life.
20:37And if I'm honest, the idea of never seeing your face again is one of the things that most encourages me to do it.
20:43The blow was deadly.
20:47Manuela recoiled as if she had been physically slapped.
20:52There was no pain in the world comparable to that.
20:55The humiliation, the gratuitous cruelty of his words completely annihilated her.
21:02Without another word, with tears streaming down her face, she turned and fled the bar, leaving behind the echo of laughter that was nothing more than the sound of a heartbreaking.
21:13Gaspar stared at the door through which she had disappeared.
21:17His face a mask of impassivity, but his hands hidden under the bar trembled uncontrollably.
21:25He had achieved his goal, to drive her away forever.
21:28But the price had been to destroy the only good thing he had left in his life.
21:34In the office of the president, Marta and Carmen were preparing for their presentation.
21:38It was more than a project, it was an act of faith.
21:44A message in a bottle launched into the sea in the hope that it would reach a distant shore where perhaps Fina could receive it.
21:53They spread the banners for the hidden passion campaign across the large mahogany table.
21:57Don Pedro entered with an air of self-importance, followed by Joaquin, whom he had insisted be present.
22:08Well, ladies, surprise me, he said, sitting at the head of the table.
22:13Marta took the floor.
22:16Her voice, a little hesitant at first, gained strength as she described the concept.
22:21She spoke of a love that defies convention, of a passion that must live in the shadows, but that is more powerful than any law or prejudice.
22:34She spoke of duality, of light and darkness, of risk and reward.
22:40Carmen supported her by showing her the designs for the bottle, the topography of the name, the evocative images they had selected.
22:46Joaquin listened, and although he didn't know the full story behind the inspiration, he could sense the intensity and truth in his cousin's words.
22:59It was a brave, risky campaign.
23:02He glanced at Don Pedro, expecting a negative reaction, a disparaging comment.
23:09But to his surprise, Don Pedro listened in silence, nodding every now and then.
23:16At the end of the presentation, a long silence filled the room.
23:20It's excellent, he finally said.
23:25The word coming from him sounded like the highest praise.
23:30Bold, modern.
23:33Just what the company needs to show that we're not finished.
23:37It's a master stroke.
23:39Congratulations to both of you, you have my full approval.
23:44Get it up and running right away.
23:48Marta and Carmen exchanged a look of disbelief and relief.
23:52They had done it.
23:55Once Don Pedro had left, Carmen approached Marta.
23:59You see, it's a great success.
24:02It's a beautiful tribute.
24:03I'm sure that wherever she is, Fina would feel it.
24:07But Marta's face did not reflect the joy of triumph.
24:13Don Pedro's approval was a professional victory, but his personal wound was still raw and bleeding.
24:18Thank you, Carmen.
24:22I couldn't have done it without you, he said sincerely.
24:26But this won't bring her back.
24:29It's just a perfume.
24:31The melancholy in his voice was so deep that Carmen didn't know what else to say.
24:38She simply placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, silently sharing a pain that words could not ease.
24:43Meanwhile, Joaquin watched the scene from the doorway, the pieces of the puzzle in his head beginning to fit together in an unsettling way.
24:56His stepfather, the man who had denied him the chance to lead, who had humiliated him, was now enthusiastically approving of a risky campaign.
25:06The tension with his mother, his own degradation, everyone's erratic behavior.
25:13It was as if he were watching a play in which everyone knew the script except him.
25:20And that feeling, of being a mere spectator to his own tragedy, was unbearable.
25:28He spoke to Gemma as soon as he had the chance, his voice a mix of frustration and urgency.
25:35Gemma, you have to listen to me.
25:37Something very strange is happening.
25:39This morning I saw my mother and Don Pedro arguing in the parking lot.
25:45They seemed to hate each other.
25:47Then, at the meeting, he approves Marta's campaign as if it were nothing after having made my life miserable for much less.
25:56And my mother is not herself, she is absent, scared.
26:01Gemma listened to him attentively, her face reflecting the same concern.
26:04I have also noticed that she is strange, Joaquin avoids everyone.
26:11The other day he almost yelled at Irene for nothing.
26:15Exactly.
26:16Joaquin exclaimed, starting to pace back and forth.
26:20There is something they are hiding from us.
26:23A piece that doesn't fit.
26:25Don Pedro is back.
26:26He pulls me away from the office for no logical reason.
26:29My mother acts as if she is terrified.
26:32Everything is connected.
26:33Gemma, I know.
26:36And I am sick of being in the dark.
26:38I am going to find out what the hell is going on tonight.
26:41I will talk to my mother.
26:44I will corner her if necessary.
26:46I need the truth, whatever it may be.
26:49Her determination was absolute.
26:52It was no longer about her career or her wounded pride.
26:55It was about her mother, her family.
26:57She had to get to the end of this, no matter how painful the truth that awaited her might be.
27:06In the clinic, the contrast between two lives could not be more acute.
27:11Begonia, sitting in front of the light, radiated a happiness that seemed to illuminate the small room.
27:16Her eyes shone as she recounted the details of her birthday celebration.
27:23It was magical, Luz, simply magical, she said with a smile that would not leave her face.
27:33Gabriel prepared a surprise picnic just for the three of us.
27:37Julia was so happy and he was so attentive, so affectionate.
27:41It had been so long since I had felt this way, fulfilled, happy.
27:47Luz smiled, infected by her friend's joy.
27:52I am so happy for you, Begonia.
27:55You really deserve all the happiness in the world after what you've been through.
28:01I know it and for the first time I feel that it is possible.
28:05My fears are fading.
28:06At first I had so many doubts, so much fear that everything was a mirage.
28:13But every day I spend with Gabriel I feel more secure, closer to him.
28:18Last night I invited him to spend the night in my room again.
28:24Begonia confessed it with a blush on her cheeks, but without a hint of regret.
28:30She was a woman who was finally claiming her right to love and be loved.
28:34Luz hugged her.
28:35You're right.
28:38Live in the moment, enjoy it.
28:41But when they separated, Luz's smile faded, replaced by a shadow of concern.
28:48Her own reality was the dark reverse of her friends.
28:51And you?
28:53Begonia asked, noticing the change.
28:57How are things with Luis?
28:59Luz sighed, a sound laden with emotional exhaustion.
29:02Bad, Begonia, very bad.
29:07We are at our worst.
29:09We barely speak and when we do it is to argue.
29:14I feel like she is distancing herself from me, like there is a wall between us.
29:18She hesitated for a moment before continuing, but the need to vent was stronger.
29:22And then there's Christina, she spends hours with him in the lab.
29:29I know she's his assistant, that she's purely professional, but I can't help it.
29:33I feel her presence there as a threat, like a shadow looming over what little we have left.
29:43The anguish in Luz's voice was palpable.
29:45Begonia tried to console her, to tell her that they were just her imagination, that Luis loved her, but neither of them could know that Luz's fears were not only well founded, but also fell short.
29:57They couldn't know that in the solitude of the lab, professionalism had already been dynamited by a stolen kiss, a kiss that had opened a gap that perhaps could never be closed.
30:11The threat Luz perceived was not a shadow, it was a sharp and dangerous reality that had already begun to tear at the fabric of her marriage.
30:23And as if fate delighted in weaving complex webs of desire and pain, Begonia, in her cloud of happiness, was about to receive a small jolt.
30:34A chance encounter with Andres in a factory hallway was enough to disturb her calm.
30:41He congratulated her on her birthday with a warmth and intensity in his gaze that went beyond simple family courtesy.
30:50Begonia felt an echo of the old connection, a spark she had thought had been extinguished.
30:55She said goodbye quickly, her heart racing slightly.
31:00Had it been her imagination or had Andres, despite everything, despite Maria, still harbored feelings for her.
31:07Doubt, like a small poisonous seed, settled in her mind, threatening to overshadow her newfound happiness.
31:17The day wore on and with it Don Pedro's machinations.
31:21I had Tassio summoned to his office, the same one that had been the epicenter of the Queen's family's power for generations.
31:27Tassio entered cautiously, not knowing what to expect.
31:32Don Pedro motioned for him to take a seat.
31:36There was no one else in the room.
31:38The atmosphere was solemn, almost oppressive.
31:41Tassio, I called you because I have something important to propose to you, his deep, direct voice began.
31:47I have been watching you.
31:51You are an intelligent, hardworking, and above all ambitious man.
31:57Qualities that I value.
31:59Tassio remained silent, his face a poker mask.
32:04As you know, the company's situation is delicate, Don Pedro continued.
32:09It requires strong leadership, a steady hand that does not tremble in the face of adversity.
32:14I will not be here forever.
32:18He paused, letting the weight of his words settle in the room.
32:24I have made a decision.
32:26I want you to be the one to take charge of the Queen's perfumeries when I am gone.
32:32I want you to be my successor.
32:34Tassio's jaw almost dropped.
32:36The surprise left him speechless.
32:38He, Damien's bastard son, the boy who had grown up in the shadow of the factory, now its air was a proposal so outrageous, so illogical, that for a moment he thought it was a cruel joke.
32:52You are serious, he managed to say.
33:00I have never been more serious in my life, Don Pedro stated, staring at him.
33:05I will give you the training, the power, the resources.
33:11I only need your absolute loyalty, a loyalty to me, not to the Queen's people.
33:16The revelation was an earthquake, but along with the surprise, a deep unease began to grow in Tassio's chest.
33:25Why now?
33:26Why him?
33:28And that sentence, when I am gone, sounded too final, too close.
33:31Don Pedro, with all due respect, why are you making me this offer?
33:39And what do you mean you won't be here forever?
33:42Are you in good health?
33:45The question hung in the air, laden with genuine concern.
33:50Don Pedro's expression darkened for an instant, a hint of vulnerability that disappeared as quickly as it had come.
33:58My health is my own business, he said curtly.
34:01Focus on the offer, Tassio, it is the opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to have everything you have always deserved and that others have denied you.
34:13Think about it, but don't take too long.
34:16Time, as you'll discover, is a luxury not all of us have.
34:19Tassio left the office, his mind reeling.
34:24The offer was a dream come true, revenge served on a silver platter against the family that had spurned him.
34:30But the condition was a gold chain, and concern for the health of his boss, the man who offered him the world, cast a dark and ominous shadow over the whole affair.
34:42A reconciliation with his family now seemed further away than ever, caught between loyalty to his benefactor and the mystery of his sudden, disconcerting generosity.
34:56Night finally fell over Toledo.
34:59In the Marino household, tension was a fixture in the family.
35:02Digno moved through the house like a ghost, her face pale and drawn in the lamplight.
35:12She knew the moment of truth was approaching.
35:15She could feel Joaquin's gaze on her, a gaze that was no longer just one of concern, but suspicion.
35:20He waited for her in the living room.
35:25As she entered, he stepped in her path.
35:28His stance was calm but unyielding.
35:32Mom, sit down.
35:34We need to talk, he said.
35:36His voice broke no reply.
35:38Digno attempted one last, feeble defense.
35:41Quote,
35:42I'm very tired, Joaquin.
35:44Whatever it is, it can wait until tomorrow.
35:47No, it can't wait any longer, he insisted, his voice hardening.
35:52I've been watching you all day, watching you with him, seeing the fear in your eyes.
35:57I want you to tell me the truth.
36:00The whole truth.
36:02What's going on between you and Don Pedro?
36:04And why am I leaving the management?
36:08Digno's damn began to give way.
36:11Her son's questions, direct and to the point, hit her like hammer blows.
36:16She shook her head, tears welling in her eyes.
36:19Quote,
36:20I don't know what you're talking about, enough lies, Joaquin exclaimed, raising his voice for the first time.
36:28I'm sick of you treating me like an idiot.
36:31I've seen you, mom.
36:32You're terrified.
36:35That man is doing something to you and I want to know what it is.
36:38Now it was too much.
36:40The damn broke.
36:41Digno collapsed onto the couch, her body racked with uncontrollable sobs.
36:48The torrent words, pain, and guilt began to flow uncontrollably and devastatingly.
36:56You were right, she sobbed through her tears.
36:59You were right from the beginning.
37:01Damien and Andrew were right.
37:05Joaquin knelt before her, his heart clenched in fear.
37:07Right in what, mom, what are you talking about?
37:12In everything, she screamed, her face contorted with anguish.
37:16Pedro has manipulated us all.
37:19From the beginning, his return was no coincidence.
37:23It was a plan, a plan to get revenge, to destroy the queen's people and take everything for himself.
37:28She told him everything.
37:32She confessed how Pedro had orchestrated her failure as director, how he had sabotaged her decisions and magnified her mistakes to portray her as incompetent to Damien.
37:44She told him how he had pressured her, how he had isolated her and made her his silent accomplice.
37:50Quote.
37:51But why, mom?
37:54Joaquin asked, his world crumbling around him.
37:58Why did you let this happen?
38:00Why didn't you say anything?
38:01We could have fought.
38:03Digno looked up, and the expression on her face made Joaquin's blood run cold.
38:08It was a look of pure terror, of a desperation so deep it seemed bottomless.
38:16Because I can't, son, her broken voice whispered.
38:20I can't leave him.
38:21I can't face him.
38:24Why, what does he have against you?
38:26And then came the final confession.
38:29The darkest, most terrible truth.
38:32He's threatening me, Joaquin, said the barely audible voice.
38:38He's threatened to report me for the death of Jesus.
38:42The air left Joaquin's lungs.
38:45He felt the ground open up beneath his feet.
38:47Jesus, death, the accident, the fall, he knows it, he continued with dignity, his gaze lost in the horror of the memory.
38:58He knows I was there, he knows we argued, that Jesus pushed me and that I, in defending myself, pushed him back.
39:04He knows it was an accident, but he says no one will believe me.
39:11He says he'll accuse me of murder and that I'll spend the rest of my life in prison.
39:14The silence that followed was absolute, heavy, full of the enormity of the revelation.
39:25The truth had finally exploded and it was more monstrous than Joaquin could have ever imagined.
39:30His professional failure, his humiliations.
39:37Everything was reduced to ashes before the horror of knowing that his mother lived trapped in a cage of blackmail,
39:42prisoner of a monster who used her past to control her present.
39:48Anguish overwhelmed him, washed over her, a wave of helplessness and fury.
39:53That wretch clenched his fists with tremendous force.
39:55I will kill him.
40:00No, Joaquin, no, Digno begged, grabbing his arm.
40:04You can't do anything.
40:06It would be worse, worse, what could be worse than this?
40:09Mom, he's destroying you.
40:12Digno looked at him and a glimmer of something else appeared in her tired eyes,
40:15something cold and calculating that surprised him.
40:20It will only be for a short time, her voice said, regaining a glimmer of strength.
40:25Be patient, son.
40:29Just a little longer.
40:31Joaquin looked at her in confusion.
40:34What are you talking about?
40:36Pedro is sick, Joaquin, she revealed, lowering her voice to a conspiratorial secret.
40:42Very sick, he's dying.
40:43The doctors don't give him much time.
40:46The news should have been a relief, but the way his mother said it,
40:49the coldness in her tone, sent shivers down his spine.
40:52But before she dies, Digno added, her mouth curling into a smile devoid of any joy,
41:01a grimace of pure vengeance.
41:03Great suffering awaits her.
41:05I assure you, she will pay for every tear, for every humiliation, her end will be slow and painful.
41:15And I will be there to see it.
41:18Joaquin stared at his mother, that broken and yet terribly strong woman.
41:21The truth had exploded, yes, but it had not brought liberation, but the promise of a new hell.
41:33A hell in which they would have to wait, watch, and live with the monster while their own body consumed it,
41:38knowing that justice, when it came, would come in the form of death.
41:42And that wait, Joaquin realized with a dread that seeped into his bones, could be a torment worse than any other.
41:54The day was ending, but the night in the souls of the Marino family had only just begun.
41:58The day was ending, but the day was ending, but the day was ending.
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