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Curro desafía a Lorenzo y Catalina provoca la ira del barón
En el próximo episodio, las tensiones alcanzan un punto crítico. Curro, desesperado y al límite, está decidido a dar el paso más arriesgado de su vida: denunciar a Lorenzo ante la Guardia Civil. Catalina, por su parte, en un gesto valiente pero imprudente, humilla al barón de Valladares con un acto que desata consecuencias inesperadas y peligrosas para los Luján.
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Curro desafía a Lorenzo y Catalina provoca la ira del barón
En el próximo episodio, las tensiones alcanzan un punto crítico. Curro, desesperado y al límite, está decidido a dar el paso más arriesgado de su vida: denunciar a Lorenzo ante la Guardia Civil. Catalina, por su parte, en un gesto valiente pero imprudente, humilla al barón de Valladares con un acto que desata consecuencias inesperadas y peligrosas para los Luján.
Mientras Leocadia presiona con dureza al capitán Lorenzo por el destino d ...
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00:00Curro challenges Lorenzo and Catalina provokes the man's wrath.
00:09In the next episode, tensions reach a critical point.
00:15Curro, desperate and on edge, is determined to take the riskiest step of his life,
00:20reporting Lorenzo to the civil guard.
00:22Catalina, for her part, in a brave but reckless move, humiliates the Valladares man with an
00:31act that unleashes unexpected and dangerous consequences for the Lujans.
00:38While Leocardia puts harsh pressure on captain Lorenzo about Angela's fate,
00:43Santos continues his cruel game against Ricardo with Cristobal's complicity.
00:47At the same time, Tonio discovers the truth about his father and decides to reconcile
00:55with Simona in one of the most emotional scenes of the episode.
01:01But there is no calm in the palace.
01:04Maria Fernandez pays dearly for her night of excesses and a new incident in the gardens
01:08confronts Petra and Cristobal head-on, increasing the tension even more.
01:12Intrigue, secrets, revenge and emotions on the edge will make this episode one of the
01:20most intense and surprising of the season.
01:26The dawn of Tuesday, September 9, was spreading over the fields of promise with deceptive slowness.
01:31A veil of low-lying mist clung to the earth, softening the contours of the ancient opes and giving the
01:41landscape an ethereal, almost dreamlike quality.
01:47The air was crisp, heralding an autumn that was already settling into the heart of the region,
01:52and it smelled of damp earth and dead leaves.
01:54Within the palace walls, however, the atmosphere was not one of peace, but of a tense calm,
02:03the stillness that precedes a storm.
02:08Every soul that inhabited that house, from the lords in their opulent bedrooms to the last
02:13servant in the servants' quarters, felt in their bones that the day that was beginning would
02:17not be just another one.
02:21It was a day of consequences.
02:24Adriano, the Count of Indigo, was among the first to feel the weight of that premonition.
02:31He awoke long before the first rays of sunlight managed to pierce the mist,
02:35with his heart pounding in his chest and cold sweat beating on his forehead.
02:39Beside him, Catalina slept with the placidity of someone with a clear conscience and an indomitable
02:47spirit.
02:51Seeing her like that, so serene, so oblivious to the storm that he was sure was looming over
02:56them, provoked a mixture of infinite tenderness and absolute panic in him.
03:03He loved her precisely for that courage, for that bravery that drove her to defy tyrants like
03:08the man from Valladares.
03:13But it was that same bravery that now put them in the eye of the hurricane.
03:17He got up stealthily, trying not to make the slightest noise that could disturb her sleep.
03:26He looked out the window of his room, watching as the pale light of dawn began to dye the horizon
03:30gray and mauve.
03:31The image of the previous day repeated itself in his mind in a tortuous loop.
03:40Catalina, standing with her chin high, directing the day laborers to unload entire wheelbarrows
03:45of manure at the gates of the man's palace.
03:47An act of defiance, a symbolic and odorous declaration of war.
03:56At the time, a part of him had vibrated with pride.
04:03Finally, someone had stood up to this despot, but the euphoria had faded as quickly as the
04:08smell of manure had permeated the air, giving way to a visceral and paralyzing fear.
04:12He knew men like the man from Valladares.
04:19They were predators who did not tolerate humiliation.
04:24Their power lay not solely in their lands or their fortunes, but in the fear they instilled.
04:33And Catalina had not only lost that fear, she had publicly mocked him.
04:38Adriano ran a hand through his hair, feeling anxiety tightening his stomach.
04:49The man was not a man for direct answers.
04:53He wouldn't send his thugs to beat them up, would he?
04:56His revenge would be more subtle, more cruel, and above all, more lasting.
05:03He would strike where it hurt the most, his estate, his honor, and the safety of his family.
05:11The Lujans, his new allies, were also in the crosshairs.
05:16Catalina's recklessness, born of the most righteous of angers, had affected them all.
05:21He went down to the library, seeking solitude and silence to collect his thoughts.
05:32He poured himself a glass of cognac despite the early hour.
05:36He needed something to calm the trembling in his hands.
05:38As the liquor burned his throat, he mentally reviewed the possible scenarios.
05:48A complaint for offenses, a maneuver to ruin his crops, an attack on his reputation in the circles of power in the region.
05:57Anything was possible with an unscrupulous man like Valladares.
06:00It was then that Catalina entered the library, already dressed for the day, with her usual overflowing energy.
06:13Seeing him with the glass in his hand and his blank stare, her smile faded.
06:18Adriano, what are you doing up so early?
06:21And as he drank, his voice, usually so vibrant, sounded full of concern.
06:26He turned to look at her.
06:31The dawn light coming through the window outlined her silhouette, making her an almost celestial figure.
06:40But he knew that her fragility was only apparent.
06:43He couldn't sleep, he confessed, his voice hoarse.
06:49He couldn't stop thinking about yesterday, Catalina.
06:52She approached him, taking his free hand in hers.
06:56Her hands were warm, strong.
07:01Oh my gosh, Adriano, we've already talked about this.
07:04Someone had to put that wretch in his place.
07:09He deserved it.
07:10He deserved that and much more for what he's doing to the day laborers.
07:17I'm not saying he didn't deserve it.
07:19Of course I did, he replied, raising his voice a little, unable to contain his nervousness.
07:24But have you thought about the consequences, have you thought about what a man like him is capable of doing?
07:35He is not just an angry landowner, Catalina is a poisonous snake.
07:38He will wait for the right moment and bite us when we least expect it.
07:44Well, let him bite, she replied with a firmness that seemed almost suicidal to him.
07:54I'm not afraid of him, and if he thinks we're going to cower, he's dead wrong.
07:58The days when nobles could trample on the people without expecting a response are over.
08:03This isn't a question of bravery, it's a question of prudence.
08:11You've exposed us all.
08:15You, me, your family.
08:17A man doesn't distinguish between those who throw manure and those who shelter him.
08:21To him, we're all enemies now.
08:27And with great honor, she said, dropping his hand and crossing her arms.
08:34There was a gleam of defiance in her eyes.
08:36I'd rather be the enemy of a tyrant than the friend of injustice.
08:39I thought you understood.
08:44I thought you were with me in this.
08:46I'm with you.
08:47I'm always with you, for God's sake, Hadrian exclaimed.
08:50Setting his goblet down on a table with a sharp thud that made the glass tinkle.
08:56But my love for you doesn't blind me to danger.
09:00I love you too much to stand idly by while you rush into a squabble without protection.
09:04My duty is to protect you, even from yourself if necessary.
09:11Quote, necessary.
09:13The conversation hung in the air, charged with a tension that rarely existed between them.
09:21They looked at each other in silence.
09:23He with anguish reflected in every feature of his face.
09:26She with a mixture of frustration and a glimpse of understanding.
09:29She knew that Adriana's fear was born of love, but she couldn't.
09:36She didn't want to let that fear dictate her actions.
09:43The dreaded consequence was not long in coming, but as Adriana had sensed,
09:47it did not come in the form of a physical threat or a shouted insult.
09:54It arrived with a mid-morning mail in an envelope made of thick paper and with an imposing seal.
09:59It was a legal document, a notarial request that, convoluted and almost incomprehensible legal jargon,
10:09came to say something devastatingly simple.
10:12The man from Valladares was initiating a process to claim ownership of a significant portion of the lands of promise,
10:18alleging an old dispute of the Indies that went back several generations.
10:22A dispute that everyone believed had been settled and forgotten, but that the man, with the with the help of unscrupulous lawyers,
10:32it had risen from its ashes.
10:33The document was not addressed to Catalina or Adriano, it was addressed to Don Alonso Lujan, Marquis of Lujan.
10:45The attack was not a simple act of revenge, it was a masterpiece of strategic evil.
10:50By striking at the heart of the promise, the man was not only punishing Catalina's insolence, he was also fracturing the alliance.
11:03He was creating a problem that directly confronted the Lujans with Catalina's cause.
11:07He was putting them in the position of having to choose between defending her and risking losing part of their wealth or pressuring her to apologize and appease the beast.
11:22When Alonso read the document in his office, his face became a mask of disbelief and fury.
11:31Cruz and Manuel, present in the room, could not believe it.
11:34That scoundrel, Alonso roared, pounding the desk with his fist.
11:42He knew he was a vile man, but this was beyond all limits.
11:47Reviving a dispute from a century ago.
11:49This was a declaration of war.
11:53It's Catalina's fault, of course, Cruz hissed, venom dripping from every syllable.
12:01I warned you, Alonso.
12:03I warned you that taking that revolutionary under our roof would only bring us trouble.
12:10And here it is.
12:11Now she intends to steal our lands because of her stupid bravado.
12:17Manuel, more pragmatic, took the document and re-read it carefully.
12:21Father, mother, calm down.
12:28This could just be a scare tactic.
12:30It probably has no legal basis.
12:35We'll have to call our lawyer immediately.
12:38Whether it has any basis or not, the damage has already been done, Alonso replied, running his hands over his face, visibly dejected.
12:45A land dispute can last for years, years of expense, uncertainty, of having our name dragged through the mud.
12:58It's her way of slowly suffocating us.
13:01It's the man's revenge, a cold revenge, calculating and terribly effective.
13:05The turn of events left everyone shocked.
13:12Catalina's protest, an act of solidarity and justice, had turned into a threat.
13:17Existential for the Lujan legacy.
13:19The man had moved his piece and the check was for everyone.
13:27While the commotion over the man's maneuver spread through the noble halls of the promise,
13:31in the darkest corridors and in the servants, quarters, other personal dramas, no less intense, continued their relentless course.
13:42Leo Katia had been feeling like an icy claw was squeezing her soul for days.
13:46The absence of news from Angela, her daughter, had become a constant torture.
13:55Every minute of silence was a deafening scream in her head.
13:59She trusted Captain Lorenzo de la Mata, or rather she had forced herself to trust him.
14:07He had promised her that he would take care of everything, that he would get Angela to safety, far from the clutches of Cristobal.
14:16But promises, as Leo Katia knew well, were often empty words and patience had a limit.
14:26Hers had run out.
14:28She searched for Lorenzo with the determination of a cornered she-wolf.
14:31She found him in the hall of weapons, polishing one of his hunting rifles with a comm that seemed obscene to her.
14:43The smell of oil and metal filled the air.
14:46Captain, he said, his voice sounding firmer than he felt inside.
14:50He paused in the doorway, not daring to fully enter the space that smelled of gunpowder and danger.
15:03Lorenzo looked up from his weapon, and a lazy, condescending smile played on his lips.
15:07Leo Katia, my dear, what an unexpected visitor.
15:14Have you come to admire my collection?
15:16I have come to demand answers, she replied, stepping forward.
15:23Her hands, hidden in the folds of her apron, were clenched into tight fists.
15:28You promised me news of my daughter.
15:33You promised me you would hear from her.
15:35Tell me where she is, assure me she is well.
15:41Days have passed, and all I have received is silence from you.
15:45Lorenzo placed the shotgun on the table with exaggerated care and leaned against its edge, crossing his arms.
15:50His posture was one of calculated arrogance.
15:56Patience is a virtue, Leo Katia.
16:01And in matters as delicate as this, it is a necessity.
16:05I told you I would take care of it and I have.
16:10Angela is sure.
16:12That is all you need to know for now.
16:14No, it is not all I need to know.
16:17She burst out, anguish finally breaking through the barriers of her self-control.
16:24I am her mother.
16:25I have the right to know where my daughter is.
16:27I have the right to talk to her, to hear her voice, to know that she is breathing, that nothing has happened to her.
16:33She just does not understand the torment I am experiencing.
16:38I understand your situation perfectly, Lorenzo said, savoring the word as if it were aged wine.
16:46But I also understand that discretion is our best ally.
16:51The fewer people know Angela's whereabouts, the safer she will be.
16:56And you too, by extension?
16:59Or do you want Cristobal to find out about our little agreement?
17:03I don't think he was amused at all.
17:04The threat was veiled, but as sharp as a stiletto.
17:11Leocadia felt a shiver.
17:15She knew she was caught in that man's web.
17:18Man, a man as dangerous as Cristobal himself, though in a different way.
17:22You gave me your word, Captain, he insisted, lowering his tone but not the intensity of his gaze.
17:34You told me you would keep your word, and I will keep it, but in my own way and in my own time he approached her, invading her personal space.
17:41He spoke to her in a whisper that was more intimidating than a shout.
17:48You have been very brave, Leocadia.
17:53You have done what you had to do to protect your daughter.
17:56Don't ruin it all now by having a nervous breakdown.
18:02Go back to your duties and wait.
18:04When I have something to tell you, I will let you know.
18:07And now, if you will excuse me, I have to finish this.
18:15Hunting season is about to begin and I want my weapons in perfect condition.
18:22He turned away, returning to his shotgun, ending the conversation.
18:27Leocadia stood there for a moment, feeling the humiliation and helplessness like a poison coursing through her veins.
18:37Lorenzo's coldness, his absolute his disdain for her maternal suffering ignited a new flame in her.
18:46It was no longer just fear that she felt, it was rage, a dull and deep rage that made her understand that she could not continue waiting.
18:53If Lorenzo did not keep his word, she would have to find other ways.
19:00She was not going to allow anyone to play with her daughter's life.
19:06Not Cristobal, not Lorenzo, no one.
19:10In another part of the palace, a very different tormented soul was about to make the most momentous decision of her life.
19:15Curro had been living in a personal hell for weeks, months.
19:23The discovery that Lorenzo was not only the man who had abused his mother to the point of suicide, but that he was also her biological father.
19:31It had shattered the foundations of his existence.
19:33He had tried to confront him, to seek personal justice, but had only found mockery and threats.
19:46Helplessness was consuming him, eating away at him from the inside like a cancer.
19:52That morning something inside him had finally broken.
19:54Perhaps it was the sight of other people's happiness, the laughter of some servants in the courtyard or the simple beauty of a ray of sunlight filtering through the window.
20:08Small details of a normal life that were hidden from him.
20:12She looked in the mirror in her room and didn't recognize the young man staring back at her.
20:19His eyes were sunken, surrounded by dark circles.
20:22There was a hardness in his jaw and a desperation in his expression that didn't belong to him.
20:31Lorenzo was stealing the life from her, even from a distance she felt the urgent need to talk to Yana.
20:40She was his anchor, his only confidant in that madness.
20:44He found her in the service area helping to fold sheets.
20:47He pulled her to a corner with an urgency that scared her.
20:56Yana, I have to talk to you now, Kuro.
21:00What's wrong?
21:01You're pale as wax.
21:03He grabbed her hands.
21:05His were icy.
21:06I can't take it anymore, Yana.
21:11I can't go on like this.
21:12I can't wake up every morning knowing that that monster roams freely through this house.
21:17Smiling as if he had done nothing.
21:19I can't live knowing that my mother's death goes unpunished.
21:25I know, Kuro.
21:27I know, she said, her voice full of compassion.
21:29It kills me inside too, but what can we do?
21:36We have no proof.
21:38It's his word against a dead woman's.
21:41Quote.
21:42That's what has to change, he said.
21:45And a new light shone in his eyes, a light of feverish resolve.
21:52I've been thinking, turning it over and over, and I've come to a conclusion.
21:55The only one there is.
22:00What conclusion, Kuro?
22:02You're scaring me.
22:04He took a deep breath, as if the words he was about to utter weighed tons.
22:10I'm going to report him.
22:12I'm going to go to the Guardia Civil Barracks and talk to Sergeant Berdina.
22:18I'll tell him everything, everything I know, what Eugenia told me, what I've discovered,
22:23the threats, the suspicions about his shady dealings, everything.
22:31Yana gasped.
22:33The audacity of the idea was as great as its danger.
22:36Kuro, no, that's crazy.
22:38It's suicide.
22:41Lorenzo is an army captain, a powerful man with connections.
22:44Who do you think is going to believe a boy like you?
22:52Will they laugh in your face or worse, accuse you of defamation?
22:59And Lorenzo, Lorenzo will destroy you.
23:02Will destroy everyone.
23:03And what is the alternative?
23:05Yana.
23:06Keep quiet.
23:07Let him get away with it.
23:08Wait for him to destroy us anyway.
23:10But little by little, at his own pace.
23:13Kuro's voice cracked with emotion.
23:18I won't refuse.
23:20I'd rather go down fighting than live on my knees.
23:23My mother deserves justice and if no one else is going to give it to her, I will.
23:28But you have no solid evidence.
23:31Only hearsay, suspicions, they will destroy you under interrogation.
23:35I may not have enough evidence to put him away for life, but I have enough for them to open
23:44a formal investigation, to focus on him, to start asking questions.
23:51A man like Lorenzo, with so many dark secrets, can't stand scrutiny like this.
23:56If they start finishing, they'll find something, I'm sure.
24:03Yana looked at him, torn between panic and admiration.
24:09She saw in his eyes the same determination that had guided her own steps in her search
24:14for the truth.
24:17She knew she couldn't dissuade him.
24:20She knew that deep down he had reason.
24:22The silence was killing them.
24:26It's very risky, Kuro, she whispered, caressing his cheek.
24:31The greatest risk is to do nothing, he replied with a conviction that put an end to any possible
24:36debate.
24:40I've decided, Yana.
24:42I'll go see Sergeant Berdina today, no matter what happens next.
24:48The decision had been made.
24:50It was a leap into the void, a desperate move in a chess game in which he was a mere pawn facing
24:55a rook.
24:56But in his desperation, Kuro had found a strange form of freedom, the freedom of someone who
25:05no longer had anything to lose.
25:11Far from the intrigues of power and desperate decisions, in the warm and bustling heart of
25:16the kitchens, a scene of very different but equally profound emotional intensity was
25:20unfolding.
25:26Tonyo, Simona's son, had returned to his promise with his heart-heavy with reproaches and old
25:31wounds.
25:31His relationship with his mother was a minefield of misunderstandings and silenced pain.
25:42But now his wife, a woman of great sensitivity and wisdom, was there.
25:46Amence, had been working patiently to bridge that gap.
25:55That morning she achieved the seemingly impossible, seating Simona and Tonio together at the large
26:00wooden kitchen table with the excuse of sharing a coffee.
26:03Candela, discreet but present, worked in the background, creating an atmosphere of normalcy that would help the words flow.
26:13At first, the silence was dense, almost palpable.
26:21Tonio stared at his cup as if the fate of the universe were written on it.
26:29Simona wrung a tea towel in her hands, her gaze lost in some point in her painful past.
26:34It was Anora who broke the ice.
26:39Simona said softly.
26:41Tonio has questions.
26:46Questions that have weighed on him his entire life and I think he deserves to hear the answers from your mouth.
26:54Simona looked up, her eyes met her sons and in them she saw the same pain she felt in her own chest.
26:59She took a deep breath and nodded.
27:05Your wife is right.
27:07Questions, you deserve answers.
27:09Shoot, son.
27:13I don't have the strength to keep hiding.
27:16Tonio swallowed.
27:18The first question came out with difficulty, as if it had been stuck in his throat for years.
27:25Why, mom, why did you leave us?
27:28Why did you go with him?
27:29She was referring to her father, a man she barely remembered, but whose shadow had loomed over her entire childhood.
27:42Simona closed her eyes for a moment and when she opened them they were flooded with tears that she would not shed.
27:51She began to speak and her voice was a low murmur laden with the weight of decades of suffering.
27:55She told her story, not the sugar-coated version that is sometimes told to children, but the raw, unvarnished truth.
28:08She spoke of her youth, of how she fell in love with a man who seemed like a prince and turned out to be a demon.
28:13She described the abuse, first subtle, with words that hurt like lashes, and then physical.
28:23She recounted the beatings, the humiliations, the constant fear she lived with, the fear for herself, but above all the fear for her son, for that little boy who witnessed everything with terrified eyes.
28:38She confessed, her voice breaking, because he made me believe that I was worthless, that no one would love me, that without him I would be lost.
28:50And I left for you, Tonyo, because he threatened to hurt you and tried to leave him.
29:00I stayed to protect you.
29:03Every blow he received, I thought it was a blow that wasn't for you.
29:08Then her story intertwined with Candela's.
29:10She spoke of her husband, a good and hard-working man, who saw the hell Simona was living in and tried to help her.
29:21She recounted how Candela's husband confronted her abuser and how that triggered the final tragedy.
29:32An accident, a death, an event that marked them both forever and united them in a pact of silence and shared pain.
29:38Quote.
29:40I had to run away, my son, Simona continued, tears now flowing freely down her cheeks.
29:49I did what I did so that you could have a life, a life away from that monster.
29:56Leaving you was the hardest thing I've ever done.
29:59Every day of my life, every minute, I've thought about you.
30:04I've wondered if you were okay, if you hated me, and you had every right to hate me.
30:09Quote.
30:10Tonya listened, motionless.
30:16Every word his mother said was like a piece of a puzzle that finally fit together.
30:19The story was brutal, terrible, but in it he found the understanding he had sought for so long.
30:28The father they barely remembered was not a ghost, he was a villain, and his mother was not the woman who had abandoned him, she was a victim who had fought to survive and to save him.
30:41When Simona finished speaking, a deep, guttural roar escaped from Tonya's chest, a deep, guttural roar that released years of anger and pain.
30:53He stood up, walked around the table, and knelt beside his mother.
30:59He hugged her tightly, burying his face in her lap, as he had when he was a child seeking comfort.
31:07Forgive me, mom, he cried, forgive me for judging you, for not understanding, for all the pain I've caused you.
31:20Simona hugged him, stroking his hair, crying with him.
31:23They were tears of sadness for the past lost, but also of relief for the present regained.
31:32There is nothing to forgive, son. Nothing.
31:36Anora watched them from the other side of the table, her heart brimming with emotion and pride.
31:43Tears were also streaming down her face, but they were tears of happiness.
31:47She had fought for that moment, she had believed in the possibility of reconciliation, and now it was happening.
31:58The wound was finally beginning to heal.
32:01Love, buried beneath layers of pain and resentment, was blooming again in the kitchen of promise.
32:10Not all relationships in the palace, however, found their way to redemption.
32:17Some, on the contrary, sank deeper and deeper into a well of bitterness and cruelty.
32:25Such was the dynamic between Santos, the new and sinister butler, and Ricardo, the Marquis of Luján,
32:31who had fallen into disgrace and been relegated to servant duties.
32:37Santos had found in Ricardo the perfect target for his frustrations and sadism.
32:42He took great pleasure in humiliating the man who had once been his superior,
32:48and he did so with the blessing and even encouragement of Don Cristobal,
32:51who saw his cousin suffering as a way of reasserting his own power.
33:02That morning the humiliation was particularly refined.
33:06Cristobal had asked for breakfast to be brought to his office.
33:09Santos, instead of entrusting the task to a lackey, entrusted it personally to Ricardo.
33:20The young master wants his breakfast and he wants it perfect,
33:23he told him with a mischievous smile.
33:29The silver tray well polished,
33:31the coffee freshly made and steaming,
33:33the eggs perfectly cooked.
33:34Not a single mistake, do you understand?
33:41Ricardo, we know you've been a bit clumsy lately.
33:46Ricardo gritted his teeth, but he nodded silently.
33:50He prepared the tray with a care that bordered on obsession.
33:55Each piece of cutlery was aligned to the millimeter.
33:58The linen napkin folded with geometric precision.
34:04He wasn't going to give them the pleasure of finding the slightest flaw.
34:08With the tray in his hands,
34:09he went up the stairs and headed for Cristobal's office.
34:15Just as he was about to enter,
34:17Santos appeared out of nowhere like a shadow.
34:19Let me see that, he said, stopping him.
34:25He inspected the tray with a critical eye,
34:28looking for a flaw.
34:29When he couldn't find one,
34:31his smile twisted into a frown.
34:36But then,
34:37with a quick and almost imperceptible movement,
34:39he slightly moved one of the cups,
34:41so that a small drop of coffee spilled
34:43onto the immaculate placemat of the tray.
34:45Oh, oh, Ricardo, he said,
34:52clicking his tongue with fake regret.
34:55What is this?
34:56You can't even carry a tray without staining it anymore.
34:59What a disaster.
35:03The young master won't like it at all.
35:06Ricardo looked at him,
35:07and his eyes reflected impotent fury.
35:12He knew perfectly well what he had done.
35:14It was a cruel and perverse game.
35:16You have been,
35:17he muttered under his breath.
35:21What do you mean?
35:23I have only come to supervise your work,
35:25and what I see is a botched job.
35:30Come in,
35:31the young master is waiting for you.
35:33Ricardo had no choice but to enter the office.
35:38Cristobal was sitting behind his desk
35:40going over some papers.
35:42He looked up impatiently.
35:44It was about time.
35:48May I ask why you stopped
35:49when you saw the small stain on the tray?
35:54What does this mean?
35:56It is a small accident,
35:58sir,
35:58Ricardo said,
35:59his voice choked with humiliation.
36:04Santos,
36:05who had entered behind him,
36:06intervened in his servile and venomous tone.
36:08Quote,
36:10I am deeply sorry,
36:11young master.
36:13It seems that Ricardo's hands are shaking,
36:16due to age,
36:17I suppose,
36:18or perhaps due to lack of work experience.
36:20I assure you that it won't happen again.
36:26I'll assign him tasks more suited to his abilities.
36:32Perhaps mopping the patio floors.
36:34Quote,
36:35Cristobal smiled.
36:36It was an icy smile,
36:38devoid of any warmth.
36:40He enjoyed the show.
36:43Yes,
36:44Santos,
36:45I think that would be an excellent idea,
36:46he said,
36:47looking at Ricardo with absolute contempt.
36:51We can't afford this kind of negligence.
36:53The promise must maintain a standard of excellence,
36:58even in the smallest details.
37:02You can go,
37:03Ricardo,
37:04and take this crap with you.
37:06I have no appetite anymore.
37:08Quote,
37:09Ricardo froze for a moment,
37:11the tray shaking in his hands.
37:15The humiliation was so intense that he felt nauseous.
37:19He turned and walked out of the office,
37:20followed by Santos's muffled laughter.
37:23As he walked down the hallway,
37:27his eyes fixed on the floor,
37:29he swore to himself that he would find a way to get revenge.
37:34He didn't know how or when,
37:36but he did.
37:37Would.
37:38The misfortune she was living in had not extinguished her pride,
37:42it had only turned it into a smoldering coal of hatred,
37:45waiting for the right moment to start a fire.
37:50In the maid's wing,
37:52another reality,
37:53much less solemn,
37:54but equally embarrassing,
37:56was taking place.
38:01Maria Fernandez woke up with the feeling that a marching band was rehearsing inside her skull.
38:05The light filtering through the window was a direct assault on her eyes and her mouth was as dry as a spardo grass.
38:15Slowly,
38:16the fragmented memories of the previous night began to come to her mind, blurry and confused.
38:24She remembered going to the village tavern with Lopez and Salvador.
38:31She remembered laughter,
38:33She remembered laughter, wine, more wine and then a haze.
38:36She sat up in bed, holding her head in both hands.
38:42And that was when Teresa and Samuel entered the room.
38:46The expression on their faces was a mixture of concern and stern disapproval.
38:53Good morning,
38:58sleeping beauty,
38:59sleeping beauty,
38:59Teresa said, crossing her arms.
39:01Or should I say good afternoon?
39:03Maria blinked in confusion.
39:07Maria blinked in confusion.
39:08What time is it?
39:09Time for you to explain to us what you were thinking about last night.
39:13Samuel intervened in his always calmer but no less serious tone.
39:16We were very worried about you.
39:20We were very worried about you.
39:22I don't remember very well.
39:24Maria stammered, feeling a blush of embarrassment rising up her neck.
39:29We drank a little too much, I think.
39:33Teresa let out a humorless laugh.
39:35A little too much.
39:37Maria, you arrived at the palace in a deplorable state.
39:41If we hadn't gone out to look for you,
39:45you probably would have woken up sleeping in a ditch.
39:51Little by little, with implacable patience,
39:54they recounted the details of their shameful arrival.
40:01They told her how they found her singing out of tune folk songs at the top of her lungs
40:05and trying to dance a jay with a bush in the garden.
40:11They described how she had tripped at the service entrance,
40:14spilling the contents of a bucket of water and almost dragging her foot down in her fall.
40:22And to top off the embarrassing scene, how had she declared her undying love to a scarecrow that the gardeners had installed in the orchard?
40:32Maria listened with her head bowed, wishing the earth would swallow her up.
40:36Each word was a new pang of mortification.
40:40We had to drag you to your bed, Teresa concluded, softening her tone a little when she saw the genuine anguish on her friend's face.
40:50Maria, you can't go on like this.
40:54We understand that you're going through a bad time, that the situation with Salvador is complicated.
40:59But drowning your sorrows in alcohol is not the solution.
41:02It only brings you more problems and damages your reputation, Samuel added, and that of all of us.
41:09We're a team, and if one of us falls, it affects us all.
41:17Maria looked up, her eyes filled with tears of regret.
41:23I'm sorry, she whispered, you're right, I don't know what happened to me, it got out of hand.
41:29I'm sorry for worrying you and embarrassing you.
41:33I'm an idiot, quote, you're not an idiot, Teresa said, sitting down next to her and hugging her.
41:41You're our friend, and that's why we're telling you this.
41:45We want to help you, not judge you, but you have to face this, Maria.
41:51You have to stop running away.
41:54The physical hangover was terrible, but the moral hangover was infinitely worse.
42:02Forced to face the reality of her actions, Maria Fernandez felt that she had hit rock bottom.
42:08Maybe, just maybe, that was the push she needed to start rebuilding her life.
42:18The day, already fraught with tension, still had one last incident to close the circle of conflicts.
42:27Petra, the marchioness's personal maid, had always maintained a thorny relationship with the rest of the staff.
42:37Her unwavering loyalty to Doña Cruz and her haughty nature had earned her little sympathy.
42:44However, her relationship with Cristobal was a separate chapter, a story of mutual resentment and an antipathy that bordered on hatred.
42:55That afternoon, Petra was in the palace gardens.
42:59It wasn't one of his usual tasks, but Cruz had asked him to personally supervise the pruning of his favorite rose bushes, as he did not trust the new gardener.
43:11Petra carried out the order with his usual diligence, although with obvious annoyance.
43:17The afternoon sun was warm and a gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the trees.
43:23For a moment it could almost have been a peaceful scene.
43:29As he walked along one of the gravel paths, he failed to notice a hose that had been left stretched out on the ground.
43:37He tripped over it and, to keep from falling, grabbed the first thing he could find, a large terracotta pot that adorned the edge of the path.
43:48The weight of his body was too much for the precarious balance of the pot, which wobbled and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces and scattering dirt and flowers everywhere.
44:01The noise attracted the attention of Cristobal, who happened to be on the terrace that overlooked that part of the garden smoking a cigarette.
44:11He ran down the stairs with a quick step and an expression of fury on his face.
44:16Well, I wonder what the hell he did, he roared, stopping in front of Petra, who was still trying to regain her balance and composure.
44:27It was an accident, young master, she defended herself, visibly upset.
44:33I tripped.
44:35I didn't do it on purpose.
44:38An accident, he repeated sarcastically.
44:41Do you know how much that flower pot cost?
44:43It was an imported piece.
44:47Or is it that his clumsiness is so great that he can't tell the difference between an antique and a simple flower pot?
44:55I repeat, I'm sorry, I tripped over the hose that someone left in the way, Petra insisted, pointing out the culprit of her stumble.
45:06Her tone, although respectful, contained a note of defiance.
45:09She was not going to be intimidated.
45:13Don't come to me with excuses, Cristobal shouted, growing increasingly angry.
45:18The incident with the flower pot was just a pretext.
45:24His dislike of Petra came from afar, fueled by the suspicion that she knew more than she let on about the family's secrets and by her dog-like loyalty to Cruz, whom he detested.
45:35You're always where you shouldn't be, snooping, meddling.
45:41You're a pest, quote.
45:43The accusation was the last straw for Petra.
45:49Her loyalty to the marchioness was her pride.
45:52To be accused of being a busybody was an intolerable insult.
45:58I don't snoop anywhere, he replied, raising his voice, forgetting for a moment the distance between lord and servant.
46:09I carry out the orders of the marchioness and if it bothers you, perhaps the problem is with you and not me.
46:18Perhaps it bothers her that in this house there are still people loyal to the true lords of the promise.
46:26The blow was direct and accurate.
46:29Petra had touched Cristobal's most sensitive spot.
46:32His sense of usurpation, his resentment at not being the main heir.
46:39Cristobal's face contorted into a sharp accent of anger.
46:43He took a menacing step toward her.
46:45Be very careful what you say, woman.
46:51Very careful.
46:52Do not forget your place in this house.
46:55You are a simple servant.
46:56And servants, if they are not useful, can be fired.
46:59Or worse.
47:04The threat hung in the air, heavy and ominous.
47:08They stared at each other, his eyes blazing with rage, purrs with a mixture of fear and stubborn arrogance.
47:18The broken flower pot at their feet was the perfect symbol of their relationship, shattered beyond repair.
47:23The tension between them had soared to a new level, making it clear that their differences were not only far from resolved, but threatened to explode into a conflict with unforeseeable consequences.
47:37And so, as the afternoons settled over the promise, dyeing the sky shades of orange and purple, the pieces on the palace's intricate chessboard had shifted, creating new threats and forging unexpected alliances.
47:52The day had been a whirlwind of emotions and irrevocable decisions.
48:00The man's denunciation hummed like a sword of Damocles over the Lujans.
48:07Leo Katia burned with a silent rage that drove her to action.
48:12Simona Antonio had finally found peace, a small beacon of hope in an ocean of storms.
48:17And at the civil guard barracks in a nearby town, a young man named Curro de la Mata steeled himself in front of Sergeant Verdina's office door.
48:31He took a last deep breath, raised his hand, and knocked.
48:35The sound of his knuckles against the wood resounded like the first clap of thunder of a storm that was about to break over the mall.
48:41The future of the promise and all who inhabited it was about to change forever.
48:58Amen.
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