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Catalina desafía a Leocadia y el barón amenaza a los Luján
El capítulo 677 de La Promesa promete emociones a flor de piel y giros inesperados. Catalina se mantiene firme frente a las artimañas de Leocadia, iniciando un pulso de poder que podría sacudir los cimientos del palacio. Al mismo tiempo, Santos y Cristóbal hacen de Ricardo el blanco de una humillación constante, obligando a Pía a interceder con la esperanza de despertar un resquicio de compasión.
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Catalina desafía a Leocadia y el barón amenaza a los Luján
El capítulo 677 de La Promesa promete emociones a flor de piel y giros inesperados. Catalina se mantiene firme frente a las artimañas de Leocadia, iniciando un pulso de poder que podría sacudir los cimientos del palacio. Al mismo tiempo, Santos y Cristóbal hacen de Ricardo el blanco de una humillación constante, obligando a Pía a interceder con la esperanza de despertar un resquicio de compasión.
Mientras Lope y Vera siguen atrapados en ...
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00:00Catalina challenges Leocadia and the man threatens the Lujans.
00:10Chapter 67 of The Promise promises raw emotions and unexpected twists.
00:17Catalina stands firm against Leocadia's wiles, starting a power struggle that could shake
00:21the foundations of the palace.
00:26At the same time, Santos and Cristobal de Ricardo are the target of constant humiliation, forcing
00:31Pi to intercede in the hope of awakening a glimmer of compassion.
00:38While Loé and Vera remain trapped in the tension of their painful breakup, Manuel eagerly embarks
00:43on his new business project.
00:46But nothing happens to the dangerous move of the Valladares man, who crosses a red line
00:51with a threat capable of changing everything for the Lujans.
00:56Who will prevail in this duel of ambitions and feelings?
01:00On Wednesday, September 17, the intrigue and drama reach a new level in The Promise.
01:07The afternoon sun on Thursday, September 18, tinged the fields surrounding The Promise with
01:12gold and melancholy.
01:16It was a beautiful and cruel light, one that gilded the contours of a world that for many
01:20of its inhabitants was crumbling from within.
01:26The walls of the palace, witnesses to centuries-old secrets, seemed to hold their breath, anticipating
01:32the storms brewing in the hearts of those who inhabited them.
01:37And Catalina's gilded cage.
01:40The air in the library smelled of old leather, paper, and the noble wood of the bookshelves
01:45that rose to the ceiling like silent guardians of the Lujans' knowledge and lies.
01:52But to Catalina that day it smelled like a trap.
01:55The Valladares man had invited her under the pretext of reviewing some estate accounts, a pretext
02:00so banal that it immediately set off alarms.
02:05He was never interested in mundane details, unless those details were bait for a much
02:09bigger fish.
02:13The man stood with his back to her, gazing out at the garden through one of the large
02:16windows.
02:20The setting sun silhouetted him, making him a dark and ominous figure.
02:27He held a snifter of brandy, its amber liquid catching the light like a liquid jewel.
02:32Catherine, my dear, thank you for coming, he said without turning.
02:38His voice was a soft purr, the kind of sound a large cat might make just before it pounced
02:43on its prey.
02:45Catherine, you told me it was urgent, she replied, keeping her own voice steady, a shield
02:52against the unease already beginning to nestle in her stomach.
02:58She stood by the door, refusing to venture any further into the space he had claimed
03:01as his lair.
03:03And it is terribly urgent, he said, turning at last.
03:11A thin, unwarm smile played on his lips, but it has nothing to do with the yield of the
03:16crops or the price of grain.
03:21It has to do with you, with your future, and more importantly with the future of your children.
03:30Catalina's heart gave a painful twist.
03:33The mention of her children, of Mateo and little Sofia, transformed the atmosphere in
03:37the room.
03:39The air became thick, heavy, charged with an invisible but palpable menace.
03:43What do you mean by that?
03:47She asked, and she noticed an angry tremor in his voice.
03:53The man took a sip of his brandy, savoring it with maddening calm.
03:57He walked over to the large mahogany table, setting down his glass with a delicate click.
04:04Your children are adorable creatures, full of life.
04:07Mateo, with his intrepid spirit, always climbing the tallest trees in the garden.
04:14And Sofia has the same curious gaze as you.
04:17It would be a shame if that vitality were cut short.
04:22Each word was a measured blow, designed to inflict maximum damage.
04:27Catalina felt the ground open up beneath her feet.
04:32It was not a veiled threat, it was a brutal and direct declaration of intent, wrapped in
04:36the cellophane of false concern.
04:41Don't you dare, he hissed.
04:44She took a step forward, her hands balled into fists at her sides.
04:49Don't you dare mention them.
04:51Oh, but I must because your well-being depends entirely on you.
04:56He continued, visibly enjoying the panic that bloomed in Catalina's eyes.
05:04You see, I have come to the conclusion that your presence at the promise is detrimental
05:08to my interests, of course, you are too intelligent, too tenacious, you hinder my plans.
05:17And I, Catalina, do not tolerate obstacles.
05:21You are a monster.
05:21I am a practical man, he corrected, he said, his smile widening.
05:28And I offer you a very practical solution.
05:32I want you to leave, to abandon the promise forever, to renounce everything that ties you
05:36to this place and disappear.
05:39Catalina looked at him incredulously.
05:43The audacity of his blackmail was so excessive that for a moment it left her speechless.
05:51Abandoning his home, his mother's legacy, leaving his family at the mercy of this predator.
05:56He's crazy.
05:58I will never do that.
05:59This is my home.
06:02It was your home, the man said, his voice losing all its softness to give way to an edge
06:06of steel.
06:07Quote, this is a very dangerous place for your children to be right now.
06:12Think about it, Catalina.
06:15An accident could happen at any moment.
06:18A horse running wild with a little girl's stroller nearby.
06:22A tree branch breaking just as Mateo is at the top.
06:27A careless moment in the kitchen, a spoiled meal.
06:32The possibilities are endless and it would be so, so tragic.
06:37No one would suspect, of course, they would just be unfortunate accidents.
06:43The images his words evoked assaulted Catalina's mind with the violence of a nightmare.
06:49She saw Mateo falling.
06:52She saw Sophia's stroller overturned.
06:54Pure, icy, paralyzing terror gripped her throat, choking off any response.
07:01She felt small, helpless, trapped in a web woven from her deepest affections.
07:07Why?
07:10She managed to whisper her internal struggle reflected on her pale face.
07:14Why so much hatred?
07:16It's not hatred, my dear, it's business.
07:19And you are bad business.
07:21I will give you 24 hours to make the right decision.
07:25Take your suitcases.
07:27Make up a plausible excuse, a visit to a sick aunt, a spiritual retreat.
07:33I don't care, but by this time tomorrow, I want you gone.
07:38If you don't, she let the sentence hang, allowing the implicit threat to resonate in the oppressive
07:43silence of the library.
07:45Let's just say I'm starting to get impatient, and my impatience always has consequences.
07:54Without another word, the Viadares man picked up his glass again and turned toward the window,
07:58bidding her farewell.
08:02The conversation was over.
08:05Catalina stood motionless for a moment, the echo of his cruel words bouncing off her skull.
08:10Then, with a robotic movement, she turned and left the library.
08:16She didn't run.
08:18She walked down the long, silent corridors of promise with the rigidity of an automaton.
08:25Every portrait of her ancestors on the walls seemed to stare at her with accusation.
08:30Every creak of the parquet beneath her feet sounded like a mockery.
08:35Her mind was a whirlwind of fear and rage.
08:38Memory boiled inside her, a helpless rage against the cruelty of men and against her own inability
08:43to protect those she loved most.
08:48But beneath the rage, fear was an icy current that froze everything.
08:54The safety of her children was the only variable that mattered.
08:58Compared to that, the promise, her honor, her own life were nothing.
09:04It was in this trance-like state that she ran into Adriano.
09:07He was leaving his office, his brow furrowed by some work-related concern, but his expression
09:12changed when he saw her.
09:14Quote, Catalina, are you okay?
09:18He asked, his voice filled with a genuine concern that was almost unbearable to her at
09:22that moment.
09:27She looked up and he could see the abyss in her eyes.
09:30She was pale, her lips colorless, her gaze lost.
09:35I need air.
09:37It was all she could manage to articulate.
09:39What happened?
09:40It was the man.
09:41I saw you enter the library with him.
09:46Catalina shook her head abruptly.
09:48She couldn't tell him.
09:50The man would have made that clear.
09:52Silence was part of the deal.
09:55If she spoke, the consequences would be the same.
09:58No, it was nothing.
10:01I'm just tired of all this, Adriano, of the promises, of the intrigues, of the responsibilities.
10:08Adriano looked at her, completely bewildered.
10:13This was not the Catalina he knew.
10:16The Catalina he admired was a fighter, a woman who never gave up, who found strength in adversity.
10:25Tired, Catalina, you are the backbone of this place.
10:28What are you talking about?
10:31She pulled away from his questioning gaze, leaning against the cold wall of the hallway.
10:39The decision, horrible and unbearable, began to solidify inside him.
10:44It was a surrender, the bitterest of his life, but he saw no other way out.
10:51Maybe it's time for me to go, his voice said, as fragile as shattering glass.
10:59That he would abandon his promise, Adriana's confusion turned to disbelief.
11:04Leave, abandon everything.
11:06Why?
11:07What did that man say to you to make you even consider something so crazy?
11:12This makes no sense.
11:15It makes all the sense in the world, she exclaimed with a vehemence that surprised him.
11:22Hot, furious tears finally welled up in her eyes.
11:26Maybe I can't take it anymore, don't you understand?
11:30Maybe I'm broken.
11:32He tried to move closer, to put a hand on her arm, but she shrugged him off.
11:38No, I don't believe you, Catalina, he said, his voice firm, but full of pain at seeing her
11:44like that.
11:46You don't break, you don't give up.
11:49Something else is happening, something you're not telling me.
11:53You can't give in to that wretch's pressure, but she no longer heard him.
12:00In her mind only the silent laughter of the man and the images of her children, happy and
12:04unaware of the danger that loomed over them, a danger that only she could avoid at the highest
12:09price.
12:12Adriana's rage, the incomprehension of others, everything, that was secondary.
12:19The choice, impossible as it seemed, had already been made.
12:23She would leave too, Honora's unsettling silence.
12:28Manuel had been watching Honora for days.
12:32It was not a conscious surveillance at first, but rather a series of small anomalies that
12:36his mind, trained to detect mechanical failures in the engines of his planes, had been registering.
12:45The young maid, normally discreet but efficient, had become erratic, her behavior as unpredictable
12:50as a gust of wind in midair.
12:56This morning, as she crossed the main lobby, she saw her talking to one of the waiters near
13:00the service stairs.
13:05When she noticed Manuel's presence, Honora fell abruptly.
13:09She gave him a look that was a mixture of panic and guilt and slunk away to the kitchen,
13:13leaving the waiter standing there speechless.
13:17Later, during lunch, Manuel asked her to bring him a glass of water.
13:23She nodded, but it took her forever to return.
13:28When she did, her hands were shaking so visibly that water spilled over her face, the rim of
13:33the glass.
13:35As he handed it to her, he avoided her gaze, his eyes fixed on an indeterminate point on
13:40the wall.
13:42Honora, are you okay?
13:45Manuel asked her, his tone more curious than accusatory.
13:51She jumped as if she had been awakened from a dream.
13:53Yes, senorito Manuel.
13:57Perfectly.
14:00Excuse me, she murmured, and before he could say anything else, she curtsied awkwardly and
14:05practically fled from the dining room.
14:10Manuel's suspicion, until then a mere mist, began to take on a more definite shape.
14:17It was not just nervousness, it was the behavior of someone who is hiding something, someone
14:22who is afraid of being discovered.
14:25In the afternoon he decided to look for her.
14:28He found her in the ironing room, folding sheets with feverish concentration, as if the
14:32task required all her attention so as not to think about anything else.
14:38The air was heavy with the smell of warm linen and starch.
14:41Honora, Manuel said, leaning against the doorframe.
14:47She jumped again and a pile of freshly ironed tablecloths fell to the floor.
14:51Senorito, I, you scared me.
14:56I'm sorry, I just wanted to talk for a moment, he said, entering the small, warm room.
15:05I've noticed that you seem worried and distracted lately.
15:08If there's anything I can help you with, just say the word.
15:12Senora bent down to gather the tablecloths, her face hidden from Manuel's view.
15:18Her voice, when she answered, sounded muffled.
15:22It's nothing, young master, really, just my own business, unimportant worries.
15:29Sure, Manuel insisted, his instincts telling him that she was lying, because her demeanor
15:36suggested otherwise.
15:39She seemed to be walking on tenterhooks, as if she were afraid someone would find out.
15:45At the word find out, Honora's heart pricked.
15:50Her eyes, large and frightened, locked with his.
15:54For a second, Manuel saw a vulnerability so profound that he almost regretted pressing.
16:01She looked on the verge of confessing, of breaking down.
16:05Her lips parted.
16:06A strangled sound escaped her throat.
16:11But then the door opened Antonio, Simona's son, appeared with a basket of vegetables.
16:17Honora, my mother told me that, she began to say, but stopped when she saw Manuel.
16:26The atmosphere in the room was so tense you could cut it with a knife.
16:30Oh, excuse me, I didn't mean to interrupt.
16:34The interruption broke the spell.
16:36The mask of composure fell back over Honora's face.
16:40You're not interrupting anything, Tonio, she said, her voice now surprisingly firm.
16:47Mr. Manuel was already leaving.
16:50Manuel looked at her, realizing that the moment had passed.
16:54She had put her defenses back up.
16:57He wasn't going to get anything more from her for now, quote.
17:00Yes, I was leaving, he confirmed, though his gaze remained fixed on Honora, trying to decipher the enigma.
17:09But my offer still stands.
17:11If you need anything, anything at all, don't hesitate to seek me out.
17:14He left the ironing room with more questions than answers.
17:20The fear in Honora's eyes was real.
17:22What could be so terrible as to provoke such dread?
17:25And what role did the obvious connection she seemed to have with Tonio play in all of this?
17:31Manuel's suspicion had become a certainty.
17:34Honora was hiding a secret, one that he feared could have consequences for everyone in the promise.
17:42And he was determined to discover what it was.
17:453. The winter of Petra's discontent
17:50Deep in the promise, in the world of service where hierarchies were as rigid as those of the nobility,
17:55Petra Arcos had always been a feared figure.
18:01Her loyalty to the Marchioness was legendary and her tongue sharp as a razor.
18:08But in recent days her temper had soured to an unbearable point.
18:13Turned into a perpetual storm of ill humor and every member of the household was a lightning rod for his ire.
18:18The day began with an outburst in the laundry.
18:23Petra found a tiny stain on the collar of one of the Marquise's shirts, an almost invisible stain that had survived the wash.
18:29Incompetence! She roared, waving the shirt in the air as if it were a war flag.
18:37The washerwoman, two young and timid girls, cringe under her withering gaze.
18:45You don't have eyes in your head.
18:50Do you understand that the Marquis has made a mess because of you?
18:53Let's scrub it again and if it doesn't come off, you'll scrub it with your own skin.
19:00Later, in the kitchen, her anger turned to him.
19:03Croquettes. Croquettes again for the servants' lunch.
19:07She snapped, looking at the plate with absolute disdain.
19:12There's nothing else in your repertoire, boy.
19:15You're going to make us die of boredom and fat.
19:17But Mrs. Petra, if croquettes please you, they delight everyone, Lope tried to defend himself, confused.
19:28I don't love them and I'm the one who matters, she replied, her voice rising in volume.
19:35Tomorrow I want a decent stew with fresh vegetables, not this tavern fry-up.
19:42The tension was palpable.
19:44The staff tiptoed as she passed.
19:47Conversations fell silent when she entered a room.
19:52Her bitterness was a poison that seeped through the entire service, spreading discomfort and resentment.
20:00Simona and Candela, while peeling potatoes, discussed the situation in whispers.
20:06It's worse than ever, Candela said, casting a nervous glance toward the door.
20:12It looks like she's swallowed a wasp and it's stung her insides.
20:15Something's eating away at her soul.
20:17Candela replied Simona, her face furrowed with worry.
20:23No one becomes this bitter for nothing.
20:25It's as if she carries a very deep sorrow and the only way she knows how to release it is by biting.
20:30The height of her irascibility came in the afternoon and the victim was Vera.
20:37The young maid, already immersed in her own dark crisis, accidentally spilled a few drops of water on the freshly mopped floor of the main hallway.
20:44Petra, who was passing by at that moment, stopped dead in her tracks.
20:51But well, besides being useless, you're clumsy.
20:54Petra snapped at her, her voice dripping with venom.
20:57Look what you've done.
20:59They've just mopped.
21:00Do you think we're here to serve you and clean up your botched jobs?
21:06Vera, pale and with eyes red from crying so much in secret, froze.
21:10I'm sorry, Mrs. Petra, I didn't realize.
21:16I'll clean it right now.
21:18Of course you will, shouted Petra, her face just inches from the young woman's.
21:24On your knees and I want to see my reflection in that tile when you're done.
21:28Let's see if that way you'll learn to be more careful, you wretch.
21:34The public humiliation was the last straw for many.
21:38The murmur of disapproval was almost audible.
21:43Even Maria Fernandez, who used to confront Petra, was left speechless by such cruelty.
21:50The atmosphere in the service area had become unbreathable and everyone knew that if something
21:55didn't change, the situation would end up exploding in the worst possible way.
22:02Petra was creating a powder keg and she herself was holding the lit match and V
22:06wedding bells were ringing in the kitchen.
22:10Amidst the tension generated by Petra, the kitchen continued to be a small refuge,
22:15an oasis of aromas and rumors where life, despite everything, continued its course.
22:19And the rumor that had gained the most strength in recent days was that of a possible wedding between
22:26Tonio, Simona's son, and the enigmatic Anora.
22:32The rumor had begun with furtive glances, stolen smiles in the hallways and small gestures of
22:37complicity that had not gone unnoticed by the expert eyes of Simona and Lo.
22:44Tonio, who had always been a free and somewhat carefree soul,
22:47seemed to have found an anchor in the young maid.
22:52I tell you, Lope, my boy lights up. Quote.
22:55His face every time he sees her, Simona said that afternoon, as she kneaded bread with renewed energy.
23:04The idea of seeing her son settle down filled her with indescribable happiness. Quote.
23:10They look good together, Simona. They make a good couple, Lopez said, adding herbs to a stew.
23:18Although Anora is very reserved, it's hard to know what she's thinking.
23:23Well, that's because she's shy, but she has a heart of gold.
23:28I know that. And my Tonio will know how to take care of her.
23:32Oh, Lopez, can you imagine a wedding in the promise? What joy they would bring us.
23:39After so much sorrow, we need something to celebrate.
23:43Simona's excitement was contagious.
23:46She dreamed aloud about the preparations, the dress, the banquet.
23:49She imagined her son, her little Tonio, becoming a family man, giving him grandchildren for whom he could cook his best dishes.
23:59For her, this wedding represented the culmination of her hopes as a mother,
24:03a happy and stable future for the son she adored so much.
24:09Anora herself, however, seemed oblivious to these plans.
24:14When Simona, in a fit of enthusiasm, made a veiled comment about how well a wedding dress would suit her,
24:20the young woman put on as she turned pale and stammered an excuse to leave the kitchen in a hurry.
24:27Simona interpreted her reaction as pure novice embarrassment.
24:31Poor thing, I scared her, she said to Candela, laughing.
24:37She was not used to these things, but Lopez, who had observed the scene more closely, was not so sure.
24:42Honora's reaction had not seemed to him to be one of shyness, but of panic.
24:51The same panic that Manuel had detected.
24:56There was something in this relationship that did not fit,
24:58a piece of the puzzle that no one, except perhaps those involved, knew about.
25:06And while Simona dreamed of wedding bells,
25:08others began to hear a discordant note in that melody of love.
25:13Vera's walled in loneliness.
25:16Vera's pain was a silent and deep ocean.
25:20No one knew the cause of her crisis, but its effects were devastating and visible tall.
25:27She had built a wall around herself, brick by brick, with silences,
25:31lost gazes and a sadness so dense that it seemed to have a physical entity.
25:38Lope, who felt a special affection for her,
25:40was the one who suffered the most seeing her like this.
25:44He had tried to approach her on multiple occasions
25:46with the delicacy of someone who doesn't want to scare a wounded bird.
25:52Vera, do you want to take a walk in the garden when we're done?
25:55The fresh air will do you good.
25:58He suggested that afternoon as they were clearing the service's dinner plates.
26:04She didn't even look up from the plate she was cleaning.
26:08No, thank you, Lope.
26:11I'm tired. I'd rather go to my room.
26:14But you've barely eaten, can I make you something?
26:16A hot soup, a piece of cake.
26:21I'm not hungry, she replied, her voice monotonous, emotionless.
26:27Maria Fernandez had tried too.
26:30She sat down beside him in the bedroom they shared,
26:32a space that had previously witnessed their confidences and laughter.
26:36Vera, my friend, you have my soul on tenterhooks, he said softly.
26:43Whatever is happening to you, you do not have to carry this burden alone.
26:49We are here to help you. Let us in.
26:52Vera turned away in bed so that her back was to him.
26:56There is nothing you can do.
26:59No one can do anything. Please, leave me alone.
27:02The word loneliness had become her only companion.
27:07She moved through the promise like a ghost, mechanically carrying out her tasks,
27:11her empty eyes reflecting an inner torment that no one could decipher.
27:17Her friend's rejection of their help was what disconcerted and hurt them the most.
27:22It was not just that she suffered, it was that she had chosen to suffer alone,
27:26locked in an invisible prison whose key she seemed to have thrown away.
27:32Her isolation became more evident, more painful, every day, and those who loved her felt helpless,
27:39watching from the other side of an invisible glass as she sank a little deeper each day.
27:45I saw Pia Adair's exile. The news arrived in an official envelope bearing the seal of the king's estate.
27:51But the hand that pulled the strings was that of Don Cristobal, the new intendant of promise,
27:58a man whose efficiency was surpassed only by his utter lack of compassion.
28:04Pia, the housekeeper, was summoned to her office.
28:08The same office where Rumolo had once sat, a place that now felt cold, impersonal, like its new occupant.
28:15Christobal did not invite her to sit. He remained standing behind his desk, papers in hand.
28:25Madame Adair, he began.
28:27Without preamble, I have been reviewing the staff structure and the needs of the various palaces under my administration.
28:36It has been decided that your skills would be of greatest use in the royal palace of Aranwiz.
28:43Pia looked at him in confusion. Aranwiz, no, I do not understand, sir.
28:48It is a transfer order, he clarified, his tone as sharp as a knife.
28:57Starting next week, you will serve as head housekeeper at Aranwiz.
29:03It's a promotion. She should be grateful, really.
29:07The word promotion sounded like an insult.
29:09Aranwiz, miles away, miles from her son, little Di Guido, who was sleeping at that very moment in the crib she had managed to keep close to her with so much effort.
29:25The realization hit her like a punch to the stomach, knocking the wind out of her.
29:28And my son?
29:29Her voice asked, a thread of panic trembling.
29:34My son cannot travel, he is only a baby.
29:37Cristobal looked at her with barely concealed impatience.
29:43Obviously, the child will remain here in the promise.
29:48There are more than enough wet nurses and maids to take care of him.
29:51A baby cannot be allowed to interfere with the duties of the crown.
29:53Devastation flooded Pia's face. This was not a transfer, it was an exile, a cruel and calculated punishment to separate her from the only thing that gave meaning to her life.
30:09Tears welled up in her eyes, but she refused to break down in front of this man.
30:17Sir, she begged, her voice breaking.
30:20You can't do this to me, he's my son.
30:23He needs me.
30:25I'm his mother, quote, and you are an employee, he interrupted her relentlessly.
30:32Your duties are above your personal attachments.
30:35The decision is final and cannot be discussed.
30:39You may leave.
30:40Pia remained there, rooted to the ground, unable to move.
30:45The world had stopped.
30:48The sound of her own heart beating violently was all she could hear.
30:51She wanted to be separated from Diguaito.
30:54The idea was so monstrous, so unnatural, that her mind refused to accept it.
31:00It was worse than a death sentence.
31:03It was living torture.
31:04She left the office like a sleepwalker.
31:08She saw no one in the hallways.
31:10She heard nothing.
31:12Her only destination was her son's room.
31:14As she entered, the tears she had been holding back finally overflowed into silent, heartbreaking sobs.
31:23She approached the crib and gazed at her baby's sleeping face, so peaceful, so oblivious to the cruelty of the world that awaited him.
31:30She picked him up in her arms with infinite delicacy, pressing him against her chest as if she wanted to merge him with her own, quote, being.
31:39She breathed in his scent of milk and innocence, and tears fell on the child's little head.
31:49My life, my little one, she whispered between sobs.
31:53They want to tear me away from you, they want to steal you from me, but I won't let them.
31:58I swear, my love, I don't know how, but I won't let them separate us.
32:04But as she made that desperate promise, a terrible feeling of helplessness invaded her.
32:11She was facing a cold and inhuman system personified in Cristobal, a man who didn't understand love or mercy.
32:17The order was given, the machinery was already in motion and Pi Air, for the first time in a long time, felt completely and utterly alone and defeated, hugging her son under the shadow of an imminent and brutal separation.
32:377. The Dangerous Dance of Kuro and Angela
32:41The love between Kuro and Angela flourished in secret like a rare and beautiful flower that could only grow in the shadows.
32:47Every encounter was a risk, every glance shared in public a danger, but the intensity of their feelings was stronger than their fear.
33:01That night they met in the farthest corner of the garden, hidden by the embrace of an old oak tree and the complicity of the new moon.
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33:09We shouldn't be doing this, Angela whispered, although her hand searched for Kuro's in the darkness.
33:17If anyone sees us, let them see us, he replied, his voice vibrating with defiant passion.
33:25He cradled her face in his hands.
33:28I don't care.
33:29All I care about is being with you.
33:33Every second away from you is torture.
33:36They kissed.
33:36A kiss charged with the urgency of those who know their time is limited and stolen.
33:43It was a pure love, born against all odds, but surrounded by a web of interests and threats that loomed over them.
33:52The main spider in that web was Lorenzo, the captain of the bush.
33:56While the young people were secretly in love, he was having a very different conversation in the main hall with Leocadia, Angela's mother.
34:06Leocadia, my dear, we must talk about Angela's future, Lorenzo said, pouring her a glass of sherry.
34:12His tone was affable, almost paternal, but his eyes held a calculating gleam.
34:21Angela's future is assured, replied Leocadia, an ambitious woman who saw her daughter's marriage as an opportunity to advance socially.
34:28We will find the right suitor, a man of good family, composition.
34:37Precisely, and I think we should speed up the process, Lorenzo insisted.
34:43Youth is impulsive and Angela spends a lot of time with my nephew, Kuro.
34:49The mention of Kuro was deliberate, a stone thrown into the pond to see the ripples it caused.
34:54They are friends, they have grown up together, Leocadia said, although a shadow of unease crossed her face.
35:04Ah, the friendship between a man and a woman.
35:07A charming chimera, Lorenzo said with a sly smile.
35:13I am not saying there is anything inappropriate, I am only saying that people talk and a young woman's reputation is fragile.
35:19An arranged and publicly announced marriage would put an end to any malicious rumors.
35:28Lorenzo was playing a complex game of chess.
35:31On the one hand, he wanted to secure an advantageous marriage for Angela that would somehow benefit him.
35:40On the other, the possibility of a romance between her and Kuro was intriguing to him.
35:44It could be a lever, a weapon to be used at the right moment.
35:50He dropped his last and most poisonous insinuation.
35:55I've been watching Kuro lately.
35:58He seems different, distracted, as if his head were in the clouds, occupied by someone.
36:04And I've noticed the way he looks at your daughter.
36:07It's not the look of a simple friend, Leocadia.
36:09Believe me, the poison had an effect.
36:14Leocadia's unease turned to alarm.
36:18The idea that her daughter had become infatuated with a young man without a title or fortune like Kuro was a disaster for her plans.
36:28I will take immediate action, her tense voice said.
36:31Lorenzo smiled to himself.
36:33The seed of suspicion had been planted.
36:38He knew that Leocadia would increase her surveillance of Angela, making her encounters with Kuro even more difficult and dangerous.
36:46The net was tightening around the secret lovers.
36:50They were unaware that while they were swearing eternal love to each other under the stars,
36:54the pieces were moving against them on the board, pushing them towards an ending that seemed inevitably tragic.
37:02And so Thursday came to an end in the promise.
37:06A day of forced decisions, secrets about to explode, broken hearts and threatened loves.
37:14Night fell over the palace, but it did not bring peace.
37:17It only spread a dark cloak over the storms that would unleash their full fury with the first light of dawn.
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