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00:00Catalina vs. The Man, the night that changes everything.
00:09Under a leaden sky, the promise prepares for its most dangerous night.
00:15Catalina, cornered by the threat of the Man of Valladares against her children,
00:19must choose between exile or standing up to her with the help of Romulo.
00:23At the same time, Manuel discovers the most hidden side of Honora and a secret that redefines his suspicions.
00:33On the verge of losing Di Guido, she finds the perfect weapon to turn her destiny around
00:38and the forbidden love of Kuro and Angela decides to stop hiding.
00:44Just when Lorenzo tightens the noose, between compromising letters, blackmail and a dinner loaded with gunpowder,
00:50loyalties will be put to the test and the villains will believe they have won the game until someone turns off the lights.
00:59Who will fall? Who will resist? And what price will the promise pay to wake up in peace?
01:06Beneath the leaden sky of the Pedroches, a veil of anguish hung over the promise,
01:11as palpable as the humidity rising from the earth after an elusive rain.
01:14Each hallway, each sumptuously decorated room, seemed to whisper secrets of an imminent trauma,
01:23a knot of destinies that tightened until it was suffocating.
01:28The ticking of the large grandfather clocks did not measure time, but rather the countdown to desolation.
01:35For Catalina, that sound was torture.
01:38Each second that passed was a hammer blow to the anvil of her soul,
01:41forging a decision that tore her in two.
01:46The image of the Viadares man, with his reptilian smile and the barely-veiled threat in his eyes,
01:52had been burned into her memory.
01:56Abandon the promise or be bound by the consequences.
02:00Her children are such beautiful and fragile creatures.
02:03The cruelty of the choice was diabolical.
02:07The safety of her children in exchange for her own exile,
02:10for giving up the home she had fought to keep afloat, her mother's legacy.
02:18She looked at her trembling hands, unable to hold a cup of tea without betraying the storm that consumed her.
02:23Torn between the visceral fear of a mother and the impotent rage of a cornered woman,
02:31the idea of leaving, of giving in to blackmail,
02:34had ceased to be an impossibility and had become a terrifyingly real option.
02:37When Adriano approached, his face reflecting a concern that only increased Catalina's guilt,
02:46she looked away.
02:50I don't understand, Catalina, he said,
02:53his voice a soft murmur that contrasted with the violence of her thoughts.
02:59How could you even consider surrendering to that man?
03:02It's not like you.
03:04The Catalina I know would fight to the end.
03:07And that was what killed her, that he was right.
03:11But the Catalina he knew had not felt the icy breath of terror creeping through her children's cradle.
03:19She had never seen pure evil in the eyes of a man who would stop at nothing.
03:25You don't understand, Adriano, she replied, her voice cracking.
03:30There are things you can't fight.
03:33There are battles you lose before they start.
03:35The confusion on her husband's face was another dagger in her heart.
03:41She felt alone, isolated in a nightmare she could not share.
03:46She stood abruptly, unable to withstand his sympathetic scrutiny,
03:50and retreated to the solitude of the library,
03:52where the smell of leather and old paper reminded her of a simpler time,
03:56a time when monsters existed only in books.
04:02Meanwhile, in another wing of the palace,
04:04Manuel felt a similar unease, though of a different nature.
04:10His eyes never left Anora's.
04:13The young woman moved through the rooms with an almost robotic efficiency,
04:16but her gaze was permanently absent,
04:19lost in a horizon that only she could see.
04:21Her answers were monosyllabic, her smiles forced,
04:27and an aura of secrecy enveloped her like a second skin.
04:32She was not the Anora he had known,
04:34the girl with the easy laugh and lively spirit.
04:37Something had broken inside her or something very dark was growing inside her.
04:41He had watched her for days,
04:45every evasive gesture,
04:47every conversation abruptly interrupted when he approached,
04:50feeding a suspicion that refused to take concrete form.
04:55What was she hiding from Inko?
04:57Her instinct, the one that really failed her,
05:00screamed at her that this was no trivial matter.
05:04It was something big,
05:05something that consumed her
05:06and that she feared could have consequences for everyone in the promise.
05:11The tension was not limited to the lords.
05:15In the bowels of the palace,
05:17in the domain of the servants,
05:18the air was equally unbreathable and the source had a name, Petra.
05:24Since she had resumed her position as housekeeper,
05:27her temper had soured until it became a poison that splashed everyone.
05:33Every order was a lash,
05:35every word a reproach.
05:37He moved through the corridors like a storm of contained fury,
05:40finding fault where he didn't know,
05:42creating conflict out of nowhere.
05:48The staff tiptoed as he passed,
05:50the cheerful murmur of yesteryear replaced by a tense silence,
05:53full of resentment,
05:55woe betide anyone who spilled a drop of water or placed a cushion out of place.
05:58Petra's wrath fell upon him like the final judgment.
06:06Only in the kitchen,
06:07the beating heart of promise,
06:08was there a spark of joy left.
06:12Simona,
06:13with her hands always covered in dirt
06:15and her heart always on the verge of bursting with maternal pride,
06:18could not hide her excitement.
06:21The rumor of a possible wedding between her son,
06:24Tonyo,
06:24and the young Anora spread like wildfire among the stoves and pots.
06:28Can you imagine,
06:30Candela?
06:32Simona said,
06:33her eyes shining as she kneaded the bread with renewed enthusiasm.
06:40My Tonyo,
06:40a good man,
06:41settled down and with a girl as beautiful as Anora,
06:44would be the happiest woman in the world.
06:48Candela smiled,
06:49infected by her friend's enthusiasm,
06:50although a small shadow of doubt crossed her mind when she thought about the strange attitude of the intended bride.
06:58But she kept her misgivings to herself so as not to spoil Simona's party.
07:03Hope was too precious a commodity in those days to go around spoiling it.
07:07But not everyone shared that capacity for dreaming.
07:12Vera had become an island of desolation.
07:17Her personal crisis was an abyss so deep that not even the outstretched hands of her closest friends could reach her.
07:23She had locked herself in a shell of silence and apathy, rejecting Lopez, Maria Fernandez, anyone who tried to break through her defenses.
07:35Her loneliness was a painful spectacle, a ghost that roamed the house, reminding everyone of the fragility of happiness.
07:42Her gaze, once full of light, was now a bottomless pit of incomprehensible sadness.
07:51However, the cruelest news, the one that fell like a slab on the already precarious balance of the promise, was for Pia.
08:00The order had arrived, cold, bureaucratic, implacable.
08:04She had to be taken to Aranges.
08:06The paper trembled in her hands, each letter a thorn piercing her mother's heart.
08:15Aranges, so far away, far from her little boy, from her little Diego, the son that illuminated her existence.
08:23The decision belonged to Cristobal, the new butler, a man whose lack of compassion seemed to be his only calling card.
08:30The idea of being separated from her son was not only devastating, it was annihilation, death and life.
08:41Tears fell on the official document, smudging the ink of her sentence.
08:47And in the midst of this whirlwind of threats, suspicions and sadness, a clandestine love flourished, as beautiful as it was dangerous.
08:54Kuro and Angela loved each other in secret, stealing glances in the hallways, whispering promises in the dark corners of the garden.
09:07Each encounter was a risk, a spark that could start a fire, but they could not avoid it.
09:14Their love was a refuge, the only place where the outside world, with its rules and dangers, ceased to exist.
09:20But the danger had a well-defined face.
09:26Lorenzo, the captain, insisted to Leocadia, Angela's mother, that the wedding had to go ahead.
09:34His obsession with the young woman was unhealthy and his power immense.
09:39And to top it all off, his cunning gaze had already begun to settle on the strange closeness between his fiancée and the young Kuro.
09:45Quote.
09:48You should keep a closer eye on your daughter, Leocadia, he had told her with a smile full of venom.
09:55She spends too much time with the Marquise's nephew.
09:58People might think that there was something more than a simple friendship between them.
10:01The threat hung in the air and Kuro and Angela knew that their time was running out.
10:10The noose was tightening in happiness, that delicate flower that they had cultivated in the dark, was about to be trampled.
10:16Thus the promise was prepared for the night, but the darkness that loomed over it was not that of twilight.
10:27It was a darkness of the soul woven with the threads of fear, intrigue, and despair.
10:32On the verge of unleashing a storm that would change everything forever.
10:38Night fell upon the promise, but it brought no peace.
10:41For Catalina it was a long vigil plagued by ghosts.
10:47She tossed and turned in her bed.
10:49The faces of her children overlapped the cruel smile of the man from Valladares.
10:55Every option was hell.
10:57If she stayed, she would jeopardize what she loved most in the world.
11:02If she left, she would betray herself, abandon her home, and leave her family at the mercy of their enemies.
11:08She rose before dawn, a cold, steel-hard resolve forming within her.
11:17She would not flee, she would fight, she did not know how, but she would not surrender victory to this monster.
11:26Clothed in grim determination, she sought out the one person in the house whose loyalty was as old and solid as the foundations of the palace, Romulo.
11:33The butler received her in his office, his impassive face barely betraying the surprise of seeing her at such an early hour.
11:45Miss Catalina, do you hear something?
11:48Catalina closed the door behind her.
11:50There was no time for preamble.
11:53Romulo, I need your help.
11:55This is not a request, it's a plea.
11:58The promise is in danger and so is my family.
12:00She told him everything.
12:04The threat from the man, the blackmail, the terror that gripped her.
12:08Romulo listened to her in silence, his hands clasped on the desk, his expression hardening with each word.
12:16When Catalina finished, the butler was thoughtful for a long moment.
12:21The man from Valladares is a man without scruples, her deep voice finally said.
12:25But even the most venomous snakes have a weak point.
12:31We cannot act lightly.
12:35We need information, something we can use against him, something that will destroy him.
12:40But what, Romulo, and how do we get it?
12:44Catalina asked, a thread of hope beginning to weave itself through her desperation.
12:50Leave it to me.
12:52I have contacts in the city, people who know the underworld where men like the man do their real business.
12:59You, for your part, must make him believe that you are yielding.
13:03Buy him time, ask for a few days to organize your departure.
13:06Act defeated.
13:09Let your arrogance blind you.
13:11The plan was risky, but it was a plan.
13:16For the first time in days, Catalina felt that she was not alone in the fight.
13:21In the meantime, Manuel's intrigue towards Anora had reached its peak.
13:27Taking advantage of the fact that the maid had been sent on an errand in the town,
13:31he slipped into her humble room in the service area.
13:33He felt like a wretch for invading her privacy.
13:39But the need to understand what was happening was stronger.
13:44With his heart pounding, he opened the small wooden trunk that he kept at the foot of his bed.
13:49Inside, next to neatly folded clothes, he found a sheaf of letters tied with a faded silk ribbon.
14:01He sat on the edge of the bed and began to read.
14:04The letters were not from a lover, as he had feared.
14:07They were from a doctor at a sanatorium in the mountains.
14:12They spoke of the fragile health of a little girl, a certain Sophia, and the expensive treatments she needed to stay alive.
14:18Each letter was accompanied by a note from Anora, drafts of anguish replies, promises to send more money, asking God to save her daughter.
14:29Manuel felt a wave of shame and compassion.
14:35Anora was not hiding a betrayal, but a tragedy.
14:40She was fighting alone to save her secret daughter.
14:43Suddenly, everything fell into place.
14:45Her distraction, her sadness, her desperate need for money, which explained why she might be considering marrying Tonyo, a good and stable man.
14:57Not for love, but for survival.
15:00He put the letters away exactly as he had found them.
15:03She left the room with the stealth of a thief and a new determination in her heart.
15:08She would help Anora, but not by exposing her, but by becoming her silent ally.
15:15Desperation was also Pia's driving force.
15:18With the transfer order hanging over her head like the blade of a guillotine, her mind worked feverishly, searching for an escape.
15:28And then, a vague memory, a conversation overheard weeks before, began to take shape.
15:37Cristobal talking to a visitor in the garden, boasting about a smart investment.
15:41He mentioned the name of a company, one that Pia knew had failed miserably, ruining dozens of local families.
15:53And most importantly, she remembered Cristobal's laugh when she said that he had sold his shares the day before the collapse thanks to a tip from one of the directors.
16:01With trembling hands, she looked for Ricardo, the valet, the only one in whom she had placed a fragile trust.
16:16She found him in the cellar cataloging wines.
16:19Ricardo, I have to talk to you.
16:21It's a matter of life or death.
16:24Oh, at least mine.
16:26Ricardo listened, his dark eyes fixed on hers, weighing the gravity of the accusation.
16:38Are you sure, Pia, about accusing a man like Cristobal of something like this?
16:42If you can't prove it, it will sink you forever.
16:46I have nothing to lose.
16:47It has already sunk me.
16:49It takes my son from me.
16:50But if we could find proof, a document, a letter.
16:55I know a man in town, Ricardo said after a pause.
17:00A former accountant who lost all his savings in that bankruptcy.
17:05He hates everyone involved.
17:07Maybe he knows something.
17:09Maybe he can help us find what we need to corner Cristobal.
17:12The alliance was sealed in the gloom of the cellar.
17:17A desperate pact against a powerful enemy.
17:23Lorenzo's pressure on Leocatia, on the other hand, had become unbearable.
17:28He gave her an ultimatum.
17:31Would he announce his engagement to Angela at dinner that very night or would the consequences be dire?
17:36Leocatia, caught between her terror of Lorenzo and her love for her daughter, felt herself faltering.
17:47Angela, who had overheard the conversation from the next room, was pale as a ghost.
17:54The experience of her kidnapping had left her traumatized and the idea of marrying her captor was a prospect worse than death.
18:01Kuro found her crying in the garden, hidden behind a vine.
18:07I can't.
18:08Kuro, she sobbed, clinging to him.
18:13I can't marry him.
18:15I'd rather die.
18:17You won't die and you won't marry him, Kuro said, his voice steady, though his heart was a beating drum.
18:22No more hiding.
18:27No more being afraid.
18:29Tonight, it will all end.
18:30What are you going to do?
18:32Angela asked, looking at him with eyes full of fear and hope.
18:37I'm going to do what I should have done from the beginning.
18:40I'm going to talk to my uncle, the Marquis.
18:43Lorenzo is a guest in this house, but he has abused its hospitality.
18:47He has committed a crime.
18:49It's time for him to be held accountable.
18:51She knew that asking Don Alonso for help was a double-edged sword.
18:57It would involve confessing her love for Angela, defying social conventions, and risking her uncle's wrath.
19:05But the love she felt for Angela gave her a courage she never knew she possessed.
19:10She would protect her, no matter the cost.
19:14The afternoon progressed with a palpable electricity.
19:17Catalina was playing her role perfectly, appearing dejected and resigned before a man from Valladares who could barely hide his triumph.
19:28Manuel sought out Tonio in the kitchen with the excuse of trying one of his stews.
19:32While the young cook served him, Manuel, with infinite delicacy, began to speak.
19:41Tonio, you are a good man and I know that you have great appreciation for Honora.
19:46I am going to marry her, Mr. Manuel, said Tonio, his face lighting up.
19:53Manuel took a deep breath.
19:54Marriage is a very important step, Tonio.
19:58It is based on trust and honesty.
20:03Sometimes people keep secrets not out of malice, but out of fear or pain.
20:09If you discovered that Honora had a very heavy burden, one that she had carried alone for a long time, what would you do?
20:17Tonio frowned in confusion.
20:19Well, I suppose I would help her carry it.
20:22That is what it is all about, isn't it?
20:24Being there for each other.
20:27Exactly.
20:28Manuel said, patting him on the shoulder.
20:31Remember that, Tony, no matter what happens, remember that compassion is the greatest proof of love.
20:39He left the cook lost in thought, having planted a seed that he hoped would blossom into understanding and not reproach.
20:45In the meantime, Ricardo had returned from town.
20:51He found Pia in the laundry, her hands working mechanically while her mind was miles away.
20:58He took her by the arm and led her to a secluded corner.
21:01Quote, I have it, he whispered and from his pocket he took a crumpled envelope.
21:07The accountant kept copies of everything.
21:09It's a letter from Cristobal to his stockbroker, dated two days before the bankruptcy.
21:15Quote,
21:16The order for sale is unambiguous and there's a postscript.
21:20Thanks for the tip.
21:21I owe you one.
21:23Pia took the letter as if it were a sacred treasure.
21:26It was her salvation.
21:27It was the weapon she needed to recover her son.
21:31The bell rang, summoning the gentleman to dinner.
21:34In the great dining room, the candles flickered, casting dancing shadows across tense faces.
21:42The Valladares man sat exultantly next to a silent, pale Catalina.
21:50Lorenzo watched Angelo with a possessive gaze, while Curo, at his side, could barely contain the fury boiling inside him.
21:56Don Alonso and Dona Cruz, oblivious to most of the undercurrents, tried to keep up a trivial conversation.
22:08The dinner was about to become a battlefield.
22:12Secrets were about to be revealed.
22:16Alliances forged in desperation were ready to be acted upon,
22:19and the destinies of all the inhabitants of the promise, both above and below,
22:23were about to change in the course of a single unforgettable night.
22:29The first course was served in an almost sepulchral silence,
22:33broken only by the clink of silverware.
22:35Against the porcelain.
22:38The Valladares man, unable to contain his joy, raised his glass.
22:43Quote,
22:43I would like to propose a toast, his voice said, echoing through the dining room.
22:49To difficult decisions and new beginnings.
22:52Catalina, my dear, while we will mourn your departure,
22:55we wish you the best in your new life.
22:58Far from here.
23:00All eyes were fixed on Catalina.
23:03Don Alonso and Cruz looked at her in utter bewilderment.
23:08Adriano, who was aware of part of the plan, felt a knot in his stomach.
23:12Catalina looked up from her plate.
23:14Her eyes no longer reflected defeat, but a cold and dangerous flame.
23:18Quote,
23:19I'm afraid there has been a misunderstanding, my man, his voice said clearly and firmly,
23:25cutting through the tension like a knife.
23:28I'm not going anywhere.
23:30The promise is my home and I do not negotiate with criminals.
23:34The man's face went from triumph to disbelief to fury.
23:37What insolence is this?
23:41I thought we had an agreement.
23:44You had a demand based on blackmail, Bill, Catalina replied, standing up.
23:49But it turns out that while you were planning my exile, other people have been investigating your business.
24:00Rulo.
24:01The dining room door opened.
24:04Romulo entered not alone, but accompanied by two stern-looking men in civil guard uniforms.
24:08The Viadares man turned white as a tablecloth.
24:14What does this mean?
24:16Kiss.
24:18It means, man.
24:20Catalina continued, her voice implacable, that your network of smuggling works of art has been discovered.
24:26The theft of the altarpiece from the hermitage of San Miguel, the trafficking of antiquities.
24:33The civil guard has testimony, evidence.
24:37Your threats towards my children were the final nail in their coffin.
24:41One of the guards approached the man.
24:45Viadares man, you are under arrest.
24:48I beg you to come with us without putting up any resistance.
24:52The man, upset, looked at Catalina with pure hatred.
24:57Will you pay me, damn it?
24:59He shouted as he was dragged from the dining room.
25:03The room fell into a stunned silence.
25:06Don Alonso looked at his daughter with a mixture of shock and immense pride.
25:12Catalina sat down, trembling slightly, the adrenaline starting to leave her.
25:18She had won.
25:20Her children were safe, but the drama of the night had only just begun.
25:23Lorenzo, who had been watching the scene with a mixture of surprise and disdain, decided it was time to execute his own plan.
25:32Well, a little excitement for dinner, he said with a mocking smile.
25:39Now that we've dealt with the unpleasant matters, let's move on to happier news.
25:43Leo Katia and I have an announcement to make.
25:49We are very pleased to announce the engagement between myself and your lovely daughter, Angela.
25:54Angela stifled a sigh.
25:59Leo Katia seemed on the verge of fainting.
26:01That's a lie.
26:03Kuro's voice rang out, filled with suppressed fury.
26:06Kuro, sit down, Cruz ordered, scandalized.
26:17No, auntie, I will not sit down.
26:21Not while this man continues to spread terror in this house, Kuro said, his gaze fixed on Lorenzo.
26:26This man is not going to marry Angela because Angela does not love him and because he is not a suitor, he is a criminal.
26:37Be careful with your words, boy, Lorenzo warned, his face darkening.
26:41I am telling the truth, Kuro continued, now addressing his uncle.
26:49Uncle Alonso, a few weeks ago Angela disappeared, she did not run away, she was kidnapped and her captor was this man, Lorenzo, who used her to blackmail Leo Katia and force this marriage.
26:59The accusation was so serious that the air seemed to solidify.
27:07Don Alonso stood up slowly, his expression changing from confusion to icy anger.
27:14Lorenzo, is that true?
27:16It is slander.
27:18The boy is in love with her and he invents anything to break us up.
27:22Lorenzo defended himself, but his voice betrayed a growing nervousness.
27:27It's not slander.
27:28A trembling but firm voice joined Kuro's.
27:32It was Angela.
27:35She stood up, supported by Kuro's bravery.
27:39It's the truth, he locked me in a country house.
27:43He threatened me.
27:44He told me that if I didn't agree to marry him, he would hurt my mother.
27:50And I'm here.
27:51Angela's testimony, delivered through tears, was devastating.
27:55Leo Katia, seeing her daughter finally freed from her fear, found her own voice.
28:00It's true, Alonso, everything.
28:05I've lived in terror of this man.
28:07Forgive me.
28:08Don Alonso turned to Lorenzo and in his eyes there was a fury that he rarely showed.
28:14He has dishonored my house, he has threatened my guests under my roof.
28:18He has acted in a vile and despicable way.
28:20The guards are still at the entrance.
28:24They will leave with two detainees tonight.
28:27Lorenzo, seeing himself lost, slammed his hand on the table and jumped up.
28:31You are all hypocrites, he spat before Romulo himself, with surprising speed, blocked his
28:40path and handed him over to the guards who had already been alerted to the second incident.
28:43With the two main villains of the evening neutralized, an eerie calm fell over the dining room.
28:56Kuro approached Angela and in front of everyone took her hand.
28:59There was no defiance in that gesture, only love and relief.
29:05Don Alonso looked at them and although the circumstances were scandalous, he could not
29:10help but see the sincerity in his nephew's eyes.
29:15Explanations would come later.
29:16For now, they were safe.
29:19While the drama unfolded upstairs on the service floor, Pi knew that it was her moment.
29:27With her heart hammering in her chest and Cristobal's letter in her apron pocket, she
29:31headed for the butler's office.
29:35She found him looking over some ledgers, oblivious to the storm that had broken out in the dining
29:39room.
29:40Cristobal, Pia said, her voice firmer than it felt.
29:47He looked up, annoyed at the interruption.
29:51What do you want, Pia?
29:52Don't you see I'm busy?
29:54You should be packing.
29:55The carriage to Oranges leaves at dawn.
29:56I'm not going to Oranges, she said quietly.
30:01Cristobal let out a dry laugh.
30:02Ah, and who's going to stop him, you?
30:11No, this is going to stop him, Pia said, placing the letter on his desk.
30:17Cristobal glanced at it, then picked it up.
30:20His eyes ran over the lines, and the color drained from his face.
30:23The arrogance vanished, replaced by poorly concealed panic.
30:30Where?
30:32Where did you get this?
30:34Let's just say that the misfortune of some is a goldmine of information for others, Pia
30:38replied, savoring her small victory.
30:40Using privileged information to enrich oneself while ruining others is a very serious crime.
30:50I don't think the Marquis would like to learn that his butler is a swindler.
30:55Cristobal looked at her, his mind working at full speed.
30:59He was trapped.
31:01What do you want?
31:03He asked, his voice barely a whisper.
31:05It's very simple.
31:06My transfer order to Aaron J's disappears, it's lost.
31:12It never existed.
31:13I will continue to be the de facto housekeeper and you will not interfere with me or my son again.
31:20In exchange, this letter and its only existing copy will disappear as well.
31:25It was checkmate.
31:29Cristobal, defeated, nodded slowly.
31:32Okay, it will be done as you say.
31:33Pia picked up the letter, turned and left the office without another word.
31:40As she closed the door, she leaned against the wall, her legs shaking, and a single tear of pure relief rolled down her face, down her cheek.
31:49He had saved his son.
31:51The atmosphere in the kitchen had also changed.
31:54Tonyo, brooding after his conversation with Manuel, saw Anora come in to pick up a tray.
31:59She was paler and more absent-minded than ever.
32:04The rumors of the wedding, which had previously filled him with excitement, now weighed on his heart.
32:10Anora, wait.
32:12His soft voice called out to her.
32:14She stopped without looking at him.
32:16Can we talk for a moment?
32:18Alone.
32:21He led her to the back garden, where the cool night air seemed to clear their minds.
32:25Quote.
32:28I've heard the rumors about us, about a wedding, Tonyo began awkwardly.
32:34My mother is very excited, she replied, her voice empty.
32:38My mother wants my happiness and I want yours, Anora.
32:43I don't know what's wrong with you.
32:45I don't know what sorrow you carry inside.
32:47But you don't have to marry me to fix it.
32:48I don't want you to marry me out of gratitude or necessity.
32:55Anora finally looked at him and in her eyes there was a universe of surprise and pain.
33:00I don't know what you're talking about.
33:02I'm talking about watching you suffer, Tonyo insisted, his kindness disarming her.
33:09You're not alone.
33:10If you need help, if you need money, whatever, ask me as a friend.
33:17You don't have to offer me your life in exchange.
33:19Your happiness is worth more than that.
33:22Faced with that unexpected compassion, with that unconditional offer of help, Anora's defenses crumbled.
33:30For the first time in months, she allowed herself to cry, and between sighs she told him everything.
33:35Her daughter's illness, the hospital, the suffocating debt.
33:41Tonyo listened to her without interrupting, his heart sinking with sorrow for her.
33:46When she finished, he simply hugged her.
33:51We'll sort it out, Mr. Manuel and I said together.
33:56We'll find a way, but we'll do it as friends.
34:00At that moment, Anora felt an immense weight lift from her shoulders.
34:05She hadn't gotten a husband, but she had gained something much more valuable, a true friend and the hope that her daughter could be saved.
34:17The night that had begun with the darkest of despair ended with a series of unthinkable victories.
34:22Villains had been overthrown, lovers reunited, a mother had saved her son, and an act of kindness had illuminated the darkest corner of suffering.
34:37The promise, battered and battered, had weathered the storm, and on the horizon, with the promise of dawn, the possibility of a peaceful future loomed.
34:45The dawn of the following day dyed the sky in shades of pink and gold, as if nature itself wanted to celebrate the purging of the darkness that had taken place in the promise.
34:57A new air, lighter and cleaner, seemed to circulate through the palace corridors.
35:07The servants, although still shaken by the events, moved with renewed energy.
35:11News of the arrest of the Viadares man and Lorenzo, as well as the sudden and miraculous cancellation of Pia's transfer, had spread like wildfire, generating a sense of justice and collective relief.
35:27Petra, of course, tried to maintain her steely façade, but even she seemed less inclined to bark orders.
35:39The overthrow of two such powerful men, orchestrated from within the palace itself, was a reminder that hierarchies were not immutable.
35:50She watched Catherine with a new mix of suspicion and grudging respect.
35:53Catherine felt as if she had awakened from a long nightmare.
36:00Watching her children play in the garden, oblivious to the terrible threat that had loomed over them,
36:06she felt a surge of love and gratitude so intense it nearly brought her to her knees.
36:13Hadrian wrapped his arms around her, his face filled with a pride worth more than any medal.
36:17He knew the real Catherine was still there, he whispered in her ear.
36:25The fighter, the lioness who protects her family.
36:29I didn't do it alone, she replied, resting her head on his shoulder.
36:34Without Romulus, without your trust, I would have collapsed.
36:37The crisis had brought them closer than ever, forging their relationship in the fires of adversity and solidifying it with mutual, unwavering trust.
36:49Don Alonso summoned Kuro to his office.
36:52The young man entered nervously, expecting a reprimand for his behavior at dinner.
36:56Instead, he found his uncle looking at him with a serious but not angry expression.
37:03What you did last night, Kuro.
37:06It was impulsive, reckless, and a complete breach of decorum.
37:11The marquee began, and Kuro's heart sank.
37:16Then a faint smile appeared on Don Alonso's lips,
37:18and it was also the bravest and most honorable thing I have seen in a long time.
37:22You defended the woman you love and exposed the scoundrel.
37:28I am proud of you.
37:30Kuro felt a weight lift from his shoulders.
37:34Uncle, I love Angela with all my heart.
37:37I know it.
37:38It shows in the way you look at her, Alonso said.
37:44Your relationship will not be easy, the social conventions are rigid,
37:48but true love deserves a chance.
37:49I will speak with Leo Katia.
37:54Given the circumstances, I think she will agree that her daughter's happiness is paramount.
38:01You have my blessing, nephew.
38:03As he left the office, Kuro ran into Angela,
38:06who was waiting for him with her heart on tenterhooks.
38:10Seeing the radiant smile on Kuro's face,
38:13he understood that everything had turned out well.
38:15She ran towards him and they embraced in the middle of the hallway,
38:20not caring who might see them.
38:24For the first time, their love did not have to be hidden, they were free.
38:29Downstairs, Pai held her little Diguaito in her arms, rocking him gently.
38:36Every laugh from the child was a melody that healed the wounds in her heart.
38:40Ricardo approached her, his presence a silent source of strength and support.
38:47Justice has been done, Pia, he said quietly.
38:51We have done justice, she corrected him, looking at him with deep gratitude.
38:55I can never thank you enough for what you did for me.
39:00You risked a lot.
39:02There are people who are worth risking for.
39:04Everything, Ricardo replied.
39:06And in his gaze there was a tenderness that went beyond simple friendship.
39:12Pia felt a warmth she had not experienced in a long time.
39:16Her future remained uncertain,
39:18but for the first time in years she did not feel alone in her struggle.
39:21She had her son and a loyal ally by her side.
39:26It was more than she had dared to dream.
39:30Anora's situation had also taken a radical turn.
39:34Manuel, true to his word, had organized things.
39:40He spoke to her father, the Marquis,
39:42and presented him with a carefully edited version of the story,
39:45a loyal maiden with a gravely ill family in need of help.
39:48Touched by the tale and proud of his son's compassion,
39:55Don Alonso agreed to provide a substantial advance,
39:58enough to cover little Sofia's treatment for an entire year.
40:04When Manuel Antonio told Anora the news,
40:07she burst into tears,
40:08but this time they were tears of overwhelming gratitude.
40:11I don't know how I will ever repay you for this,
40:15she said,
40:16her voice choked with emotion.
40:18Quote,
40:19You don't have to pay anything,
40:21Manuel said.
40:22Consider the promise to your family and the family takes care of itself.
40:26Tonyo,
40:26he was smiling beside her.
40:28What I told you,
40:32Anora,
40:32we are friends and friends help each other,
40:34he said.
40:36Simona is a little disappointed that there is no wedding,
40:39but when I told her that you were going to be able to help your family,
40:42she was happier than if I had married a princess.
40:45She is very proud.
40:47Anora realized that by giving up a marriage of convenience,
40:52she had found a much stronger and truer network of support and affection.
40:58Her secret was no longer a burden,
41:00but a bridge that had connected her to the goodness of others.
41:06Even Vera's crisis seemed to find a turning point.
41:09As she watched Catalina's courage,
41:11Kuro's determination and Pia's resistance,
41:14something inside her began to move.
41:18She realized that she had been drowning in her own self-pity,
41:21allowing her past to define her and isolate her.
41:27That afternoon,
41:28for the first time in weeks,
41:30she looked for Lope.
41:31She found him in the garden tending his aromatic herbs.
41:36Lopez,
41:37he said,
41:38his voice barely a whisper.
41:40He he turned,
41:41surprised that she had spoken to him.
41:45Vera,
41:46I've been a fool,
41:47she said,
41:48the words coming out in fits and starts.
41:51I've shut myself away,
41:53I've shut you and everyone else out.
41:56I'm sorry,
41:57I can't promise that my problems will go away,
42:00but I don't want to face him alone anymore.
42:03He still wants to be my friend.
42:06The smile that lit Lopez's face was like a ray of sunshine after the storm.
42:10Always,
42:12Vera,
42:13always.
42:14It wasn't a magic bullet,
42:15but it was a start.
42:18It was a step out of the darkness,
42:20an outstretched hand that this time she was willing to accept.
42:25Life in the promise resumed,
42:26but something fundamental had changed.
42:28The trials they had overcome had strengthened the bonds between them,
42:34both as lords and servants.
42:38They had proven that in the face of tyranny and evil,
42:41unity,
42:42loyalty,
42:43and courage were the most powerful weapons.
42:44That afternoon,
42:48as the sun set,
42:49dying the palace walls a warm amber,
42:51a sense of peace settled in their hearts.
42:57Catalina and Adriano strolled through the garden,
43:00hand in hand.
43:02Kuro and Angela shared a bench,
43:04talking quietly and laughing.
43:06Their love had finally come to light.
43:10Pia played with Di Guaito on the lawn under Ricardo's watchful eye.
43:13In the kitchen,
43:15Simona hummed a cheerful song while Tonio and Honora shared a secret like two old friends.
43:23Ibera and Loe talked,
43:24really talked for the first time in a long time.
43:27They had faced the storm and emerged victorious,
43:30not unscathed,
43:31but stronger,
43:32wiser,
43:33and more united.
43:38The promise,
43:39more than a palace of luxury and secrets,
43:41had become what its name had always yearned to be,
43:44a true home,
43:45a refuge built on the promise of a better future,
43:47a place where,
43:48despite the trials,
43:49there would always be hope.
43:55And that in the end was the happiest ending any of them could have imagined.
43:58And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:00And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:01And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:02And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:03And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:04And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:05And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:06And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:07And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:08And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:09And that in the end was the best ending any of them could have imagined.
44:10And that in the end was the best ending of them could have imagined.
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