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La Promesa: Catalina Desenmascara A Leocadia Y El BaróN Amenaza A Los LujáN
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00:00Catalina unmasks Leocadia and the man threatens the Lujans.
00:09The air around the promise becomes unbreathable as tension takes over every corner of the palace.
00:14Ricardo suffers the humiliation and danger imposed by Santos until a terrible accident uncovers a secret from the past that links his destiny with Cristobal's.
00:25Pia, with her unwavering sense of justice, will witness a revelation capable of changing everything.
00:34Meanwhile, Catalina resists the wiles of Leocadia, who tries to manipulate her by taking advantage of the blackmail of the Viadares man.
00:43The young woman not only defies the pressure, but also prepares a masterful trap to expose the spy and protect the Lujans' honor.
00:54In parallel, Loay and Vera face the pain of their breakup until the truth behind their separation comes to light, giving them a second chance amidst the chaos.
01:04And Manuel, determined to save his company from the control of the man, achieves an unexpected triumph that could secure the future of the entire family.
01:15A storm of secrets, betrayals, and revelations will shake the promise in a chapter where dignity, love, and cunning are put to the test against the darkest threats.
01:26The air in the promise had become dense, almost unbreathable.
01:31It was an atmosphere charged with unspoken whispers and tensions that clung to the stucco walls and heavy velvet curtains like a layer of invisible dust.
01:41Every hallway, every room seemed to hold its breath, waiting for the next crack in the fragile peace of the Lujan family.
01:51For Ricardo, the former butler, the air was not only dense, it was also icy.
01:58The cold seeped into his bones, a cold that came not from the autumn that was beginning to dye the field's ochre, but from the gaze of Santos, in the Kaleo promoted to personal executioner.
02:11Every morning Santo reveled in his new power, a power lent to him by Cristobal, but which he wielded with the cruelty of a petty tyrant.
02:20That Wednesday, the order had been especially humiliating.
02:24To clean and polish all the silver in the house by hand, not in the comfort of the office, but in the service yard, in full view of everyone, kneeling on the cold stone slabs.
02:36Ricardo clenched his jaw as he rubbed a candlestick with a rough cloth.
02:41His hands, once used to directing the entire staff with authority, were now red and cracked from the bleach.
02:50It wasn't the physical work that hurt.
02:53It was the gaze of Santos leaning against the doorframe with a crooked, satisfied smile.
02:59It was the explicit enjoyment of the humiliation of others.
03:03Every order, every biting comment.
03:05The sweat on your brow shines brighter than that tray.
03:08Ricardo.
03:09Press, press.
03:12Let it not be said that old men are useless.
03:15It was a small dagger that stabbed at his pride.
03:18But Ricardo did not give him the pleasure of seeing him falter.
03:23She kept her back straight, her gaze fixed on her task, building a wall of silence and dignity that Santos, in his malevolent simplicity, could not tear down.
03:35Meanwhile, in the music room another battle was being fought, a quieter one, but just as fierce.
03:42Catalina, seated at the piano with the score open but her eyes lost in the distance, felt Leocatia's presence like a physical pressure on the back of her neck.
03:54The marchioness's personal maid moved about the room with the stealthy grace of a feline, arranging a vase here, smoothing a cushion there, but her eyes rarely left the young Lujan.
04:07The young lady seems worried, Leocatia began, her voice a honeyed murmur that contrasted with the harshness of her intentions.
04:16It is not surprising with everything that is happening.
04:19A young woman as intelligent as you must feel the weight of the world on her shoulders.
04:24Catalina did not respond.
04:27She knew that every word Leocatia said was bait, a piece in a mental chess game that the maid enjoyed immensely.
04:34Catalina had remained firm in her position regarding the management of part of the estates, a decision that clashed head on with her stepmother's plans and, by extension, with those of Leocatia, who acted as the shadowy executor of the cross.
04:49Sometimes, Miss, Leocatia continued, approaching the piano.
04:56Stubbornness can be mistaken for strength, but a reed that does not bend before the wind breaks, and right now very strong winds are blowing for the Lujans.
05:07Her hand delicately brushed the edge of the piano, a gesture that was intended to be comforting, but that sent a shiver down Catalina's spine.
05:18You could be the anchor of this family.
05:21You just need to listen to those with more experience, those who only want your best interests.
05:27The manipulation was so vile, so shameless, that Catalina had to clench her fists in her lap to contain the sharp retort that came to her lips.
05:37She was not going to give him that satisfaction. Instead, she stood with studied calm.
05:44Thank you for your advice, Leocatia. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have business to attend to.
05:52And she left the room, leaving the maid with an enigmatic smile.
05:57The tension between them had only just begun, and they both knew it.
06:04The tension seeped into every corner of the palace, even reaching the warm heart of the promise, the kitchens.
06:12There, the silence was as thick as a stew simmering over low heat.
06:17Loe and Vera moved in separate orbits, avoiding eye contact, their bodies performing complex choreographies so as not to brush against each other in the confined space.
06:26Ever since their painful breakup, a chasm had opened between them.
06:32Lopez channeled her pain into feverish perfectionism, chopping vegetables with almost violent precision.
06:39Vera, for her part, had wrapped herself in a layer of ice.
06:44Her once easy and infectious laugh had disappeared.
06:49That morning, when Simona politely asked her to pass her the salt,
06:53Vera turned and slid the salt shaker across the table so abruptly that she spilled half of it.
07:00There you have it, he snapped without looking at the cook.
07:03The gesture, so uncharacteristic of her, left everyone frozen.
07:07The pain had not only distanced her from Lopez, it was poisoning her, making her surly and distrustful of those who only wanted to help her.
07:18Loe saw this and her heart sank a little more.
07:23He misinterpreted her coldness as indifference, as proof that he was the only one still suffering, and that idea added another layer of bitterness to his already shattered spirit.
07:33Amidst so much oppression, there was an island of hope.
07:40In the hangar, now converted into a makeshift workshop and office, Manuel and his partners, Abel and Salvador, were bent over a large table covered with plans and sketches.
07:52The smell of motor oil and new wood mixed with the aroma of coffee and hope.
07:56They had just founded their aviation company, a dream that was finally taking off from the ground.
08:03Well, gentlemen, said Manuel with a sparkle in his eyes that was rarely seen in the halls of promise.
08:11We have formed the company.
08:15Now comes the fun part.
08:16What will be our first project?
08:18A completely new and revolutionary design or a substantial improvement of an existing model to secure a first contract?
08:25Salvador advocated boldness, a reconnaissance plane with inverted gull wings.
08:32No one has done anything like this.
08:34It would be a statement.
08:36Abel, always the pragmatic one, shook his head.
08:41Too risky to start.
08:43We need capital, credibility.
08:46I suggest we focus on improving the aerodynamics of the Bristol F.
08:502.
08:53We could guarantee a 10% increase in speed.
08:56The military would pay well for that.
08:59The discussion was passionate and optimistic.
09:02They were creating something from scratch, something that was theirs.
09:07They were masters of their destiny, or at least that's what they thought.
09:12They could not imagine that a few kilometers away a threat was brewing, one that intended to cut the wings of their dream before it learned to fly.
09:21Pia, the housekeeper, saw it all.
09:24From her position she observed the strings that pulled each member of the service and family.
09:28And what she saw crushed her heart.
09:33She saw Ricardo's humiliation in the courtyard, Santos's idle cruelty, and Cristobal's calculated indifference, the new butler who allowed this circus of degradation to take place.
09:43Pia had known injustice firsthand, had fought against it, and survived.
09:53She could not stand idly by.
09:55She knew that talking to Santos was useless.
09:57The footman's wickedness was as superficial as it was profound.
10:02The source of the problem was Cristobal.
10:05With a sigh that was half weariness and half determination, she smoothed her apron and headed for the butler's office.
10:14She had to try to appeal to his humanity if there was any shred of it left behind that facade of rigidity and disdain.
10:21The door to the office was closed.
10:24Pia knocked softly, preparing herself for battle.
10:28Conversing with Cristobal was like talking to a granite wall.
10:32Pia explained the situation calmly and respectfully, describing the humiliating treatment Ricardo was receiving from saints.
10:40He appealed not to the rules, but to decency.
10:44Mr. Cristobal, his voice said firmly, but not defiantly.
10:48Ricardo is an older man.
10:50He has served this house for decades with loyalty.
10:54Hard work does not dishonor, but humiliation does.
10:58What Santos is doing with his blessing is cruel.
11:04Cristobal did not even look up from the ledgers he was reviewing.
11:08His voice, when he finally spoke, was icy cold.
11:13Mr. Ricardo is no longer a butler.
11:16He is just another footman and as such must obey the orders given to him.
11:20Santos is his direct superior in certain tasks.
11:24If you have any problems with the chain of command, Mrs. Adair, perhaps you should reconsider your own position.
11:32The veiled threat made Pia's blood boil, but she maintained her composure.
11:38She decided to change tactics, to try a more personal approach.
11:42I am not talking about the chain of command, but about compassion.
11:48We have all had moments in life when we have depended on the kindness of others.
11:52I myself have been through terrible situations and it was the compassion of one person that who saved me.
12:00Behind the uniforms and the positions are people, sir, people who feel, who suffer.
12:12To forget that is to lose a part of ourselves.
12:14For a moment, just a moment, P thought he saw a crack in Cristobal's mask.
12:20His fingers stopped turning the pages.
12:24His gaze fixed on an invisible point.
12:28But it was so fleeting that he almost doubted he had seen it.
12:32When he spoke again, his voice was even sharper.
12:36I appreciate your moral lesson, governess.
12:39Now, if you are finished, I have work to do.
12:45Make sure the service fulfills its obligations, including Ricardo.
12:49Pia left the office with a heavy heart.
12:55She had failed, or perhaps, unknowingly, she had planted a tiny seed in barren ground.
13:00A seed that would need a storm to germinate.
13:05The storm was not long in coming.
13:07Its first flash of lightning was the arrival of a carriage that no one was expecting.
13:13An imposing figure with an icy smile descended from it, the man from Valladares.
13:20A man whose ambition was as vast as his lands and whose lack of scruples was legendary.
13:26He did not ask to see the entire family.
13:29He requested a private audience with Don Alonso, the Marquis of Lujan.
13:34The meeting took place in the library, a sanctuary of peace and knowledge that would soon become the scene of a brutal threat.
13:44Cruz, the Marchioness, insisted on being present, distrusting the man as much as her husband.
13:53The man did not mince words.
13:55After the obligatory greetings, he got straight to the point, his soft voice belying the venom in his words.
14:01Dear Marquises, I come to you as a friend, a friend who through the vagaries of fate has discovered some delicate information.
14:12Information that if it were to come to light could, well, could destroy the good name of the Lujans forever.
14:18Alonso stiffened.
14:23What are you referring to, my man, speak clearly.
14:27The Valladares man smiled, savoring the moment.
14:30I am referring to the origin of a significant part of your fortune, specifically to the lands bordering the Guadara River.
14:39Lands that his father, may he rest in peace, acquired many years ago.
14:49Lands that, according to certain documents that have come into my possession, were not purchased, but rather usurped from a family that was conveniently ruined and expelled from the region after an unfortunate fire in the land registry.
15:04A fire, I suspect, that was not accidental.
15:08Alonso's face turned as pale as marble.
15:11Cruz stifled a scream, it was an old story.
15:15A ghost that they believe buried under decades of silence and respectability.
15:20I have the original documents, of course, the man continued, enjoying the panic he had sown.
15:27Testimonies, deeds from before the fire.
15:32A very ugly story, really.
15:35Imagine the headlines in the newspapers.
15:38The scandal, the social ruin, the dishonor.
15:42What does Seo Cruz want?
15:44His eyes were shining with fury and fear.
15:48And then the man crossed the red line.
15:51It's simple.
15:52His son Manuel has just founded a company.
15:55A company with a great future.
15:58If it has the right backing.
16:00I want 51% of the shares in that company.
16:05In exchange, of course, for a symbolic sum in my eternal silence.
16:10Consider it the price of peace.
16:13The demand was monstrous.
16:15He didn't just want money, he wanted control of Manuel's dream.
16:18He wanted to humiliate them, to have them under his thumb.
16:21He wanted to take over the family's future in exchange for not destroying their past.
16:28Alonso felt trapped, cornered.
16:32The man's threat was not simple blackmail.
16:34It was a time bomb placed in the foundations of the promise.
16:38The news of the blackmail spread through the family's private rooms like a silent poison.
16:47Manuel, upon being informed by his father, felt an impotent rage.
16:52His project, his island of hope, had become the target of the most despicable man he knew.
16:59Leo Katia, with her uncanny ability to always be in the right place to overhear what she shouldn't, learned of the threat.
17:09She didn't hear it directly, but she put the pieces together.
17:12The unexpected visit of the man, the contorted faces of the marquises, a shouting match between Alonso and Manuel in the office, and she saw her opportunity.
17:22She would use that crisis to break Catalina.
17:26He found her in the gardens, where the young woman was trying to clear her head.
17:31Miss Catalina, Leo Katia said in a tone of mock distress.
17:37Forgive my audacity, but I can't help but see the anguish on your face and your father's.
17:42These are difficult times.
17:46A great threat looms over this house.
17:48Quote, Catalina eyed her warily.
17:52And what do you know about that?
17:54I know more than you think, Leo Katia hinted.
17:57I know that sometimes to save a ship, part of the cargo must be sacrificed.
18:02You have a dispute with the marchioness over the management of the estates.
18:06Quote,
18:08Unanimous in comparison.
18:12Perhaps if you were more cooperative, more flexible, you could win your stepmother's trust.
18:17And together, as a united family, they could find a solution to this serious problem.
18:27Your father needs everyone's support, not more internal conflict.
18:31Think about it, miss.
18:34Your loyalty to the family could be the key.
18:37The manipulation was diabolical.
18:39Leo Katia was using the male's blackmail as leverage for her own ends, presenting Catalina's surrender as an act of family sacrifice.
18:47For the first time at once, Catalina felt a twinge of doubt, and if he was right, her pride was more important than the security of her family name.
18:59As the Lujan family reeled under the weight of the threat, in the service yard, Santos' cruelty reached a new level.
19:09Not satisfied with the humiliation of the silver, he decided that Ricardo needed a task that would warm him up.
19:16The barn, Santos announced with a sadistic smile.
19:19Quote,
19:20The roof beams are full of cobwebs and bird nests.
19:24They need a good cleaning.
19:27And you, Ricardo, are the perfect man.
19:30Do you like looking at things from above?
19:32No?
19:33Well, now you will have the chance.
19:35Quote,
19:36The task was dangerous.
19:38The beams were high and covered with the slippery dust of decades.
19:41The ladders were old and unreliable.
19:47It was a job for two young men, not one old and tired one.
19:53But Ricardo, true to his wall of dignity, simply nodded and headed for the barn.
20:00He would not give Santos the satisfaction of a complaint.
20:03Pia watched him go and a knot of dread formed in her stomach.
20:06Stomach.
20:07His instincts were screaming that something bad was going to happen.
20:11In the kitchens, Lopez and Vera's personal drama continued.
20:18Lope, unable to bear the icy silence any longer, tried to reach out.
20:23Vera, can we just talk for a minute?
20:27Vera, who was peeling potatoes, didn't even look at him.
20:31We have nothing to talk about, Lope.
20:33It's over between us.
20:36Accept it.
20:37Her voice was fragile, but coated with a layer of steel.
20:42But you haven't even told me why, he pleaded.
20:46One day we were fine and the next you left me with a note.
20:50You owe me, Vera.
20:52I owe you an explanation.
20:54I owe you nothing, she replied.
20:57And this time her eyes met his and they were filled with a pain so deep that Lope took a step back.
21:04It was a pain he didn't understand and in his confusion he interpreted it as rejection, as contempt.
21:09Fine, he said, his own hurt turning to rage.
21:16If that's what you want, fine, I won't bother you again.
21:20He turned and threw himself into his work with a silent fury, leaving Vera shaking, the tears she refused to shed burning her eyes.
21:27The truth was that she had left him to protect him.
21:34A few days before the breakup, Santos, who knew a dark secret from her past in the town she had fled, had cornered her.
21:41He threatened to reveal everything and ruin her new life and the promise if she did not get away from Lopez, whom Santos hated for his popularity and talent.
21:55She was terrified, she had given in, sacrificing her happiness for the safety of the man she loved.
22:03And now the weight of that secret was crushing her.
22:06Manuel, for his part, refused to give up.
22:11He met again with Abel and Salvador.
22:14The man wants to strangle us in the crib, he explained to them without revealing the exact nature of the blackmail to protect his family's honor.
22:23He wants control of the company.
22:25We can't allow that.
22:27Our only option is to make the company so valuable in itself that its bid is ridiculous or so independent that it can't touch us.
22:36And how do we do that? Salvador asked.
22:39There's a competition from the Ministry of War, Manuel said, spreading a newspaper on the table.
22:46They're looking for a new prototype training plane.
22:49The deadline is two weeks.
22:51It's crazy, it's almost impossible.
22:53But if we win, if we win that contract, we'll have the government's backing.
23:00We'll be untouchable, the man won't be able to do anything.
23:06It was a desperate gamble, a race against time.
23:08But the Lugin's determination was reflected in their eyes, they wouldn't go down without a fight.
23:16They got to work immediately, drawing, calculating, arguing, fueled by coffee and adrenaline, as the hours flew by.
23:25In the barn, Ricardo climbed carefully up the rickety stepladder.
23:32The air was stale and filled with dust particles that danced in the shafts of light that filtered through the cracks in the ceiling.
23:39He grabbed a beam and began to sweep away the cobwebs with a long broom.
23:43The work was exhausting.
23:48Sweat beaded on his forehead and his muscles protested.
23:53Below, Santos watched from the doorway like a spectator at a Roman circus.
23:58That's when it happened.
24:01Ricardo reached for a particularly difficult corner.
24:05The wood of the beam, rotted by humidity and termites, creaked ominously.
24:10Before he could react, the section he was leaning on gave way with a sharp crack.
24:18Ricardo lost his balance.
24:22The broom slipped from his hands and he plummeted into the void.
24:26His fall was brutal.
24:29A dull thud against the packed dirt floor, followed by a terrifying silence.
24:33Santo froze for a second, the smile wiped from his face and replaced by a mask of panic.
24:41He knew he was responsible.
24:45He turned and ran, not to seek help, but to escape the consequences.
24:50But Pia, whose bad feeling had led her to wander near the barn, heard the noise and the muffled cry.
24:57She ran there, her heart hammering in her chest.
25:04The scene she encountered left her breathless.
25:07Ricardo lay motionless on the ground, in an unnatural position, a trickle of blood flowing from a wound in his head.
25:14Ricardo screamed, kneeling beside him.
25:20He felt for a pulse.
25:22It was weak, but it was there.
25:24Help, someone call a doctor.
25:27He shouted toward the house, his voice echoing with urgency.
25:31As she tried to carefully adjust Ricardo's head, her hand stumbled upon something hard in the inside pocket of Ricardo's threadbare jacket.
25:38It was an old, worn leather wallet.
25:44It had opened in the fall and part of its contents had spilled out onto the floor.
25:48Pia saw a religious image, some old bills, and a photograph folded and yellowed with age.
25:56Moved by an impulse she couldn't explain, she picked up the photograph and unfolded it.
26:02The image was of a smiling young man in a military uniform.
26:07Beside him, a boy of about 10 years old gazed at him with boundless adoration.
26:13The man in the photo was, without a doubt, a much younger Ricardo.
26:18But it was the boy's face that made Pia's blood run cold.
26:23Despite his years, his features were unmistakable.
26:29It was Cristobal.
26:31Suddenly, everything fell into place in a terrible and revealing way.
26:35Cristobal's specific hostility toward Ricardo was not that of a mere tyrannical superior.
26:42It was something deep, personal, rooted in the past.
26:46And in that instant, Pia understood that she was in the middle of a tragedy far older and more painful than anyone in the promise could have imagined.
26:57At that precise moment, alerted by the shouting, Cristobal reached the door of the barn.
27:03His face showed a mixture of irritation and curiosity.
27:07What is all this scandal?
27:09He began to say, but stopped short when he saw the scene.
27:12She saw Pia kneeling, Ricardo's lifeless body on the floor.
27:18Her gaze hardened.
27:20What had happened here?
27:23Pia stood up slowly, the photograph in her hand.
27:26Her eyes were filled with a mixture of pity and accusation.
27:32There's been an accident, his voice trembled slightly.
27:35Santos ordered him to clear the rafters.
27:37He paused, gathering all his courage.
27:41But I think this isn't just an accident.
27:44It's the culmination of something that began a long, long time ago, isn't it?
27:51Cristobal held up the photograph.
27:54The sunlight streaming through the door illuminated the image of the young soldier and the smiling boy.
27:59Cristobal fixed his eyes on it.
28:04The color drained from his face.
28:06The mask of the impassive butler cracked.
28:09It shattered and beneath it appeared a whirlwind of emotions, shock, pain, confusion, and an ancient rage.
28:16Where?
28:19Where did you get that?
28:21He stammered, taking a step toward her.
28:24It was in his satchel, Pia replied softly.
28:28This man, Ricardo, is not just some lackey to be tormented, is he?
28:33He is so much more to you.
28:36The revelation hung in the dusty air of the barn, as heavy and devastating as the body slumped on the floor.
28:42Cristobal looked at the photo, then at the bloodied, unconscious face of the man he had been mercilessly humiliating.
28:55The man who had taught him to ride a bicycle, the one who told him stories of distant battles, his father's best friend, his godfather, the man he had worshipped like a hero until they told him that he had betrayed them, that he had been the cause of his own family's ruin.
29:08A betrayal that, as he would later discover, had been a lie orchestrated by the Valladares man in order to seize Cristobal's family's property.
29:21And for all these years he had lived consumed by a hatred based on a farce, a hatred that had just brought his victim to the brink of death.
29:30Cristobal's world collapsed at that moment. While Cristobal's personal drama exploded in the barn at home, Catalina set her own plan in motion.
29:42Leocadia's insistence that he bow to Cruz, using the threat of the man as pretext, she had found it suspicious.
29:51The maid seemed to know too much, to be too interested. Catalina decided to set a trap.
30:02She summoned her father and stepmother to an urgent meeting, making sure that Leocadia was nearby, tidying up the adjoining room.
30:12Speaking in a voice loud enough to be heard, Catalina announced her plan.
30:23Father Martianus, I have been thinking, she said with false seriousness.
30:27Quote, we cannot give in to the man.
30:30But neither can we allow him to reveal this secret. My plan is this.
30:35We will raise all the money we can from the sale of some jewels and the early harvest.
30:40We will make him believe that we accept his blackmail.
30:44We will arrange a meeting at the hunting lodge to give him the money tonight.
30:50But instead of the money, the civil guard will be waiting, whom we will have warned of an extortion attempt.
30:56It was a simple plan, almost naive and very risky, but it was believable.
31:03Cruz and Alonso, previously instructed by Catalina, played their roles perfectly, discussing the risks before reluctantly accepting.
31:14As Catalina had anticipated, Leocadia, who had overheard everything, was quick to find an excuse to leave the palace.
31:21Catalina followed her at a distance, seeing her hand a note to a boy on the way.
31:29The trap was set. The shock of Ricardo's accident spread throughout the house.
31:36The doctor arrived in a hurry and with the help of several footmen Ricardo was taken to one of the servants' rooms.
31:43The news reached the kitchens and the horror of the event broke the tension between Lopez and Vera.
31:51My God, Ricardo, exclaimed Vera, putting her hands to her mouth, her facade of coldness crumbling completely.
32:01The genuine fear and concern on her face was like a revelation to Lo.
32:09He saw that she was not the cold and distant woman she pretended to be, but that she was suffering as much or more than he was.
32:16In the urgency of the moment, their hands brushed as they both rushed to heat water and find bandages.
32:25That simple touch was like an electric shock.
32:30Vera, Lopez said quietly, stopping her.
32:33All this, your coldness, isn't real, is it? There's something else, something you're not telling me.
32:42The tears Vera had been holding back finally welled up.
32:46The sight of Ricardo wounded, the fragility of life, broke down her last defenses.
32:50Santos whispered in a broken voice.
32:56He, he knows something about my past.
32:58He threatened me.
32:59He told me that if I didn't stay away from you, he would tell you and everyone else and ruin your life.
33:05Here I did it to protect you, Lopez.
33:08I did it because I love you, the confession changed everything.
33:12Lopez's pain and bitterness dissolved, replaced by a surge of love and protective fury towards Santos.
33:21He took Vera's face in his hands.
33:24Listen to me, he said intensely.
33:26You'll never face anything alone again.
33:29Do you hear me?
33:30We're in this together.
33:32Whatever that secret is, I don't care.
33:35All I care about is you.
33:37And amidst the chaos and anguish that reigned in the promise, they kissed.
33:42A kiss that sealed not only their reconciliation, but a promise of unity in the face of any adversity.
33:47That night, the Viadares man, warned by Leocadia, did not go to the hunting lodge.
33:55Instead, he showed up at the promise, furious, just as Alonso and Cruz were waiting for news of the failed ambush.
34:03So they were trying to set a trap for me, the man roared, bursting into the room.
34:11Playing with me, now you'll regret it.
34:16Tomorrow all of Spain will know the dirty secret of the Lujans.
34:19Quote.
34:20At that moment, Catalina entered the room with Leocadia firmly held by the arm, escorted by two lackeys.
34:28I don't think I'll do that, man, Catalina said with icy calm, because the only person who knew about our supposed plan was Leocadia.
34:38Her spy, who has just confessed how she has been passing her information for months.
34:48If you publish anything, we will hand you over to the civil guard and testify that you incited her to spy and conspire against us.
34:57Blackmail, conspiracy are very serious charges, perhaps enough for them to investigate other matters of yours, such as the suspicious fire in a certain property registry years ago.
35:09The man looked at Leocadia, whose face was a poem of terror, and then at Catalina, whose intelligent and determined gaze did not waver.
35:22He was trapped, his spy had been discovered. His threat neutralized with an even greater counter-threat.
35:30Just then, Manuel ran into the living room, waving a telegram in his hand, oblivious to the scene that was unfolding.
35:40Father, we've done it, he exclaimed, his face lit up with success.
35:45The war ministry has accepted our proposal. We have won the contract for the new training aircraft.
35:51That was the coup de grace. Manuel's company was no longer a vulnerable entity that the male could devour.
35:58It was now backed by the government.
36:01The male's main weapon, his ability to financially strangle the family through control of the company, had vanished.
36:09Defeated on all fronts, the male from Valladares glared at the Lujans.
36:15This is not over, he hissed before turning and walking away, swallowing his rage and humiliation.
36:26The storm, for now, had passed.
36:29The following days were strangely calm, like clean air after a violent storm.
36:33Leocatia was unceremoniously dismissed, thrown out of the promise in utter disgrace.
36:41Catalina had earned a new respect from her father and, though Cruz would never admit it, from her stepmother as well.
36:50She had saved the family not with weapons or money, but with cunning and intelligence.
37:00In the room of the service, Ricardo lay in bed, bandaged but stable.
37:05Beside him, on a vigil that had already lasted two days, was Cristobal.
37:10The butler had abandoned his mask of coldness. What remained was a man broken by guilt.
37:16When Pai came in to change the bandages or bring some broth, she would find him simply staring at Ricardo's sleeping face, as if trying to relearn the features of the man he had unjustly hated for half a lifetime.
37:30Santos, terrified, had been summarily fired by Cristobal as soon as his responsibility for the accident was confirmed.
37:39He fled from the promise with his tail between his legs, freeing Vera from his yoke and leaving a vacancy that for the moment no one cared to fill.
37:50In the hangar, the celebration was in full swing. Manuel, Abel and Salvador toasted with a bottle of champagne.
37:58The contract with the government assured them a bright future. Their dream had not only survived, but was going to soar higher than they had ever imagined.
38:10Late afternoon, as the sun began to set, turning the sky shades of orange and purple, Ricardo opened his eyes.
38:18The first thing he saw was Cristobal's anguished face. Ricardo, Cristobal whispered, his voice hoarse with emotion.
38:29Ricardo blinked, confused, tried to speak, but only let out a weak moan.
38:34Don't talk, Cristobal said, leaning over him.
38:41Rest assured, I didn't know. I was lied to. I spent my life hating you for a lie. Will you ever be able to forgive me?
38:50Tears streamed down the face of the usually impassive butler.
38:54Ricardo raised a trembling hand and placed it on Cristobal's arm.
38:58There was no strength in the gesture, but there was a warmth that spoke volumes.
39:05Forgiveness would not be easy, healing would take time, but the first and most difficult step had just been taken.
39:13Pia, who had been watching the scene from the doorway, smiled to herself.
39:19Her faith in humanity, so often put to the test, was rewarded today.
39:23Joy had returned to the kitchens. Lopez and Vera worked side by side, preparing dinner.
39:32Their movements were a synchronized dance, punctuated by knowing smiles and fleeting touches that spoke of a love rediscovered and strengthened.
39:40Vera's secret had come to light and lope, far from judging her, had held her tighter, promising that together they would build a future where there would be no more fear.
39:52The atmosphere was light, full of the promise of happy days.
39:59Catalina stood on the terrace, contemplating the promised lands bathed in by the twilight.
40:05A sense of peace she hadn't felt in a long time washed over her.
40:09They had been on the brink, but they had survived.
40:17The family, despite its cracks and dysfunctions, had held together in the face of external threats, and she had found her place not as a perpetual rebel, but as a wise and strong guardian of her legacy.
40:27The sun set behind the hills, but it left no darkness in its wake.
40:36It left a glimmer of hope, the promise of a new dawn.
40:40The promise had endured, and for the first time in a long time her name once again echoed with the future, not with condemnation.
40:48Not with condemnation.
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