Eusebia tells marina that she must have been four years old when her father took her to the town and that she had played all day long with the son of her father’s best friend; that boy would have been about seven years old and that they had cried when they said goodbye; that boy was none other than damian. Damian shows up at esthercita’s home to speak with mr fulgencio about their wedding. Delfina tells him she never doubted his intentions and thanks damian for making their relationship formal. Fulgencio tells damian he raised his daughter to marry a good Man and of her same level; but he had to turn up and spoil his plans; and, that although he does not agree with the marriage, he will give his consent. So, in order to seal the engagement, he invites damian to have lunch in his home. Damian tells him categorically that the engagement has been formalized but that he rejects his invitation because he will never be able to sit at the same table with him; damian leaves. Esthercita tells damian he was too rude with her father. Damian tells her he knows far too well that her father hates him and he (damian) cannot tolerate hypocrisy. Esthercita tells damian that he never tells her he loves her. Damian tells her rashly that they are going to get married, that she should be satisfied with that. Mercedes tells commander robles she already knows who made the anonymous call but that for security’s sake, she won’t tell him yet. Valdivia tells nereo that hernan is going to get furious when he finds out that nereo let jazmin go out in the street; he asks him if he already noticed that the federal police are in the town and that, worse still, someone saw him (nereo) chasing after the woman that escaped from him. Ernesto shows up at mercedes’ bar and tells her he is curious to know who is the lady of the night; he tells her she looks stunning and that she doesn’t look at all like the woman that lived with him. Mercedes tells him categorically that she never lived with him, that he had kidnapped her. She kicks him out of her nightclub. She tells her employees to memorize that man’s face because she doesn’t want them to let him in ever again. Beatriz is surprised when marina asks her why she never told her that her father was the owner of the packaging company. Beatriz tells her she was just finding out about that too. Hernan goes to see damian to humiliate him and he tells him never to make a fool of him before the woman he loves; and, that he should never mistreat her again. Damian tells him categorically that marina doesn’t need anybody to defend her. They have a fist fight. Jose intervenes. Marina asks damian why he used her name to quarrel in the middle of the street. He tells her that her boyfriend was the one who provoked him. Marina tells him that hernan is not her boyfriend. Damian tells her that then, he is her lover. Marina is about to slap him but damian stops her and they kiss each other.
