
Hilario is surprised when Victoria reveals to him that, since he is determined to fall, she herself will be the one to finish him off by taking Cantarrana from him; Mr. Guanipa is moved when his daughter, in tears, reproaches him for behaving as if she wanted to die and tries to reassure her that she will not lose the hacienda as everyone believes; however, his arguments are not valid for Victoria, who warns him that it is time for him to accept that she is now stronger than he is. Adelaida is surprised when one of Hilario's creditors visits her to propose that he can kill Guanipa as long as she promises that, once she is widowed, she will pay all his debts; the lady orders Moncho to get the man out of her house because, although she hates Hilario, she is not going to lend herself to have him killed. Already at the wedding reception, Fernanda becomes tense when Caravaggio, a little too drunk, comments to Leopoldo that this wedding, as well as Nicolás' with Florencia, is a mistake; Mr. Alcoy wants an explanation for his words, but the journalist suggests that he ask Nicolás directly what he meant when he told Victoria that Clementina had more courage than the two of them.