Caray, Caray!

Capitulo 147.
Read Alma’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Fernando begs Lety to go with him so they can be alone together. He wants to show her how much he loves her. I think he demonstrated that pretty well inside the restaurant. He says he’s dying to spend the night with her, and he desires her more than ever.

2. She waivers for a moment, then she remembers the letter, “Make love to Lety so I don’t lose Conceptos.” She says, “Well I don’t desire you,” pushes him away, and escapes in the taxi. Left in her dust, Fernando says, “Can’t you see that my love is true? Why are you doing this to me?”

3. Fernando remembers PG’s words. He has to choose between love and the company. He remembers his father entrusting him with the presidency, and Lety rejecting him. He concludes that Conceptos must be the most important. And forges yet another anvil.

4. Tom eats a tableful of food. He and Ali probe each other’s situation. Ali wants to know if he’d loan her his car like he does for Lety, and buy her expensive gifts. She laments the loss of her car and starts working him for a solution.

5. Julieta says she shares Lety’s burden, even if Lety won’t talk about it. Lety tells her diary that even though Fernando destroyed her, she loves him and she loses all her resolve when he touches her. She can’t let love overrule her dignity since he finds her revolting. He’s suffering for his company as much as she’s suffering for his deception. She needs to keep him at a distance because she doesn’t have the strength to resist him.

6. Ali invites Tom up to her apartment but quickly rescinds the offer.

7. Pop harangues about the fancy car and he thinks Lety is getting too big for her britches (I think Lety’s britches are too small). He dictates, “Neither you nor this house will ever change.” She answers, “Don’t worry, nothing will ever change in this house.”

8. Julieta tells Pop that Lety isn’t a little girl and she wants a husband and her own family. He needs to give her space to take risks, make mistakes, and learn. Their job is to be there when she needs them.

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Capitulo 148.
Read Julie’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Fernando sleeps in his thinking chair, and in the morning he writes today’s card. He says he doesn’t know why she hates him, but he was glad to awaken today with the scent of her kiss on his mouth.

2. Monica reports to Marcia that Lety was very affectionate with Fernando at Meson. Marcia tells Ali that Fern wasn’t out with his amante last night; he was with Lety at Meson. Ali says that Tom was pure naco last night. They agree that he must be a weirdo; nobody they know would even consider dating Lety. Marcia doesn’t want Ali to go out with Tom.

3. Fernando and Omar debrief. Fern says that Lety called Tom from his cell, she wanted to kiss him in front of everyone, and she refused to spend the night with him.

4. Lety reads the card and Fern asks if last night’s kiss means they’ll be together like before. He wants an answer before she answers her ringing phone. She says yes, and picks up Humberto’s call. Fernando kisses her twice before taking the call.

5. Fernando begs Lety for the balance. His life depends on it, but that doesn’t move her. Instead she asks if he is going to cancel the wedding like he promised, so he promises that he will cancel it. So will she doctor the balance? Alone at his desk, Fernando says, “I would very much like to keep my promise, Lety. You don’t know how much I would like to.”

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