Caray, Caray!

Deb and Pedro are fighting in the chamber of torture. What if Sara found out that you were willing to “sell” her to me? Pedro asks. Or that she is not Sev’s daughter? Deb’s reply is that she will tell everyone about his connection to Henry – before disappearing, Dante told her about his longstanding partnership with Henry, that was ruined when they decided to make Pedro part of their team. And if he plans to play Pedro el Torturador with her, all this info will be sent to Juan. For once Pedro is speechless.  

Adela thinks they should cancel their wedding with everything that is happening, but Sal is certain that now, more than ever, they need to stand together. Prospi and Rosa arrive, upset over the fact that Juli is in the hospital because she tried to harm herself (not exactly right, she tried to harm her innocent baby). Rosa apologizes to Adela (and this time she really means it), she’s treated Bryan so badly while Adela has always been kind to Jessica. She adds that she has to make up for many past mistakes, Prospi says there will be no vow renewal for now, without Juli it wouldn’t be the same. They don’t know how long she will have to be locked up, the doctors said she has a mental crisis. Sal and Adela want to postpone, too, Rosa says there is no need, but they both insists and Rosa is moved by their solidarity.

Adela mentions they have big problems, too, Rosa apologizes for not having asked but she is very worried for Julieta. Adela says they can all be in pain at the same time, heartbreak spare nobody.

Sara and Juan are kissing when Pedro finds them and sarcastically claps for their reunion. Juan doesn’t want to talk to his brother now, they will end up fighting. Pedro wonders what the wife, Julieta, would say to see them together and Juan informs him that Juli is in the hospital. Pedro finds it amusing: “No kidding, the two of you can turn anyone crazy!” Apparently love CAN conquer it all, he adds and Daniel Elbittar is pretty terrific in this scene.

What about Dante, any news on him? Juan says no, but he wants Pedro to know that all his brothers love him a lot. Pedro loves them, too, and he will repair his many mistakes as soon as he gets over his mother showing up out of the blue. He just needs time, he adds, pats Juan on the shoulder and walks away, devilish smirk on his face. Sara tells Juan that they have to make sure Pedro is not aware of their plan until the time is right (??)

Mateo tells Julieta Baby that Julieta is in the hospital. JBaby says she has feelings for him, and she knows he cares about her, too, but it’s not enough. Mateo thanks her for all her help, JBaby says she knows she doesn’t stand a chance because he still loves Julieta. Even if they are not together, they share a baby. Mateo is sad he and JBaby didn’t meet in better circumstances, they decide to always be there for each other.

At the Millan house, Jess asks Bryan to tell her exactly what happened with Pedro. Bryan tells her how he asked Pedro for a raise first, he treated him badly, then he went to Sara and Pedro heard them and tortured him, almost killed him and threatened to kill his family. That’s why he didn’t get home that night and that’s why he never went back to work in Santa Catalina. Jess apologizes for having doubted him, they will find a solution together. They kiss, cry and makeup.

Rosa and Prospi are about to leave Sal’s when Juan comes looking for them. They are both mad with Juan, especially Prospi, even as he realizes everything is his fault, he should have acted before. All of this happened because of his lack of character, but if Juan wants a divorce, he has to do it now! No more Del Montes for Julieta.

Modesto approaches Juan to say things would be easier if everyone were honest and spoke the truth (So rich coming from you! I have no words!) He warns Juan to be careful with Pedro, he has a dark side that he managed to control before because of his family’s love. And no, this is not about Cornelio, this is bigger than that. Pedro could harm a lot of people. Yeah, old man, keep talking in riddles!

Sara comes to the apartment to talk to her mother about her “visit” at the ranch. Deb tells Sara Dante was the one who tried to kill her because she ended their relationship. He wanted to leave his wife and marry her (as if!), but Deb couldn’t live with the homewrecker stamp anymore (triple as if!). Sara doesn’t believe a word, but Deb insists Dante was evil, he even threatened to harm Sara. But she is not a bad woman, she’d do anything for her and her baby.

As Deb leaves, Sara gets a voice message from Juan, another one of his poems. She’s smitten.

A week later…

Sara is sending Juan a voice message, thanking him for allowing her to live these peaceful moments together (for them a week must feel like an eternity). Then they meet and kiss, declare their love for one another once again, then hit the sheets. This would be a great recapper break, but instead I’m wasting it telling you that Michelle Renaud and Matias Novoa are together in real life.

Julieta is back home, his entire family is very welcoming. Bertha promises to prepare some tasty food. Julieta says she is doing OK, she will keep going to therapy. She is not sick, she only had a nervous breakdown.

Later that night, Julieta is having a bite of food while the rest of the family waits to see if she explodes or not (going by their faces). She loves the food, Rosa says she won’t eat because they have their vow renewal the next day and she needs to get into her dress. Julieta is happy for her parents, they managed to save their marriage. Jess imprudently mentions the divorce from Juan moving forward, Juli asks if he plans to marry Sara. Rosa thinks they should change the subject, but Juli says she had time to reflect and realized that she has her family, which is the most important thing – and from now on she will live for her son.

The next day Juan tells his brothers Sara is moving back at the ranch. Simon is like “yeah, haven’t we already covered this three crisis ago?”

Lucas mentions Julieta being out of the hospital, Mateo was aware because he has been keeping tabs on her for the baby. Juan thinks that’s OK. Pedro wants to share some news, too, ever since the Cruz episode they all think badly of him and they are probably right. And Dante is still missing, maybe even dead. He feels so bad for the way he’s acted, but he has to tell them how Dante forced him to do bad things: he pushed him to work with Henry and he stupidly agreed because he wanted to prove himself to their father. But it all ended badly, he was the one who was stealing from the company. His brothers have been listening to him quietly, giving each other doubtful looks, but when Pedro says this, with (well-choreographed) tears falling down his cheeks, they all seem incredibly shocked.

Simon can’t believe that someone like Pedro, who never allowed anyone to manipulate him, could allow Dante to push him to the dark side. This is not what dad taught us, Mateo and Lucas add. Anything more to confess? Juan asks. Pedro says he’s sorry, they can call the cops on him if they want. His ambition blinded him, that’s why he was so upset when Juan became President. And that’s why he wanted to talk to their father the day of the accident (flashback to that day), tell him that Dante was to blame and ask for his forgiveness. Juan is upset he didn’t trust them, how could Dante control him like that? Pedro says Dante was a very astute manipulator. Juan asks about Campo Verde then and Pedro has to accept that it’s his. You can almost see his grey cells spinning as he says he formed the company when he realized that they were starting to lose client. It was Dante’s idea, but he only did it to protect their legacy, keep their clients and eventually merge the two companies.

Mateo, Lucas and Simon don’t believe him, the only one who can confirm or deny is Dante, who is conveniently missing… or dead. Simon even thinks Pedro should pay for what he’s done. Pedro says he was actually sacrificing himself for them and Juan knew about the fraud and forgave him. He only hopes that Dante shows up to confess, but he will use his part of the inheritance to mend his mistakes. And then he leaves.

At the apartment Deb is singing, obviously in a very good mood. She looks through the box of pink letters and smiles. Sara asks what she’s planning, Deb says she has a present for Rosa’s ridiculous vow renewal. Sara is looking at her funny, she noticed how she’s changed since Dante disappeared. Did he treat her badly? Deb turns on the waterworks, Dante tormented her constantly and if Sara hadn’t noticed it, it’s because she is selfish. Sara wants Dante’s version of the facts, too, this offends Deb, not living together anymore is probably for the best. She has always been there for her daughter, protecting her from everyone, but she chose her Del Monte brothers so she can leave with them. Sara doesn’t want to fight, so Deb asks her to forget she has a mother.

Lucas and Mateo are starting to have doubts, but Simon is sure Pedro is guilty and Juan should accept his offer to use his inheritance to cover some of the damage done to the company. Juan wants to check if the information he told them about Campo Verde is true, because that would mean that Pedro actually saved them.

Julieta arrives to talk to Juan. She apologizes for what she has done, Juan says he already forgot all about it, she and the baby are what matter now. Julieta wants to talk to Mateo, too, her baby deserves a father.

They go for a walk and talk about Julieta’s mental breakdown, which made her do stupid things. But she knows he has been keeping tabs on her and thanks him for this. She’s holding his hand, while saying that she became infatuated with the idea of giving her baby the wrong type of family in order to win in her rivalry with Sara and once again asks Mateo to forgive her. Can they hug without any resentment? They can and they do… while Julieta thought bubbles that she’s hurting so much, she’s not ready to tell him yet… Tell him what?

At home Juan is reading a news on his phone about Dante still missing and Victorio Rocha’s family members are the main suspects. He remembers the talk with Sara when they wondered if Victorio was the one who truly wanted to hurt her. Now Juan thinks Sara was right.

At the bar it’s wedding time (Sal even removed the “Del Monte’s not welcomed” sign for the day). Rosa is the first bride to arrive and Julieta is giving her away. Then it’s Adela’s turn, she arrives with Don Augustin. Sal and Adela say their I do’s without any kind of drama happening.

Then it’s Rosa and Prospi’s turn, but Deb crashes their vow renewal and starts reading Rosa’s letters to Sev. They are very damaging, they mention how much Rosa misses Sev and whatnot. Deb asks if Rosa was being unfaithful before Julieta was born, Rosa asks Prospi not to listen to Deb. But Deb declares that Rosa was Sev’s lover and these letter are the proof. And then she theatrically throws the letters in the air, making it rain.

The new and improved Pedro is … not that improved after all, because when Sara arrives in search of Juan he’s his old “charming” self with her. He sarcastically reminds her that they almost went out (in his dreams!), she was sleeping with Juan, who was married to Julieta, who will have a baby with Mateo. What a family! Sara resents his treatment of her.

When she wants to walk away, Pedro grabs her elbow, which Sara dislikes. Pedro says she has quite a character, more like her father’s than her mother’s. Sara corrects him, it is their father, but Pedro has a problem with this, since she is not Sev’s daughter, but Dante’s!! Sara is impactadissssima!

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