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BETTY IN NEW YORK

If I allowed my emotions to run wild, who would I become?

Your mistress?

Betty bought it, bro.

She thinks a man like you fell for a woman like her.

You have to make up with her. And you will.

You're going to be her friend and confidant.

Tell her you enjoy your time together.

And once her guard is down... boom!

You're very important to me. You're a great friend.

It's just that... I don't want to be your friend.

PREVIOUSLY...

Now you're indebted to your assistant.

Beatriz is your typical ugly woman who likes little gifts.

Don't worry, though.

I'm an expert in matters of love.

Betty, this is a surprise.

Who are you?

Beatriz, aren't you embarrassed?

This is a fashion company, not a carnival.

Go wash that off your face.

Nico, bring me a change of clothes.

Don't let anyone see you when you get here.

How do you know he's handsome if you didn't see his face?

I saw his car, Marce! I saw it right there!

I only wanted to look pretty for you.

You're fine just the way you are.

You don't have to change.

I've been stood up once again by Mr. Armando Mendoza.

I love you.

You know him well. Aren't I woman enough for him?

What don't I have, Ricardo?

Nothing, Marcela. There's nothing you don't have.

This is the closest I'll get

to being carried across the threshold.

I'm sure Armando will stand me up at the altar, too.

My most sincere condolences. It must be awful to date that uggo.

No!

My head.

I swear I'll never drink again.

Know what, Ricardo?

This is the closest I'll get

to being carried across the threshold.

I'm sure Armando will stand me up at the altar, too.

Who's there?

Marcela, it's me. Can we talk?

Hi.

What happened to you?

Nothing.

They tried to mug me.

What?

Did you call the police? Are you in pain?

I'm fine.

The wounds are superficial.

Did you go to the hospital?

Yes, that's why I didn't make it to dinner.

Can you forgive me?

Of course, darling. Why didn't you call me?

I would've loved to be there with you.

I did. You didn't answer.

Oh, I thought...

Never mind. I'm an idiot.

Do you forgive me for not being there with you?

Will you forgive me?

The important thing is that I'm fine and that we're together.

Yes, of course I forgive you.

It's true.

Sofia's more broke than a boxer's nose.

Poor thing.

It's really hard to raise one child.

Now imagine two.

Yes, but if she doesn't replace that cell phone today,

she'll be fired.

Firing her over a phone would be so unfair.

No, she wouldn't be fired over that.

It'd be because of her violent reaction.

Girls, it's like I say.

You've got to learn to control your temper.

If it were up to me, I'd buy that phone,

but they're really expensive.

Very.

But if we all agree to help, I have a plan.

Armando Mendoza is a gentleman in every sense of the word.

He has my lifelong respect and admiration.

Don't tell me you're starting to like Mr. Armando.

Don't be silly, Nicolas.

He defended my daughter with bravery and valor

with no thought to his face ending up like a piñata.

Or maybe he thought those neighborhood idiots

wouldn't fight back, and that with a couple of slaps

he'd beat them.

No, sir. I saw what happened.

Only someone in love defending his beloved

would react in that way.

What are you doing?

Hold on!

Stop.

Enough, all right?

Stop eating my breakfast, punk!

What's wrong?

What's wrong? It was here, and now it's there!

You weren't eating, and it was getting cold.

You can get another plate.

And then what happened?

The meds didn't help at all.

Yeah, I noticed.

-You did? -Yeah!

Good morning.

Good morning.

She hit him?

Or he her.

You never know what's under one's glasses.

He doesn't strike me as abusive.

I once saw a Case Closed in which they said

that high-class women are the ones who hit most.

Really?

Low-class ones, too, girl.

What are you discussing that's so important this morning?

Get with the program, girl.

Apparently, they beat up...

the hunk in this telenovela I watch.

The girlfriend was fine.

-Get to work, OK? -OK.

Ms. Marcela, your brother's in your office.

Daniel is here?

Yes, he's expecting you.

Thank you, Mariana.

What did she say?

Hi, Danny.

Hi.

You smell like alcohol. You go out partying last night?

I'm not a child, Daniel. Why are you here?

Because I doubt it's just to see your sister.

No. I came to show you this.

It's a business proposal I made to Armando.

Didn't he mention it?

No.

I figured.

What is it?

I have contacts that work in manufacturing,

and they're willing to give us a good deal.

It'd significantly reduce the cost per garment of clothing.

In India?

Yes.

It should pull V&M out of the financial ruin

Armando is driving it towards.

Yeah, I know what you're going to say.

I know Armando proposed to you, and that's why you defend him.

Look, Daniel.

V&M is doing just fine.

You have nothing to worry about.

Believe me, Armando's doing the best he can.

Marcela, you know full well what goes on in here.

Armando hasn't made the best decisions

or surrounded himself with the best people.

Sorry, but he doesn't answer to me.

I'll remind you that you own this company, too.

Convince him to accept it.

I'm certain this is what's best for us.

Trust me.

-Hi. -Hi.

-Hey. -Yes?

Thanks for the balloon and for the card.

They're very nice.

-Oh. -But you shouldn't have.

Yesterday was more than enough.

Yes.

And the steak and balm really helped me.

I'm glad. Hey, did you have a problem with...

No. I told her they tried to mug me.

But don't think of that.

Think about... about the balloon and card!

They're pretty, right?

Yes.

Or maybe I'll think of you and what happened last night.

Betty.

Get a hold of yourself.

You're right.

I'll keep my distance so no one suspects anything.

I'll whisper to ask how you're doing.

I just wanted to thank you and tell you...

What?

You make me very happy.

Well.

Where is that box, Betty?

What is this?

That hurt!

Mr. Armando's shoe.

Are you serious?

Let's see what's in here.

What?

Oh, no.

You've got to be kidding.

This is much worse than I thought.

Bro, what happened?

You need to watch more Bruce Lee movies.

For your information, a gang member held my arms

to keep me from defending myself.

I had to think of something to tell Marcela.

Well, it was a small sacrifice, but I'm sure it was worth it.

I bet Betty is on cloud nine.

A hero who defends her from evil has to be her most secret fantasy.

And you made it come true.

Yeah, yeah. Betty can hardly believe it.

And all thanks to the balloon and card

you left in her office.

It's in the small gestures that love is nourished.

What? You should've told me!

I didn't know what she was talking about.

Ricardo, you have to tell me everything.

Everything's going great.

You're the uggo's dream come true.

Betty, her name is Betty, OK?

Betty.

See, you even defend her from me.

Armando, you're taking this relationship

much more seriously than you should.

I mean, I admire your devotion to the company, but relax.

Ricardo, do you have time to...

Come in. I was just leaving.

No, it's you I wanted to talk to.

Be right back.

Shall we?

How does this thing work?

Color copies.

Patricia!

What's wrong with you?

You're going to give me a heart attack!

You're a jerk who'll always be a jerk.

Fingers crossed.

Did you find anything out?

Not yet.

Oh, Patricia, then return my money.

You're not being very useful.

I'll find something out, but I need time.

It's not like people can just entrust me with their secrets.

Then start using your body, because it's not like you have a brain.

Listen, idiot, I'm not giving back any money.

And don't come look for me. I don't like it.

I'll call when I have something.

I hope it's soon, and it'd better be good.

If not, I know many old men

who'd gladly pay for your company.

Know what?

All you have to do is upload your picture online

and watch the money roll in.

Get out of here!

Enough, Daniel!

-Armando. -Huh?

Why didn't you tell me about my brother's proposal?

How do you know?

Because he came here to tell me.

I've been going over it, and I think it's fantastic.

You're going to agree to it, right?

Look, Marcela, the truth is I don't know.

After the failure of the collection

and getting defrauded like we did,

I have to analyze every step we take.

What's more, we've been manufacturing in Mexico for years.

Well, I've been going over it,

and I believe these profit margins

would help us improve our current situation.

Yes, but there's always a lot of risk when there's a lot to gain.

Isn't it riskier to not pay our employees?

Yeah.

-Remember what your father said. -What?

If the employees go without getting paid again,

Daniel could audit us.

-Is that what you want? -No.

Then let's think about this, OK?

Yeah, we've got to really think about this.

-Do it. -Yeah.

Welcome.

I knew you'd visit us one of these days.

Isn't that true, Frank?

Sure is, Pete. You said this would happen.

Please sit down.

How is it going with the seizure of assets paperwork?

Swimmingly.

They're beauties.

There's no danger of anyone catching on

to what we're going to do, right?

I'd call it risk. Danger's too strong a word.

What are the results of these kinds of cases?

I mean, when a woman has so much power in a company?

I'll be honest.

Sure, we've had some with not-so-happy endings.

Greed corrupts people.

Powerful people are spoiled one day,

and the next they've got a knife in their gut.

Oh, yeah, to get them out of the way.

To take their job, their money, their assets.

And after ten years, you find their remains in the forest.

Or they're dissolved in acid.

Leaves no trace of them that way.

What? Could that happen to Betty?

Could it? Of course!

Will it?

Betty, Daniel proposed moving all of V&M's production to India.

There? It's always been Mexico. Why change?

Cost, like so many other multinational corporations.

He says if we transfer production to India,

we could reduce the cost of each garment by 70%.

Wow, that's a lot!

I know. Ricardo says that if our upcoming collection

is as successful as the last,

we could recover in less than one year.

Wait, have you worked with this company before?

I haven't.

But Daniel says they have his complete trust.

Is that enough for you? Do you trust Daniel Valencia?

Of course not.

That's why I'm here. For you to go over it.

I think there's something weird in here,

and I'm not agreeing to anything without your OK.

Can I trust you?

Always.

Ricardo, what exactly happened last night?

I don't remember anything.

Not how I got home or how I got into bed

or even how I undressed.

Did you do it?

Please, Marcela. How can you think that?

I put you to bed and left.

I wasn't about to undress you.

Armando called, worrying about you.

Did you see what happened to him?

That's why he didn't show up.

Yes, and I, as always, letting my imagination run wild.

This city can be so dangerous at night.

As your friend, I'm going to tell you something.

Stop being so suspicious of Armando.

He chose you, so believe in him.

You're right.

Thank you.

My sister's going to pressure Armando

into accepting the offer.

In fact, he doesn't have many options.

It's that or agree to let me audit V&M.

That doesn't suit them.

Between that good-for-nothing Ricardo and that assistant,

they're hiding, concealing,

and suppressing important information, sir.

Yes.

Armando will have to transfer production to India.

He has no choice.

Sir, I didn't think the operation was so simple.

I will tell you this.

Anderson sold the business for much less than the actual price.

Yes, but that was because of your good work

consulting the old man.

Congratulations, Mata. You really kept him in the dark.

Thank you.

Here's your commission.

All this, sir?

All of it.

So are we going to continue working together?

Of course.

You're going to travel to India and put that company to work.

Know who our first customer will be?

Who, sir?

V&M.

-Come on. -It's so pretty!

-You like the place? -What?

-You like it? -It's nice.

Modern art? More like black smudges.

It's India ink.

India ink?

What? What is it? Be honest with me.

You've invited me to my last lunch, right?

So we can say our goodbyes forever, right?

Sofia, if this were goodbye,

we wouldn't have brought you to the restaurant to celebrate.

Yeah, Sofi, we invited you here...

Well, Betty did.

You tell her!

What is it?

We have a surprise for you!

What?

Look.

It's Jenny's cell phone.

We all bought it. You're not getting fired.

No, no, no, you're messing with me.

No, we're not!

-Is this for real? -Yes!

It's not a joke, right? I would never recover from that.

No!

It's true.

Girls!

Thank you so much. You're so sweet.

Don't cry, Sofi.

This is no time to cry. It's time to learn.

Don't behave like that, and think before you speak.

All together now.

No more problems.

Thank you so much.

You're my best friends. Friends?

You're my soul sisters.

It was Betty's idea.

She went online and found the cell phone and all that.

And at the best price.

Just know that we'll always be here for you.

V&M wouldn't be the same without you.

It'd be safer, though. That's for sure.

Betty, you've got a huge heart. Thank you so much.

I name you Dame Betty of the Squad.

Let's hear it for Betty!

Hooray for the squad!

Powerful people are spoiled one day,

and the next they've got a knife in their gut.

Don't you like the food? Or are you sick?

You haven't touched it.

I had tamales on the way here, and I lost my appetite.

I'd better get to work.

Wait, Nicolas. I'd like to talk to you.

I'm worried about Betty.

But why? What did she do?

I see things.

I know my daughter.

But last night, she was acting weird

when she brought Mr. Armando inside after what happened.

Yeah, right? I noticed it, too.

She walks weird, doesn't she?

Don't be a clown!

Maybe she's got six toes on each foot.

You're a clown.

Something is going on between them, and I want to know what.

Nicolas, what's going on between my daughter and her boss?

Is she in love with him?

Look, last night, Betty was looking at her boss

in a very peculiar way.

I'm almost certain something's going on.

He's got a fiancée that he's going to marry.

That's why I want the truth. I need to know.

Yes.

Mrs. Juli, do you really believe I'd let Betty

be with a man that I know is getting married?

No.

It's not about what I think of you.

If you know anything, please tell me.

I'm uneasy.

Oh, Mrs. Juli, what can I do to ease your worries?

For what it's worth, I do know

there's nothing going on between them.

But Betty does have feelings for him, doesn't she?

No. Betty adores her work.

And just like she had affection for her university professors,

now she's got affection for Armando Mendoza.

Only that there's a huge difference

between college and work,

and that's what Betty still hasn't realized.

Hmm.

You may be right.

You've put me at ease.

-Go read a book. -Thank you.

Give Mr. Deme a kiss.

Do whatever you want.

Like I have time for that.

Betty, call me as soon as you can.

It's somewhat urgent.

Bye.

Girls!

I'd like to propose a toast. To the best squad in the world.

Up, down, to the middle, and down the hatch!

And to Betty, who's spending a fortune on this lunch.

You're right.

For some of us, it's cheaper to dress us than feed us.

You can dish it, but can you take it?

-Know what? -What?

-I can't take it anymore. -Take what?

I can't keep this huge secret from you anymore.

I'm dying to tell you!

Turns out the young lady here

received a gift today from her amazing boyfriend.

A spectacular balloon, the most wonderful card,

plus a gift card to this place we're eating at now!

Oh, no, and here we are using up your incredible present.

Nicolas seems like such a nice guy.

Reminds me of my Enrique.

You have to introduce him to us.

Tell him to come visit.

Even better if he brings a cute friend along.

Or call him on the phone so we can all speak to him.

No.

Yeah!

No, that's not necessary.

So then it is Nicolas!

Yeah!

Yes.

I know how we'll thank your Prince Charming.

How?

We'll all get pretty, take a selfie, post it on Instagram,

and tag it thankstoBetty'sboyfriend.

Yes!

I love it!

All right, nice and happy.

One, two, say cheese!

Cheese!

She's not answering.

Hi!

No, no. Voicemail again, Betty?

Oh, well. I'll have to do this for you.

Let's call V&M, but I'm blocking my number.

08-03-8020.

V&M Fashion, how may I help you?

Yes, Beatriz Rincon, please.

That's cool, but I'm not her secretary.

Call her extension. Bye.

No, wait. Don't hang up.

This is an emergency.

It's Nicolas Ramos, Beatriz's boyfriend.

Nicolas? Am I speaking to Nicolas?

Yes, who is this?

This is Patricia Fernandez, the president's secretary.

I've heard so much about you, Nico. How are you?

I'm well. Good things, I hope.

Of course!

I'm dying to meet you. Come here whenever you like.

V&M's doors are open to you.

You said your name was Patricia, right?

Yes, but you can call me Patri if you like.

For real? She said I could call her Patri!

Patri, thank you very much for the invitation.

Unfortunately, I'll be unable to because of

my various commitments and all the traveling I do,

but I hope to meet you soon.

Hey, Patri, would you happen to know where Betty went?

I'm not sure.

I think she went to lunch with the other secretaries.

Would you like to leave a message?

Have her call me back. I'm a bit concerned.

OK, leave me your number so I can...

Hello?

He hung up on me.

My Patri, darling.

What's going on with you, kid?

-What? -What?

-What? -What?

What's going on?

I'm happy!

I just spoke to the love of my life,

and she told me to call her Patri.

-Patri? -Yes, Patri.

And who's Patri?

That's Patricia to you!

Show some respect. Don't you have any manners?

She's the future mother of my children and my future wife.

My boss looks spectacular.

She sure does. She's got it going on.

She looks lovely, but she could use more meat on her bones.

But Marcela's the perfect size 0,

just like the best models.

But Ms. Marcela is much prettier and has much more class.

That's true.

Right, Betty?

Yes, yes.

Mr. Armando must be so proud to have a fiancée like that.

Wait till you see her in her wedding dress.

She'll be the most beautiful bride of the year.

I bet she will be.

Well, girls, that was a splendid lunch,

but I have to get back to work.

Thanks again, Betty. See you, girls.

Bye.

You're late!

You were gone for over 90 minutes.

And you're drinking!

I'm going to report you to Mr. Smith.

Report me to whomever you want because for your information,

this contains zero alcohol.

Look, zero alcohol, which means I can drink it

wherever I want. Even at work, Pathetic Patty.

Just so you know.

You're just jealous that we had time to go eat at a restaurant

and you didn't.

I can eat at the Manhattan restaurant of my choosing

whenever I want, OK?

So please inform me of what dive you went to for lunch.

To a place where they give you this instead of a doggie bag.

Would you like it, Pathetic Patty?

Do you want it, Pathetic Patty? I mean Lunch Thief.

Why are you opening your mouth, Shamu?

You've opened it enough today.

How much junk food have you guzzled down today?

Me? Not much.

Unlike the rest of my friends,

thanks to Betty's rich boyfriend.

Bertha.

No, she should know.

You have a boyfriend that's so rich and kind

and loves you so much

that he invited all of us out to eat.

He's a millionaire and invited us all!

Hugo, they're gorgeous. I love them all, but for me.

Very good.

And I love the color palette you're using.

As always, Armie.

Everything I do is amazing.

This collection...

What now, Patricia?

I hate them, Marcela.

They're evil.

Who are you talking about?

What do you mean "who"? Those nobodies from the Squad.

They threw in my face

that they had lunch at a really expensive restaurant

and were invited by Beatriz's rich boyfriend.

No, sorry, but that can't be true.

Nobody could be with that toad.

It would have to be someone performing an act of charity.

No, her boyfriend is real. He exists.

Patricia saw him, right?

Yes, I did. Well, not really.

-What's he like? -I didn't get a good look.

I saw his back,

but he looked like a Wall Street mover and shaker.

You should've seen his awesome car.

No, I'm sorry, but nobody successful

would go out with that thing that God dropped when creating.

He scooped her up and when He saw she was disfigured,

He decided to leave her like that.

She told them, Ricardo.

She told everyone that she had a new, wealthy boyfriend!

And then she invited them to lunch with my money!

I told you, bro.

No wonder.

I was scrolling through my Instagram and look what I found.

-What? -Look.

What?

thankstoBetty'sboyfriend.

Bro, bro, take a good look!

-This isn't good at all. -I know.

They're using the card I gave Beatriz.

And they're thanking Betty's boyfriend!

Yes, which is you.

Well, it's understandable.

Poor thing must be in heaven,

believing a guy like you is in love with her.

-But you know what? -What?

You should put a stop to it right now.

Easy for you to say. How? What do I do?

I have no idea.

Bind and gag her. Cut out her tongue.

Do something. You have to.

-Because you know what? -What?

Today she told those gossips she has a boyfriend.

What if tomorrow she says your name?

"I'm going out with Armando Mendoza."

No, no, no.

Which would set off a nuclear bomb.

Betty's so lucky, Sofia.

She has a boyfriend that adores her.

And that's not all.

-He's loaded. -So loaded.

Something that anyone around here would die for.

But it doesn't happen for them.

No matter how much peroxide's in their hair

and how skin and bones they are.

I don't use peroxide in my hair,

and I'm not skin and bones, Meatball.

I could have 33 boyfriends just like Beatriz's

at the snap of a finger.

Are you sure?

Careful. You wouldn't want to snap your fingers

and attract a bunch of stray dogs.

Let's get out of here.

I feel a vibe of envy in the air,

and the two of us are too happy for that.

Come.

So Beatriz's boyfriend is a millionaire.

Very good.

I'm going to steal him from her.

And Nicolas will be mine.

Hey!

Hi, did you have lunch?

No.

I lost my appetite because of you.

What? What did I do?

"What did I do?"

"What did I do?"

You did this. This!

Isn't that enough?

No. Armando, take a good look.

It's not my social media or my profile,

and I didn't post the picture.

The girls were very grateful,

so they posted that picture to thank the person

that got me the gift card.

They were grateful to me!

You probably opened your mouth and told them

that your boyfriend would pay for everything, didn't you?

I asked you to be prudent and discreet.

I swear I never mentioned your name.

How do I know that? What else did you tell them?

Do you know the danger you put me in?

Who else knows about us?

Who?

How's everything going?

Good. Very busy.

-Sweetie! -Honey!

How are you, sweetie?

Don't go away again for so long.

I really missed you.

So much so I hardly ate.

Can't you tell I'm wasting away?

You look as beautiful as ever, my love.

I missed you.

I smell something different.

Like a sweet perfume.

What is the meaning of that smell?

I love how you can sniff things out.

Look what I brought you.

Your favorite chocolates. Would you like one?

Eat one.

Sweetie, what's wrong?

Bertha!

What did you do to her?

-What happened? -What?

Who?

Really, I haven't told anyone about us.

This is serious. You can't be this careless, Betty.

Sorry, but you were the careless one.

You got me the balloon, the card, and the gift card,

and when Sofia walked in, she saw everything.

She assumed Nicolas gave it to me.

What could I say?

And then she told all the other girls.

And you thought you'd invite them out

and pay with that gift card. That was your mistake.

It was a gift! You use it however you want.

All right, fine. When did that idiot Nicolas come up again?

When they asked who gave me the gift card

and I said my boyfriend.

If we're going to lie, let's lie well.

Otherwise I would've had to say it was you, but I didn't.

What's better? Nicolas or you?

What was I supposed to do?

Sorry to interrupt.

Beatriz, your boyfriend Nicolas called.

He was looking for you.

How about that?

Her boyfriend Nicolas called V&M?

Yeah. What's weird about that?

He called your cell phone, which you didn't answer.

So he called here because he's worried.

Oh, he's worried.

Thank you very much, Patricia. How nice of you.

See, Armand?

In spite of the millions of things I have to do,

I find the time to relay messages to your assistant.

Enough, Patricia, let us work.

We've got a lot to do.

You go take a long walk off a short pier.

You're unbearable.

So Nicolas called you here.

Yes, you heard Patricia.

I probably didn't hear my cell phone, so he called the office.

Don't make a fool out of me.

Come on, Armando, don't be mad.

Sis?

Bertha?

Girl!

Please!

She's waking up.

Enrique?

Why are you all the way up there?

No, you're the one on the ground, sweetie.

You fainted, Bertha.

Pull her. That's it.

You went pale and...

Could we be pregnant?

You think?

I hate to ruin the beautiful moment,

but Bertha's on a diet

on which she says even water's fattening.

-Must be that. -A diet?

-Yes. -A diet?

But you're perfect just the way you are.

-Yeah, baby? -Yes.

But sweetie, I gained around ten pounds,

and my clothes weren't fitting me anymore.

No more diets.

I don't want you losing that weight.

I'm going to give you a kiss for every one of those pounds.

One pound, one kiss. Another pound, another kiss.

How sweet!

Love is beautiful.

Jenny, I've been looking for you.

I need your help.

Why do you want my help?

I'll explain.

I like a man, but this man has a girlfriend,

so I need you to tell me how I can steal him from her.

No, don't think I'm some kind of homewrecker.

My lovebug left his wife because of how much he loves me.

Love.

Not because I manipulated him.

Oh.

What is it?

Amazing.

Never in my mind have I met a woman

with such little sense of sorority.

So-what?

Sorority.

Yeah...

Sisterhood, dummy.

Oh, right.

Don't you know what that means?

-No. -You're so weird.

No matter. I'll explain.

When I was studying in DUI, I took gender studies,

where I was taught who a woman's worst enemy is.

Do you know who it is, Jenny?

Of course. No, who?

Another woman.

No kidding?

The thing is, if I help you, I'd be messing up

another woman's life.

The girlfriend of the guy you like would end up alone.

And that's not cool.

Imagine being at home, alone, frying up eggs.

So you prefer her?

You're defending some stranger over me, your sister-in-arms?

No, of course not.

I'm going to defend you.

I'm going to tell you a couple of things that happened...

...to a friend of mine.

Of course.

I don't want you to think it happened to me.

No.

Very good. Sorority.

Yeah, that.

Who do you like?

Ugly Betty's boyfriend.

No kidding?

And she denied it.

She said she didn't tell anyone about us.

What, then?

Probably the Squad being gossips.

They thought it was an invitation from Betty's boyfriend Nicolas.

Great.

That leaves you free of any blame.

No. Well, yes.

But that guy's been calling the office

and telling the world he's her boyfriend.

Even better, bro.

No! It's not better!

Don't you realize what he's doing?

He's marking his territory.

If he's caught on, who knows what he's capable of doing.

-What's wrong with you, Armando? -What do you mean?

If I didn't know you, I'd think you were jealous.

Me? Jealous? Of course not.

I'm saying that if that guy already knows,

we don't know what he might do.

Let him do what he wants.

While Betty's in love with you, he's not getting her back.

What if he comes here and causes a scene?

Deny everything. It's your word against his.

Who in their right mind would believe

there's something going on between Beatriz and you?

The important part is not leaving any loose ends.

That's why you have to get back the letter you gave her.

Which one? The admission of guilt?

Obviously.

Can you imagine if it got into the hands

of a heartbroken Nicolas?

What do you think?

Isn't my friend gorgeous?

She's a goddess.

Of course. I dressed her.

Why did you want to see me, Hugo?

To congratulate you.

Mother Nature broke the mold with you.

You're heavenly.

You two are so nice.

If you're this gorgeous half-naked,

just wait till you're wearing one of my creations.

You'll look divine.

If I were you, I'd sell this exclusive to a magazine.

Exactly! What a great idea.

We can criticize how others are dressed.

Well, I'm not so sure I'll be selling anything to anyone.

What do you mean?

Don't tell me the wedding's off.

Fabi, hold me before I drop.

You're going to break your neck.

Aren't you listening?

This girl's going to be single.

What happened?

Why are you sad?

Things are ice cold between Armando and me.

He cares more about V&M than me.

At this rate, I won't be wearing any of your dresses.

Daniel Valencia's proposal is very attractive,

and... it'd be the quickest way to improve V&M's finances,

but from what I investigated,

it doesn't meet the norms of international regulations.

-No? -What are you referring to?

It's not a legally constituted company?

No, it is.

What I mean is it doesn't comply with the norms

of workplace rights.

Betty's right.

For prices to be that low,

those employees must practically be slaves.

In spite of the numbers being very favorable,

we have no idea about their standards of quality

or if they deliver on time.

I think V&M is in no position right now to take that kind of risk.

I think we've got enough of an argument

to decline that deal.

Honey.

Look, the magazine is out.

Why the long faces?

What happened?

Sorry. Excuse me.

Marcela, we were determining whether or not to move forward

with your brother's proposal.

That's great.

Danny's very excited to help the company.

I know he's my brother,

but if it's Daniel's idea, it has to be good.

He's a great businessman.

Yes, a great, great businessman.

But I've decided not to do the deal with him.

Why not?

Because Betty investigated, and she says there's too much risk,

and I'm going to follow her advice.

Marcela, you scared me!

Hey, you look amazing in these pictures.

You've got Manhattan eating out of your hand.

What do I care?

I swear with each passing day, I tolerate Beatriz less.

Can you believe that because of her

Armando changed his mind?

About what?

About the wedding?

He's standing you up?

Oh, no.

Don't worry, it's fine. You must keep believing in love.

It's not that.

She convinced Armando not to take the deal

that Daniel had proposed.

It's like I say.

Ms. Mustache has more power than you at your own company.

And that's exactly what bothers me.

How can it not?

It's like that uggo is more Armando's fiancée than you are.

I hope she tears out her braces and pulls out her mustache.

Ms. Marcela, is there something I can do for you?

Yes.

You can disappear.

Go back to the forest you came out of and get lost.

Ms. Marcela, I...

I'm fed up, Beatriz.

I'm tired of you thinking you own V&M.

What right do you have to meddle in the decisions of my company?

I don't...

Don't you understand your place here?

You're an assistant! Your job is to assist!

Not to give opinions, not to divide, not to manipulate.

I don't understand.

Of course you do. Don't play dumb.

Daniel made a suggestion that benefited the company,

and you, yes, you, influenced Armando

to make a decision against my brother.

My own brother!

I only gave my opinion.

Which is the last one you'll give.

I want you out of V&M.

Out, Beatriz!