Meanwhile, Antonio is in his room, in the mansion. He has just come out of the shower. The events of the last two days, are still weighing heavily on his mind. He remembers his first encounters with Gina. She was unimpressed by him and treated him with disdain. His attempts at flattery met with steely defiance. He knew that despite her icy reaction, she had a good heart, and a capacity to love. He asks (himself), what will happen to them.
Meanwhile, Hector is also in his room. He has flashbacks of his first encounters with Adrianna. She was timid, a little aloof, and a bit unsure of herself but still very intelligent and warm. He began to work breaking the walls she built around herself, and things were going great, until then.
Elsewhere, Gina also has flashbacks of her first encounters with Antonio. He was cocky and full of himself. Just the same rascal, he had been when they were children. He was incredibly intelligent and handsome as hell. She was torn between throttling him, fear he would recognize her, and her attraction to him. Slowly she learnt that there was more to him than his bad-boy reputation.
Elsewhere,
Martin's phone rings. He is having his breakfast. It's Emma. He smiles and picks it up. He asks her how the most beautiful woman in the world is. She smiles and says she is fine, but he can detect something in her voice that tells otherwise and asks her about it. She pauses and then tells him about it.
Sometime later,
Gina is at her desk, at work, but she just wishes she could go home and sleep. Yesterday was a difficult day, from Aurelio's accident to finding out, about Isabella's pregnancy. Adrianna feels just as bad. She just wants the day to end so she can go home. She doesn't know what to do.
Meanwhile, at the mental hospital, John is going through newspapers as usual. He then pauses and he has another flashback of the young boy with his mother. She is a spitting image of Gina.
Meanwhile, Antonio keeps on looking at his phone. He has not spoken to Gina since the previous day. He wanted to give her space to absorb what he told her. He wonders what she was thinking at that moment.
Hector too is absorbed, in his own thoughts. He is wondering what Adrianna is thinking about. He cannot wait to talk about it later with her. He just wishes all of this would go away, and he and Adrianna could go back to where they were.
Elsewhere, Martin is in the lift, to go three floors up, when Marianna enters. Noticing he is in there, she glares at him. He stares back unperturbed. He cannot stand her, especially after what Emma told him earlier. When the lift opens, he says it is so sad when innocent children get stuck, with witches for mothers.
Marianna glares at him, and he smiles back. She (to herself), calls Martin an idiot and says she cannot stand him. It then strikes her, Martin knows she is pregnant. Again, she(to herself) says that Martin knowing means, that Gina or Emma told him, meaning Antonio already told Gina, and Hector told Adrianna. Marianna then (to herself ) says that was quick.
Sometime later,
Emma goes to the garden with Gina during lunch, so that they can talk about what happened. Gina says that she is confused and doesn't know what to do. Emma says she knows that this is hard to deal with, but she (Gina) should remember that this is not Antonio's fault; it is the result of Isabella's schemes. Emma says she knows that Antonio loves her (Gina) and they can get through this. Gina says that she hopes so. Emma then asks, her if she is going to visit John or Aurelio. Gina says that she will visit John, and Anna Patricia, and Hector can go visit Aurelio. She adds that she doesn't want John to feel alone.
Elsewhere, Marianna and Isabella are having lunch. Marianna tells her that she thinks Hector already confessed to Adrianna, and Antonio to Gina. Isabella asks her why. Marianna tells her of the encounter she had with Martin earlier. Isabella says that is fine, and it doesn't change a thing. Marianna says that what happens if the pregnancies don't change a thing and Antonio stays with Gina and Hector with Adrianna.
Isabella says that that's not a problem, because, they will simply use the children, as pawns to frustrate the relationships, and they will get other cards to play. Even Marianna is shocked. How can Isabella refer to her child as a card? Marianna says (to herself), that Isabella's comments went too far, especially since they are talking about a child.
Meanwhile, at the hospital: a doctor is administering tests on Aurelio. He is awake and asks how he is. The doctor tells him, that he is not too bad, but that he needs several days of bed rest.
Meanwhile, at the university, Aranza is under a tree, browsing on her phone. She feels that someone has come and is standing near her, so she looks up. It's the last person; she wants to see- Mauricio Basanez. She ignores him and continues, using her phone. He greets her and asks her, where her charming boyfriend is, and why she is alone. Aranza feels she has had it and tells Mauricio to leave her alone. She says that they are not friends and that she can't stand him. She adds that he should not greet her and that he should pretend that she (Aranza) does not exist. It happens in a flash of an instant, and Aranza is caught, off guard. Mauricio kisses her. Aranza immediately pulls away and tells him to go to hell. She stomps, off and Mauricio smiles. He will get her and Aurelio won't be able to do anything about it.
At the end of the working day, Gina is with Emma, in the garden. Antonio comes and says that he wants to talk to her. Emma greets Antonio and then tells Gina, that they will talk later. After Emma leaves, Antonio asks Gina if she is going to the hospital that day. She says that she talked with Luisa and Anna Patricia, and they agreed that she goes to visit John while everyone else represents her at the hospital with Aurelio. Antonio is not happy with the idea, because he is uncomfortable with Gina's attachment to John, but he is unwilling to rock the boat, because of the mess with Isabella. Antonio asks her if they can talk after she visits John, and Gina agrees.
Shortly after, Adrianna calls Hector and asks him if he is going to visit Aurelio. He says he is. He tells her that Gina will visit John, and everyone else will visit Aurelio. He asks her if she is coming. Adrianna pauses then says she is. Hector asks her if they can talk after the hospital visit. Adrianna agrees.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Luisa, Armando, Anna Patricia, Clara, and Ramon are already there. Aranza, Hector, Antonio, and Adrianna arrive. Adrianna asks her cousin if she is okay. Aranza says she is but Adrianna notices her hesitance.
Back at the mental hospital, John is glad to see, Gina. Her spirit is lifted with John's warmth. She needs it, from Aurelio's accident to Isabella's pregnancy announcement, to the guilt of her and her brother's secret, she feels down and overwhelmed. John asks her, how her cousin is. Gina says he is still in some pain, but he is doing well and will leave in a couple of days. She sits near him. He notices her sadness and asks her why she is sad.
Gina says that sometimes life takes a cruel and unfair twist, and things don't seem to be going someone's way. John says that he knows she is a strong woman and can get through whatever is making her sad. Gina can't believe it. She feels so comfortable, loved, and protected around him and his resemblance to her father is uncanny. John says that if he had a daughter he would want his daughter to be like her.
Back at the hospital, Armando has managed to pry Luisa away from the hospital wards, to go to the cafeteria for some food. Luisa tells Hector, that if the doctor says anything, he should call immediately. He promises to call. Clara and Ramon go with them. When they leave, Antonio turns to Aranza and asks her if she is okay. Again she says she is. Adrianna says that she does not sound and look okay. Aranza says it's not a big deal and says that they all have their own problems that they are dealing with and that she does not want to burden them.
Adrianna says that no matter what is happening in each of their lives, they will always have time for her because they love her. Aranza tells them that Mauricio ambushed her in school, and when she was telling him off so that he leaves her alone, he kissed her against her will. Antonio's hands clench. Aranza says that she doesn't know what to do because her mother is more interested in keeping the Basanez' business relationship than in her protection and safety. She adds that she has already made it clear that she wants nothing to do with him but he doesn't seem to get the message. Antonio tells her to relax because he and Hector are going to do something about it.
Meanwhile, back at the mental institution, John asks Gina if he can hug her, and she agrees. She places her head on his shoulder, and he places an arm on her shoulder. Gina remembers when she was a child, and when one day she and Hector were playing, he broke her favorite doll, and she went to her father crying, he hugged her and said he would buy her a new one.
Later at the end of the day, Adrianna and Hector go to talk in the park, which is near where Hector, Gina, and Aurelio live. He says that they have to talk about Marianna's pregnancy as unfortunate as it is. He says the child is innocent, and he (Hector) will step up and do the right thing. Adrianna asks him if he would consider marrying Marianna. Hector assures her that is out of the question.
Meanwhile, Antonio and Gina are also talking. She asks him if he has already reached a deal of some sort with Isabella over the baby. He says that they have not. He adds that between Aurelio's accident and Aranza's problem with Mauricio, he hasn't talked to her. Gina says that he will eventually have to sit down with Isabella and agree on something for the sake of the child. He says he will, as hard as that will be because Isabella is trying to be difficult on purpose and does not intend to make it easy for him.
Gina says that she will have to talk with Clara, Luisa, and Anna Patricia, because, she needs the words of advice of wiser older women. Antonio says that he has no problem with it. He holds her hand and says that he will work, to get an acceptable solution because he loves her. Antonio then kisses her and she kisses him back.
Back with Adrianna and Hector, she asks him if he has talked with Marianna about reaching a deal with her, about the baby. He says they haven't talked given everything else that has happened. Adrianna says that she wants him to talk to Marianna because this limbo situation is uncomfortable and won't be good for the baby once he is born. Hector assures her that he will. He adds that he loves her and that they will overcome this. He then kisses her and she kisses him back.