Episode 4

IGNACIO: I never thought I would feel so much pain in my life - I see them taking my daughter out with tubes in her little mouth - damn it, my little one cries even louder, already fighting for her life - then they bring out my beloved wife - I go to her - the hours pass so slowly that I feel choked - I see that it is dawn and my love begins to open her beautiful blue eyes like the sky

MATILDE: I feel dizzy and weak - but I remember the snake in my bed - I touch my belly and I can't feel it - my tears fall, thinking the worst - I want to speak - but I can't

IGNACIO: love of my life - thank God you woke up - don't cry my love - the baby is alive - they did a C-section to take her out and she is in the ICU - but alive, my love - I call the doctor, he examines her and she finally speaks

MATILDE: I want to see my daughter - take me to her

DOCTOR: I just spoke with the pediatrician - your daughter is in perfect condition, they have removed the tubes - they will bring her in a moment - but due to the snake venom, you won't be able to breastfeed - I regret to inform you that you won't be able to have more children either

MATILDE: that I can't breastfeed or have more children is irrelevant at this moment, what matters to me is my daughter

IGNACIO: you're right, love - God has given us our daughter as a gift - after a while, they bring her, she is as pale as her mother - she seems to have no hair, she is so blonde - we haven't been able to see her eyes - what should we name her, my love?

MATILDE: AURORA - she is a new dawn - her name means dawn - my little AURORA, your mother will take care of you until her last breath

"IGNACIO" thank you, my love, for the beautiful gift you have given me

DAYS LATER

"MR. MESSINO" It's good to see you home "you have no idea how worried I was" I know it's not the right time, but I'm old and I want to leave my legacy in your hands "I want you to decide what to do with my position in the mafia" I haven't been involved with the mafia for a long time "all my businesses are legal" but I can't retire, as it would be my death "that's why my position will remain vacant forever, or until you decide to take it"

MATILDE: you know I studied to carry on your legacy - I appreciate the honor of receiving what you have worked for all these years - I accept all the documents you give me and sign them - one in particular says that with it, I can take my place among the world's mafias - I don't intend to use it - I will continue to pay your men - but I will not be a part of them

"MR. MESSINO" it's your decision, my daughter

LUCRECIA: you're a fool - if you take your place in the mafia, you will be very powerful

IGNACIO: I won't allow you to call my wife a fool - she knows how to make her own decisions - and besides, why would she need power when she is a DE Santi - the second most powerful mafia in the world after the Caruso

MATILDE: let's stop arguing - I'm sorry - but I want to rest if you don't mind

"MR. MESSINO" of course not, my daughter "I kiss her forehead and one to my granddaughter" see you later "let's go, LUCRECIA"

LUCRECIA: uncle, you seem to be in a bad mood

"MR. MESSINO" listen to me carefully "I love you because you're my niece, I raised you" but don't think for a moment that I will put you above my daughter or my granddaughter "I hope you never speak to my daughter in that way again" I don't like the way you look at Ignacio "for your own good, I hope you're not setting your eyes on your cousin's husband, or I won't be responsible"

LUCRECIA: not responsible for what, you old bastard - I hate you - I hate your daughter, I put the snake in her bed and I regret that the damn woman didn't die - I push him down the stairs and I see him fall - I start screaming for help, when they arrive, I examine him and bingo, he's dead - they help me and we take him to the clinic - but there's nothing we can do - I call my beloved cousin and tell her that her father is dead and hang up

MATILDE: NO, NO, it's not true

IGNACIO: love, what's wrong - the baby

MATILDE: my father has died - I don't know anything else, please find out - they did, and my father did die - against my husband's will, I will bury him - there are many mafiosos - they immediately ask me what will happen to his legacy - here I am to continue it - everything will remain as it has been, I assure you there will be no changes - I arrive at my house and take refuge in my baby - with her, I go through the pain of losing my father.

days later

MATILDE: they are telling me that you want to live here in my house.

LUCRECIA: your little sister - being in that big mansion all alone scares me - I feel lonely - let me live with you.

MATILDE: no - I'm sorry - but in order for a marriage to work, they must live alone - I love you - but you can't live here - if you don't want to be in the mansion, I accept it - you can move to the Penthouse that my father left you and I recommend that you work in the company, it would be useful now that my father is not here and I do not plan on sponsoring your extravagances anymore - I just called the bank and cancelled the extensions on your credit cards - you can use the money that dad left you - but if you don't work, it won't last long with the life you lead.

LUCRECIA: I can't believe you're doing this to me - I leave in anger, damned - a thousand times damned - I go to Tadeo to vent my frustration.

IGNACIO: love, don't you think you were too severe with her - sorry, but I heard everything.

MATILDE: no - I love her - but she's no longer a child, she's 24 and should be responsible for her own life - no one is eternal and if something were to happen to me, how will she survive in this cruel world - she's like a sister to me - but all she knows is how to spend and live a life of excess.

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