Episode 4

As Lorena descends the stairs, she can only feel revulsion for the man who is staring at her bewildered. She is not pretty and made up like every anniversary, when she wanted to look very beautiful and perfect for the husband she believed loved her with all his being. She is wearing a tracksuit with canvas sneakers, her face is bare, and her eyes are swollen from crying all night. She had to release the pain in order to confront the man in front of her. She no longer cares how he looks at her, she just wants him to disappear from her life forever.

"What are you talking about, sweetheart?" Alberto asked, trying to deny the obvious, as if only his denial could hide the harsh and sad reality.

"Don't insult my intelligence. Yesterday the blindfold fell from my eyes and I see you in your true dimension. The little boy is five years old and is an exact copy of you, your same eyes, your dimples, your expressions. Did you plan to keep up the lie for a lifetime? At least don't be a coward and admit what you did, don't treat me like a fool. If you ever loved me, if I was ever important to you, at least have the decency to tell me the truth," Lorena expressed, her gaze fixed on Alberto.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry," Alberto said. It was obvious that he could no longer hide the truth, he had been irremediably discovered. He maintained the lie because Lorena has always been beautiful, a natural beauty that he loved to contemplate, and as the years passed, her beauty became more distinguished and he did not want to lose her, but the other woman could give him the children he wanted, without any problems. He did not want to give that up.

"That's all I wanted to know," Lorena said, serene and expressionless. She had cried all her pain out last night, and although her eyes reflected that, she was not going to shed a single tear in front of him, she had promised herself that.

"Lorena, I didn't want it to happen and then..." Alberto expressed, approaching her.

"I don't want explanations, motives, details, what for? It doesn't change what you did, it doesn't erase the wound you have caused, it doesn't give me back the years I lost with you. Don't try to justify yourself, betrayal has no reasons, other than one, my love didn't matter to you, I wasn't valuable to you," Lorena interrupted. If she was clear about anything at that moment, it was that she was not going to let herself be enveloped, she was not going to resign herself to being a deceived woman and forgive, she could not trust again, so it was impossible to stay together.

"Lorena, I love you, and..." Alberto insisted, and those words only ignited Lorena's anger more. She put on that expression of absolute disbelief, how dare that man say he loved her, how dare he, with his lips stained by betrayal, give such a sublime expression; she could only feel revulsion at his words.

"There are your suitcases. I want you to leave this house immediately. I am going to start the divorce proceedings. I don't want you in my life at all. Pretend I don't exist, because that's what I'm going to do with you," Lorena stated, with that contempt that she can now feel for who was her husband for ten years.

Alberto looks at Lorena carefully. He can recognize that conviction in her eyes, and he is sure that she will initiate the divorce proceedings, but that will lead her to discover the truth.

Paulina del Valle's father was one of his main contractors. When he found out that his daughter was pregnant, he demanded that he marry her or he would ruin him completely. Since Lorena blindly trusted him, she had her sign some powers of attorney, supposedly to be able to manage the small company without the need for her signature and make the work faster; however, he included a power of attorney for the procedure of conventional separation and subsequent divorce. So really, they had been divorced for more than five years.

"Did you hear? I want a divorce and I hope you don't make problems, it's the least I deserve," Lorena said, because it seemed that Alberto had not heard her.

"Lorena, there's something you should know," Alberto said nervously. "I really didn't want to do this, but she got pregnant, it was the child I wanted so much," he added.

"I already told you that I don't want to know, absolutely nothing, I just want a divorce," Lorena expressed, visibly upset.

"The truth is that I needed to marry her, and I had you sign some documents, we have been divorced for more than five years," Alberto said, lowering his gaze.

"What did you say? I'm hearing wrong, divorced?" Lorena asked, completely incredulous.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, she's my wife. This house is yours, it's part of the divorce agreement, I'm going to send you a copy of it," Alberto replied, trying to take Lorena by the arms.

"Don't touch me," Lorena said, her breathing agitated, and moving away abruptly. "You turned me into the mistress? You married her and I was the other woman, how dare you do this to me? I don't recognize you at all, Alberto you are a terrible being, I don't recognize you, you can't be the man I fell in love with. Get out!" Lorena exclaimed with fury.

Alberto took his suitcases and left the house. Lorena slammed the door violently, and then collapsed to the floor. The pain was intense, immense, deep, and the tears that she no longer thought she had, began to flow ceaselessly, her perfect world was completely destroyed.