Episode 2

"Wh... what?" Romina stared incredulously at the woman in front of her, dressed ostentatiously.

"That old woman's accident... we organized it."

Romina, her eyes red, listened to Sofia's words and reacted instinctively: "That can't be, the shadow in the photo was clearly Marcelo!"

"Tch, tch, sister, I thought you were smarter in these matters, didn't you realize I edited the photo?"

"Besides, in such a remote place, only the murderer could have a photo of the scene."

Boom!

It was as if something had exploded in Romina's head, and her whole world began to spin.

If everything she was experiencing was a punishment for not knowing how to judge people, then what had her grandmother and Marcelo done to deserve this?

Her grandmother was always the person who loved her the most, and now there were no remains of her body because of them.

And she herself had considered her grandmother's murderers as the saviors of her destiny.

Marcelo always loved her and supported her in everything, but she saw him as a beast.

And even worse, because of Sofia's intrigues, she had blamed Marcelo for her grandmother's accident...

"Grandmother... Marcelo..." Romina's body trembled violently, the chains on her wrists and ankles clanging against the floor with a dull sound.

She hated those two...

But even more... she hated herself...

"I won't forgive you! Not even in death will I forgive you! You deserve it! You won't have a good ending!" Romina screamed furiously, feeling her heart almost stop from so much pain.

She never would have imagined that Sofia would be capable of something as cruel as harming her grandmother.

And Felipe, the man she loved, the one who always said he loved her, had joined Sofia to destroy her.

"Who are you going to forgive, you idiot? You're about to die!" Felipe kicked Romina, who was already covered in wounds, and looked at her with contempt.

Romina, with blood running from her mouth from the kick, could barely speak: "Why...? Why kill my grandmother?"

Sofia looked at her coldly, excited by Romina's suffering: "Everyone who loves you deserves to die. Why were you born a high society lady and I a hidden bastard?"

"When that mother of yours, of short life, died, I thought I could finally surpass you. But that old woman decided to take you with her."

"Even though they sent you to the countryside, no matter what I did, I would always be the bastard, and you the lady!"

"And then, when I started seeing more of the world, I thought I would at least marry better than you. But Marcelo, that man who looked like a god, specifically asked to marry you!"

Sofia continued to speak with rage and frustration: "Marcelo! Why when you appear am I always the second best? I swear I wasn't going to make it easy for you! Everything that was good for you, I took! And what I couldn't have, I destroyed!"

Romina couldn't believe Sofia's hatred. Even though Sofia was the daughter of a mistress, she had always treated her like a sister. She never blamed her for the mistakes of the previous generation or looked down on her for it.

But all this had only served to sign her death sentence. Her whole life had become a joke because of that woman.

Romina just looked at her, full of sadness and hopelessness.

"Let's go now. Don't talk so much. If someone finds us, we'll be in trouble," Felipe, seeing the madness in Sofia, couldn't help but remind her.

Sofia, having vented her fury, regained her arrogant composure.

She smiled maliciously: "Well, everything is settled now. From now on, there will only be one lady, and the Echeverria family will be mine."

"Dear sister, enjoy your last moment of life."

They both turned around and walked out the door, throwing a lighter inside.

Instantly, the warehouse was filled with flames, and the fire began to spread rapidly.

Sofia watched the fire consume the warehouse with a cold smile.

Romina felt increasingly tired.

Her vision was starting to blur. She thought she saw her deceased grandmother in front of her.

She seemed to be smiling, with her same affectionate expression as always, while waving her hand, as if inviting her to follow her.

Suddenly, Romina saw Marcelo.

She couldn't look at him. He had always loved her deeply, and she had only responded by running away again and again.

She had never done anything worthy of the title of Mrs. Echeverria, and instead, she turned him into the laughingstock of everyone.

This was her life...

"Romi, Romi!"

Just when Romina was about to close her eyes, a desperate and familiar voice made her open them wide.

In the middle of the fire, a figure burst into the warehouse.

Romina saw the man running towards her through the flames, and she couldn't hold back the tears.

"Marcelo, what are you doing here?! Go away, run!"

She had hurt him so many times, broken his heart again and again. Why did he keep coming back?

He had already given up his dignity for her, left the Echeverria company, and now, entering the fire, he was giving up his life.

"Romi, I finally found you. Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Marcelo, seeing the woman in the flames, was desperate, sweating and anguished.

He wanted to free her, he wanted to save her, but there was no hope. Sofia and Felipe had not left him even the slightest chance of survival.

Marcelo pulled on the chains with all his strength, his hands burned into blisters, but he didn't let go.

He could only see Romina, ignoring the pain of the red-hot chains.

But those chains were not something that could be broken by hand. Marcelo couldn't free her.

"Go away, go away! You can't break the chains!"

Romina, seeing Marcelo's blackened hands, couldn't help but cry tears like beans.

But Marcelo didn't answer, he just kept pulling on the chains with all his might.

The fire was advancing rapidly, and they were both running out of air.

Romina didn't want such a good man to die with her. She looked at him, her eyes full of sadness.

"Go... Don't look at me, Marcelo. I don't deserve you to die for me."

Marcelo stopped, looked at her intensely.

"You are worth it."

"You know it, Romi. For you, everything is worth it."

Marcelo, seeing that he couldn't break the chains, gave up. The fire was everywhere.

He sat next to her and hugged her, wiping the dust off her face, firm and full of love.

"Sorry, Marcelo. I misunderstood you... I failed you... I regret it so much... I regret not having loved you before."

"I regret not having been a good wife, of having believed in Sofia."

"If there is another life... I swear I will love you... I will take care of you... I will give you children..."

Romina couldn't finish, because Marcelo pushed her hard.

When Romina looked at him again, she saw a large piece of glass falling from the ceiling and hitting Marcelo, covering him in blood.

"Marcelo!"

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