Episode 1

THE TWO FACES OF THE COIN. A SECOND CHANCE TO AVENGE MYSELF.

PROTAGONIST: ANTONELLA BERNAL

PROTAGONIST: CAMILO CIENFUEGOS

VILLAIN: PALOMA VALENCIA

VILLAIN: DREINER BALLESTEROS.

PROLOGUE. NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE CALLED LOVE.

Antonella Bernal believed in romantic fables when she married Dreiner Ballesteros, her college sweetheart. She came from a humble middle-class family, while he, although from similar backgrounds, had an excessive desire for success. This desire drove him to work tirelessly, which allowed his small business to flourish into a renowned company. Antonella, for her part, was his loyal support, working closely to build that shared dream.

The first five years of their marriage were like a dream. Dreiner loved her and always put her at the center of his world. However, a thorn lodged in Antonella's heart: the inability to be a mother. After years of unsuccessful attempts, a medical diagnosis confirmed that she faced fertility problems. Desolation enveloped her like a shadow, and although Dreiner initially supported her, sadness became a burden that oppressed her chest. The nights were filled with silent tears and stifled sighs, as her heart broke at the idea of ​​a future without children.

The business prospered, and on their fifteenth anniversary, the real estate company generated millions annually. They went from living in a modest apartment to a magnificent mansion. However, that economic success cooled their relationship. Dreiner no longer had time for her, and Antonella took refuge in her work, ignoring the transformations in her husband. She felt invisible, like a forgotten memory in the life of a man who had once revered her. Loneliness became her constant companion, and each day she found it harder to get out of bed, caught between the hope that things would improve and the despair of her reality.

Dreiner, charismatic and attractive, became the public face of the company, while Antonella took care of design and sales. They were a perfect duo in the business world, but their personal life was falling apart. Dinners as a couple were limited to social events, and Antonella did not remember the last time he looked at her with desire. She kept telling herself that everything would get better once he achieved his goals, but that statement became increasingly empty, like an echo in a deserted room.

Everything got worse the day Paloma Valencia came into their lives. Heir to a hotel consortium, Paloma was young, beautiful, and full of confidence. During a meeting to sign a million-dollar contract, Dreiner dedicated the evening to praising her, leaving Antonella in the background. Humiliation pierced her like a knife. She justified his behavior thinking that he was only trying to secure the deal, but her heart twisted at the possibility of losing him. Soon, work meetings between Dreiner and Paloma became common, and rumors of an affair began to circulate, like a poison in her mind.

When Antonella confronted Dreiner, he admitted that he had fallen in love with Paloma, but that he would not get a divorce because he did not want to divide the company. The betrayal hit her with a devastating force. Torn, Antonella tried to save her marriage by suggesting couples therapy, but he refused, stating that it was already too late. They decided to understand each other as strangers under the same roof, each in a different room, and the feeling of heartbreak became a constant echo in her life.

Dreiner's behavior changed drastically. He stopped spending nights at home, changed the way he dressed, and his usual fragrance changed to a more youthful one. In the office, he treated her like just another employee, and rumors about his relationship with Paloma intensified when employees saw them in compromising situations. Antonella silently endured the contempt and humiliation, hoping that her husband's affair would be temporary. But two years later, the situation reached a point of no return.

Dreiner brought Paloma to the mansion and announced that she would live with them because she was pregnant. The news shattered Antonella, unleashing a torrent of emotions: rage, sadness, and a deep feeling of betrayal. He tried to manipulate her, saying that when the baby was born, she could be his mother. Desperate to recover something of what they had been, Antonella believed his words, without imagining that Dreiner and Paloma were plotting something much darker behind her back.

That night, something died inside Antonella. Anguish enveloped her, but in the days that followed, a new force also arose within her: the determination to reclaim her life and, perhaps, take revenge on those who had destroyed her.

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