Episode 2

Joshua watched as Mafalda got into a vehicle from a well-known taxi company, which gave him a little relief, so he went to his office, where he made a couple of calls. Then, impatiently, he straightened his suit and took the keys to his car to prevent whatever Lilly was trying to do from succeeding.

"I hope I get there in time," he said to himself.

Mafalda was silent in the taxi, and despite the bitter moment before, she was happy because this would be the last time she would give in to her family's wishes. The reason for coming was because she needed to say goodbye and put an end to this stage of her life.

"We've arrived at your destination, miss," said the driver.

Mafalda looked at the place Lilly had chosen to celebrate her engagement and felt chills. Besides, the sky was cloudy as if it was about to rain, and she was afraid of lightning.

"Even the sky knows that all this is a farce," she said to herself.

Lilly Alcazar, 25, looked at herself in the mirror and smiled smugly because, in contrast to her adopted sister Mafalda, she was a woman with very white skin, green eyes, curly brown hair. In general, she was very beautiful and sophisticated, and that pale blue dress she was wearing that night made her look very delicate.

"What do you think, Mom?" Lilly asked.

Cecilia de Alcazar watched her daughter and thought she looked so beautiful that night, and she looked so much like her that it was undeniable that she was her biological daughter.

"You look gorgeous, Lilly," Cecilia replied, very moved.

Lilly turned around, full of pride, while her mother watched her, and the reason for feeling so happy was because that night she would finally achieve her goal of making Mafalda be rejected by her parents, expelling her from the Alcazar family forever.

"Do you think I'm prettier than my sister?" Lilly asked.

Cecilia frowned slightly because Lilly always made comparisons between her and Mafalda, and she didn't like it. After all, she had raised Mafalda and also considered her daughter, although she never defended her properly because of her cowardice.

"Yes," Cecilia replied.

Cecilia knew she was acting wrong, the problem was that she was a weak woman, of character, and she didn't like to contradict her daughter. After all, it was her fault that she missed those first years of her life and gave her care and love to a daughter who was not hers.

"I hope my sister doesn't play one of her tricks tonight," Lilly said, feigning innocence.

Cecilia wasn't comfortable with this conversation and was about to tell Lilly that if she was so afraid of Mafalda's reaction, she shouldn't have pressured her so much to attend the party. However, at that moment, Velasco entered the room with an expression of disgust on his face and decided to remain silent.

"Can you believe that Mafalda is not only going to be late, but she's going to take a taxi?" Velasco asked angrily.

Lilly flashed a slight smile on her face because her sister wouldn't disappoint her. However, when she felt her mother watching her with a little annoyance, she changed her expression to one of regret and looked at her father, who, seeing her so aggrieved, couldn't help but feel very moved.

"Dad, I'm sure Mafalda doesn't have bad intentions," Lilly said in a soothing tone of voice.

Velasco softened the expression on his face and smiled at Lilly, who, unlike Mafalda, was delicate and well-behaved.

"Lilly, you don't need to justify her," Velasco replied disdainfully.

Lilly approached Velasco and hugged him in a very childish attitude, which this stern businessman loved.

"I'm not justifying her, Dad, it's just that I think my sister must be very sad because I'm getting engaged to her childhood sweetheart," Lilly said, on the verge of tears.

Velasco Alcazar was a 52-year-old man, with classic features, very attractive, and always had a very severe expression on his face. And to everyone around them, they had a perfect life.

"Stop talking nonsense because feelings can't be forced, and Joaquin loves you," Velasco said.

Joaquin Guzman, 25, was Lilly's fiance, and he is Joshua's cousin and neighbor of the two sisters. Since the beginning of university, he courted Mafalda, and when she agreed to be his girlfriend and they were just starting their relationship, Lilly, true to her nature, interfered between them, causing them to break up.

"This is not the time to talk about that," Cecilia said impatiently.

Velasco and Lilly looked at Cecilia with a touch of anger because they disliked her supporting Mafalda even though they were not right.

"Mafalda behaves in such a shameless way because you support her," Velasco said.

Lilly noticed the tension between her parents and realized that this was not good for her plans, so she decided to intervene to mediate between them.

"Mom, Dad, tonight is a time to celebrate as a family."

Lilly urged them to give each other a family hug and was happy because her efforts of so many years would finally bear fruit.

"Let's celebrate," Lilly said.

The Alcazar family had rented a colonial-style house on the outskirts of the city for the celebration, which had the peculiarity of preserving much of the charm of those old buildings with basements and cellars for the preservation of wine, and all the decoration was chosen personally by Lilly.

"Congratulations, Lilly, because everything turned out beautifully," Cecilia said.

Mafalda arrived at that moment and caught the attention of the people in the place not only because she had arrived by taxi but because it was evident that she did not belong to that family, after all, she was a fake daughter, although that did not diminish her exotic beauty in the slightest.

"Finally, you arrived," Velasco muttered annoyedly.

Velasco approached Mafalda to give her a hug because after all, he had to show an image of a loving father.

"Dad, you wanted me to come, so here I am," Mafalda replied in a low tone of voice.

"Try not to ruin things for your sister," Velasco warned her.

Velasco greeted the guests in the company of his two daughters, showing himself as a proud family man.

"Velasco, you make me a little envious, you have two such beautiful daughters," said one of his business partners.

The obese man looked lustfully at Mafalda, which did not go unnoticed by Velasco, and he smiled complicitly at his lewd friend.

"Now that Lilly is going to get married, I suppose it's time for Mafalda to do it too," Velasco replied brazenly.

Mafalda rolled her eyes, which did not go unnoticed by several of the guests, causing reproaches in some and smiles in others. Joshua, who had arrived, heard Velasco's comment and clenched his fists angrily.

"Stubborn woman, I warned you not to come to this place," Joshua muttered.

Joshua had no reason to attend this party because his relationship with his cousin was terrible, besides, he couldn't stand the shameless Lilly and everyone was surprised when he made his appearance in that celebration.

"I assumed you wouldn't come," Joaquin said.

Joaquin always felt envy of his cousin, who despite becoming an orphan when he was eight years old and moving as a refugee into his parents' house, was always an outstanding student and is currently a very successful businessman by his own merit.

"And miss the free food and drinks," Joshua replied sarcastically.

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