Painter Donato D'Angeli comes again to blackmail Paulina. She decides to put a stop to it. Paola gets operated and they barely manage to save her life. Piedad stops her grandsons from closing the factory. Carlistos looks very ill and everyone gets worried, they even call a doctor, but it turns out he was just faking it to avoid school because other kids were bullying him.
Slikar opet dolazi da ucjenjuje Paulinu. Ona opet odlazi k njemu ne bi li to zaustavila za svagda. Paola ide na operaciju i jedva joj spasu život. Piedad spriječi zatvaranje tvornice. Carlistos se pravi bolestan ne bi li izbjegao da ide u školu, jer ga neka djeca zadirkuju.
Doutor Petit diz a Alessandro que Paola precisa ser operada e que ela pode morrer. Paulina fica desconcertada ao receber uma ligação de Luciano.
Donato va a buscar a Carlos Daniel a su casa para entregarle el cuadro que pintó de Paola completamente desnuda. Gema le pide a Carlos Daniel dejarla quedarse en su casa, pero Paulina se niega a recibirla.