The envelope with Patricia's exams arrives, and Gutiérrez takes it without Bertha having a chance to look at it. Claudia, the model, is getting drunk while preparing for the fashion show. Mario suggests to Armando that they have to win Betty's heart to get Nicolás out of the company.

Armando asks Betty if she has a boyfriend, but she denies it. Marcela tells Patricia she's going to decapitate Betty. Patricia confronts the barracks, and Marcela intervenes, attacking Betty. Armando asks Bertha if Betty has a boyfriend.

Armando reiterates to Betty that the personal planner cannot be given to anyone. Marcela arrives at the office to complain about him leaving Patricia out of his personal affairs. While they argue about fidelity, Karina Larson, one of the models with whom he had a relationship, arrives. Betty tries to get her out of the company.

Armando manages to avoid the meeting Roberto requests. Bertha calls the lab, pretending to be Patricia, to request a pregnancy test.

Betty and Julia manage to distract Hermes, and Armando is able to leave for home. Patricia tells Daniel that Mario has gone to import fabrics. Armando and Marcela hire Patricia Vásquez.

Armando asks Betty to dance a bolero and tries to seduce her. Armando, who has continued drinking, tells Betty he's fascinated by her and kisses her. Frightened, she runs away.

Hugo shows the new collection to Roberto and Margarita. Claudia, one of the models, flirts with Armando in person, which Marcela notices. Armando signs the seizure order. Claudia goes into Armando's office and kisses him, which he responds to.

Mario tries to convince Patricia not to keep the baby, but she plays the victim, leaving Mario worried. Armando negotiates the fabrics with Claudia Helena Vásquez. Bertha's husband brings Ecomoda 5 million pesos for her to buy a car.

Betty tells Nicolás that she has authorization from Armando to move the money however they want.

Daniel Valencia mocks Patricia in front of everyone. Daniel asks Marcela not to marry Armando and publicly proposes they split the company.

Mario and Daniel, each on their own, try to negotiate with Patricia to take responsibility for the son without compromising themselves. The ugly women arrive at the hotel, but the doorman prevents them from entering. Fredy arrives with Jenny, surprising the headquarters.

Claudia gets drunk and Armando fires her. Bertha gets Patricia's tests back and they discover, from the results, that her pregnancy is false. She decides to go to the hotel to tell Mario. Armando calls Jenny to replace Claudia.

Margarita and Roberto arrive at Ecomoda for the meeting, at the same time as Dr. Sanchez and the notary official arrive to take the inventory at Ecomoda for the seizure.

The ugly women's headquarters dresses and applies makeup to Betty, who is to accompany Armando to a cocktail party for a business deal and fabric contract. Daniel invites Patricia to his apartment and asks her, in exchange for her silence, to spy on Betty and Armando's movements.

Hugo forces Armando to dress up as a drag queen, and he arrives at the nightclub where he is warmly welcomed. Marcela goes out to eat with Patricia and a model.

Betty and Nicolás make the deposit for the new venture. Hugo puts the finishing touches on the choreography for the fashion show.

Bertha tells Armando what Mariana said to Betty in the letters, and he becomes even more concerned. Bertha calls the lab and is told the tests will be sent today with the pregnancy tests.

The ugly girls get drunk, and Sofía catches her ex-husband with the promoter, who makes a scene. Roman and his friends trick Nicolás, who's supposedly making out with Román and making him pay the entire bill. Armando convinces Hugo, who proposes a bet that if he loses, he'll have to dress up as a drag queen.

Betty presents the board with the actual balance sheet, along with the letters, and reveals the truth behind Ecomoda. Daniel and Armando confront each other, and Marcela cries. Armando tells them the entire process of setting up Terramoda. Daniel and Marcela panic when they learn that Betty is the owner of Ecomoda.

Armando decides to hire Patricia and Betty as presidential secretaries and even though Betty is given the warehouse room as an office, Armando gives Betty the most important duties and Patricia the responsibility of public relations except for her personal agenda, which infuriates Marcela.

Patricia tries to persuade Marcela to pursue Armando, but she rejects the offer. Armando arrives at Betty's house that night and begs her to listen to him, and she agrees.

Mario runs away from Patricia and goes out with one of the models. Armando takes Betty home and tells her of his love for her; they kiss passionately.

Freddy and Aura Maria go out partying all night. Armando and Betty dream of romance. Daniel demands Betty's resignation.

Armando tells Roberto and Daniel that the men they saw at the company are from the insurance company that will insure Ecomoda. Roberto is satisfied with the balance sheet Betty presented. The lawyers continue taking stock.

Marcela tells Armando that her parents will arrive the next day. Armando, worried about the creditors, sends Betty to find a lawyer to enforce the embargo. Mario and Betty negotiate with the lawyer.

Armando fulfills the bet and when he wants to leave he finds himself surrounded by several cars and has to go out and get a taxi dressed as a Drag-Queen, while Marcela waits for him accompanied by Daniel, Maria Beatriz and the model she has to hire that same night, Armando desperately asks Betty to pick him up in a taxi.

Betty talks with Armando and Marcela about the commission she was offered. Daniel shows the recording he made to Olarte, referring to Betty's commission. Armando argues with Daniel, telling him to leave him alone. Betty says she's going to resign, but Armando doesn't let her. He tells her she's an exceptional woman, so much so that he tells Mario he plans to make Betty the owner of the new company.

Daniel asks Olarte to help him investigate whether the fabric dealers offered Betty commissions. Nicolás advises Betty to accept Miguel's offer. Mario goes out with Aura Maria.

Armando gives Marcela a concise version of the supplier's deception in New York. Hermes offers to take Armando and Betty to the notary for the seizure. Patricia calls Armando to inform him.

Unable to resolve the smuggling problem with the Dian, Armando asks Betty to have Terramoda seize Ecomoda's assets. Armando calls a meeting with Marcela and Hugo to inform them of what happened.

Daniel warns Olarte that from now on he has to take care of Betty and any move she makes.

Michel tries to kiss Betty, but she runs away. Marcela picks up Armando at the bar and takes him back to her apartment. Betty complains to Catalina for leaving her alone with Michel.

Michel is very impressed with Betty's change. Betty has a conversation with Franco de Vita. Catalina convinces Betty to go out that night to Tais's bachelorette party. Armando keeps calling Julia, but she still won't tell him where she is.

Betty overhears Armando and Mario talking about sending Betty on a trip abroad so Armando can marry Marcela.

Armando takes Betty out of the museum before Marcela discovers them and suggests going to Mario's apartment after convincing her that he has nothing to do with Adriana Arboleda.

The barracks leave the party, and Aura Maria leaves with Freddy. Betty asks Julia to put Hermes to bed so she can go out with Armando. Román and his friends discover Marcela and Patricia. They get in their car, and Patricia farts on Román. Eventually, the police take them all away. Armando and Betty arrive at a nightclub.

Hermes invites Armando into the house, to Betty's and everyone else's dismay. Nicolás arrives with a serenade and flowers for Betty, but she doesn't let him in. Marcela and Patricia are still waiting.

Armando and Mario convince Catalina to work with them. Claudia Helena and her partner accept the credit terms and make the deal.

Olarte confirms Daniel's suspicions about RAG-TELA. Armando, Mario, and Betty leave for RAG-TELA to sign the contract.

Marcela asks Betty to hand over the position to Patricia, especially the diary. Armando arrives and tears up the letter and argues with Marcela. He thanks Betty for what she did and tells her that she no longer needs a probationary period because the probationary period will expire in one of these days. Mario tries to convince Armando not to get married, creating a computer program for him to find the ideal woman.

During Betty's first buyers' parade, she makes a mess when she tries to help Armando when he gives her a color chart he's requested, Betty gets in the way of the parade and falls off the stage.

The ugly women tell Betty the story of Ecomoda, its characters, family gossip, and Armando and Daniel's rivalries. Daniel asks the board to carefully review Armando's proposal, considering it impossible to fulfill.

Nicolás meets with Dr. Sanchez. Betty and Armando go to a cheap cafe, and Armando gets drunk. Mario leaves, leaving them alone.

Betty picks up Armando, and since he can't get into Ecomoda because of his clothes, Betty takes him home, and Julia and I try to help him. Hermes gets up, and they hide Armando, but his cell phone rings.

Armando and Mario convince Betty that nothing will happen to the loan, but that it's just a precautionary measure, and she signs the check. Aura María sneaks into Mario's office, and as they're kissing, Patricia walks in and finds them; a scandal breaks out, and Mario kicks Aura María out. Daniel also asks Patricia that if she's not going to be his informant, then she should leave Ecomoda.

Betty suggests that Nicolás work for the new company and present a new investment plan. Several days later, they register the company. Armando and Mario plan to replace Hugo's designs from the collection launch with the same designs but using RAG-TELA fabrics, without Hugo noticing.

Armando complains to Betty about his rich boyfriend, but she reiterates that she wasn't the one who said it. Mario brings Armando a whole paraphernalia of cute little things for love, like cards, chocolates, etc., for him to give to Betty.

Patricia runs out of gas and causes a scene because she hasn't been paid. Armando asks Betty for a loan in dollars to send to his parents in London.

Armando travels to Panama. Bertha wears the same dress she bought at Ecomoda as Patricia's, which enrages her, while Hugo and Marcela laugh. Fredy crashes Armando's car while flirting with the driver.

Armando and Mario sign the contract with RAG-TELA. Miguel calls Betty to ask how she wants their commission paid. Olarte calls Miguel, who tells him everything went very well with Betty. Daniel records this conversation.

Marcela complains to Armando about the woman who disappeared the night before. Betty left a poem on his desk. Marcela, in the midst of the argument, mistakenly takes the poem.

Betty is terrified by the possibility of Armando getting married so soon. Nicolás has a long conversation with Patricia, and she asks him out on a date and even a job. Sandra and Mariana, who have overheard the conversation, tell Betty that Patricia could steal Nicolás away from her.

Betty tries to hide Karina's presence in Ecomoda, she makes Armando take her, but Patricia has seen her and goes and tells Marcela. They try to take Betty's agenda while Armando has left taking Karina.

Betty accompanies Catalina to a party with the queens at the fishing club, where she meets Michel, a French friend of Catalina's. Marcela tells Patricia everything, and Bertha's son is born. Meanwhile, Armando soaks away his sorrows in a bar.

Betty, terrified, tries to stop Hermes from fighting with Armando; meanwhile, Armando, furious, admits to Marcela that Betty is of no use to him and that he's going to fire her. Armando fires Betty without giving her the chance to hand over the work she did for him.

Marcela hides when she sees Armando with the Venezuelan woman. Hugo announces a surprise.

Betty tells the headquarters everything and asks them to remain silent. Catalina Ángel arrives at the Ecomoda committee and tells everyone that she was the advisor for Betty's change.

Marcela sends Armando back to the conference room. Betty says goodbye to her friends, and Marcela forces her to show her Armando's cards, which she's carrying in her purse. Marcela reads several of them and Mario's letter of instruction.

Nicolás arrives at Ecomoda to drop off Betty's car. Patricia knows it's downstairs and goes out to look for it. Nicolás takes off. Betty enters the meeting room with the folders. Armando and Mario open them and see the letter of instructions on how to win Betty over.

Betty evades the ugly women's headquarters. Armando arrives at Betty's office, but she manages to hide her grief and tells him to leave because her father is coming to pick her up. Catalina suggests taking her home, but Betty tells him she doesn't want to go back to Ecomoda.

Betty photocopies Mario's letter and returns the package to Sandra. Sofía receives a message from Efraín's lawyer, and she is worried about the house. Mario calls Armando to remind him about the package with the instructions, and Betty overhears the conversation. Catalina discovers her crying and inconsolable. She tries to calm her down.

Marcela begs Betty to tell her if she thinks it's possible to continue her relationship with Armando, but Betty remains silent. Sandra gives Betty the package Mario left for Armando with the gifts and a letter with instructions and poems to leave for Betty. She opens the envelope and begins to read.

Marcela and Patricia are deeply frustrated to learn that Betty wasn't fired, but that she actually created the business plan that Armando and Mario are very happy with. Mario tries to avoid Patricia.

Roberto and Margarita arrive, very worried about the failed collection. Marcela tries to calm them down. Armando and Betty urge the bank manager to be cautious about the embargo.

Armando has to interrupt his flirtation with Claudia when a call from Marcela comes in. Armando picks up Betty on the street and takes her home, again asking her to always stay by his side and trust him.

Betty insists that to meet Armando's goals, the costs of quality fabrics must be significantly reduced. Sofia causes a scandal with her husband by not bringing him all the money. Armando asks Betty to accompany him to do the fabric business that night.

Roberto informs the board that Betty has no intention of stealing the company and that he'll arrive that afternoon to sort things out. Betty's lawyers appear at the board meeting and schedule a meeting with Betty for the following day.

Betty and the barracks order lobster and champagne. Daniel tells Marcela that at the meeting they're going to ask for her capital to withdraw from Ecomoda. Armando suspects Betty of revenge.

Marcela discovers and reads the poem Betty left for Armando. She becomes convinced that Armando's lover is the one signing the poem. Betty, frightened, asks Armando to end the affair. Marcela asks Hugo to investigate Delmira Agustini, the person who signed the poem.

Armando passionately kisses Betty at the nightclub where the karaoke competition is taking place, and the host, seeing them so in love, lights up the lights and forces them to sing and kiss in front of everyone. Armando pays the bill and rushes Betty out. On the way out, they see Aura Maria coming in, and they hide.

Marcela furiously asks Armando to kick Claudia out, but he refuses because she's the main model for the fashion show launch the next day, so Marcela asks him to kick Betty out. Armando suspects that Nicolás is Betty's boyfriend.

Bertha and Sofía manage to get the company to force Patricia to take some tests, including a pregnancy blood test. But she isn't listed as insured in the contract.

Patricia, on Daniel's orders, begins to spy on Betty to find the names of suppliers in New York, and Betty discovers them. Betty tries to locate Armando to inform him about what's going on.

Armando, in light of the situation and Betty's assessment of the goals set for Armando's project, asks Betty to tweak the data to present at the meeting. Daniel shows up at Ecomoda and asks Olarte to try to review the report before the meeting.

Marcela calls the headquarters and Gutiérrez, the chief of staff, together to inform them that they will be reprimanded and their salaries docked for assault. Armando, having heard Betty's version of events, interrupts the meeting and accuses Patricia, also announcing Betty's appointment as assistant to the president. Betty alarms Armando with the report.

Daniel rejects Patricia and denies her the loan. A few days pass, and Armando and Betty are at a nightclub.

Gutiérrez asks Sofía to resign because of the fight with the sponsor, and the headquarters, at Mariana's suggestion, tells him that if they fire Sofía, they'll fire them all. Marcela gives Sofía a lawyer's card so she can sue Efraín. Armando tells Betty he'll take her home.

Betty goes out to lunch with her friends and imagines what she would do with the commission she was offered at RAG-TELA. Marcela is at the club with Hugo Lombardi and Patricia when she receives a call from her brother Daniel. Betty dreams about what Armando would say if she had a lot of money.

Patricia manages to lock Betty's computer. Armando tells the board they have to wait for the computer to be fixed. The technician asks Betty for the password so he can access the information.

Betty, extremely grateful to Armando, winks at him and flirts with him. He asks her to wait for him while he takes her home. Mario suggests that Armando go to Colorin's cocktail party to throw Marcela off his scent. Armando leaves Betty at a nightclub to wait for him while he goes to the cocktail party.

Armando authorizes Hugo to sizing two of the three models and orders him to find one with a newspaper ad. Betty intercedes with Armando on Aura María's behalf, and he orders Gutiérrez to reinstate her, but he blackmails her and invites her out that night to negotiate her reinstatement.

As they say goodbye, Betty hands him the report, and he, surprised and fascinated, hugs Betty and sits down with Mario to review it. Patricia tells Marcela about the wonderful night she spent with Mario and the possibilities she has of getting married.

Marcela manages to convince Hugo to do the fashion show with RAG-TELA fabrics. The show goes ahead, but the visiting European designer tells Catalina that the collection's designs are good but the materials are not, and that he believes the collection won't work.

Orlando removes Olarte from Ecomoda, but he doesn't betray Daniel or Patricia. Armando gathers the family together, informs them of the dismissals and the reasons for their dismissal, and in the process reassures Betty. The ugly women suspect Patricia, just as Armando and Mario do.

The parade ends with great success. The ugly women wait for Mario to break the news about Patricia's exam, but when she finds out, she complains to Bertha and threatens to report her for asking for the exam. Patricia has to tell Mario and Daniel that she's not pregnant. Nicolás and Hermes arrive at the hotel to pick up Betty.

Betty manages to enter Armando's office and hide Claudia when Marcela comes in and searches for her everywhere. Armando questions Betty about Nicolás after overhearing a phone conversation. Betty tells them he knows about him because he works with Terramoda.

Daniel arrives at the meeting at Roberto's house. Freddy tries to talk Armando and Hugo into letting Jenny walk, but Hugo rejects him. Bertha arrives home where her husband is waiting for her with the car.

The ugly group gives Betty the copies of the files the technician hid, and she in turn gives them to Armando. He interrogates her and she confesses what happened, but only names Olarte as the sole culprit, saving Patricia. Armando interrogates Olarte.

Betty tells Armando that the computer problem has a quick fix. He confronts the technician, who promises to deliver it in 15 minutes. The ugly women keep an eye on him. Finally, Armando announces that the report is ready and the meeting doesn't need to be postponed.

Betty tells her friends that Armando named her presidential assistant, and they go to the bathroom to celebrate, but are interrupted by Patricia, who attacks them. They defend themselves, and Patricia tells Marcela. Marcela goes in to tell Armando what happened.

Armando kisses Betty again and tells her about a relationship, but also warns her that no one can know, not even those at the barracks.

Bertha discusses the pros and cons of liposuction or the car with the police. Armando and Mario go find Catalina to help them with the collection.

The barracks tells Armando that Betty is leaving Ecomoda to work with the Frenchman. Armando hits Mario when he finds him reading Betty's diary. Mario resigns from the company, and Betty takes Michel home. Armando reads in Betty's diary that she still loves him.

Betty introduces Michel to Armando, who treats him angrily. Michel insists that Betty accept the offer to work with him in Cartagena. Armando takes Betty's diary to the office and begins to read it all with tears streaming down his face.

Betty confesses to Catalina that it hurts her that Armando is acting like he's gone to the Venezuelan woman. Armando takes the Venezuelan woman to the hotel and tells her he'll solve the problem with Marcela. Marcela welcomes Armando with the couple's belongings in the living room, and he tries to talk her into ending the relationship on good terms.

Mario Duarte appears at the end of the parade. Chilean television interviews the barracks, and Freddy ruins Aura Maria's plan with the Chilean. Catalina approaches Betty, who is very sad.

Armando discovers Patricia and Bertha spying on him with the Venezuelan woman. Betty scolds Aura Maria for spying on Armando.

Catalina confronts Marcela and tells her she'll support Betty in everything. Patricia asks Betty for a raise, but Betty refuses.

Marcela tells Betty everything she's learned about Armando's love for her and asks her to reconsider her decision to leave Ecomoda. Armando says goodbye to the headquarters. The headquarters enters Betty's office and tells her that Armando has left.

Betty publicly forgives Armando, and they kiss, amid applause from the entire production staff and headquarters. Aura Maria and Freddy reconcile. Armando and Betty remove Daniel from Ecomoda. Hermes demands Betty explain her behavior.

Sofía, through her lawyer, manages to have Efraín arrested. Jenny makes a scene for Sofía and ends up undressing in the hallway in front of everyone. Nicolás arrives at Ecomoda to pick up Betty.

The barracks try to get Betty to tell Ecomoda's secret, but she refuses. Armando and Freddy have a drink at a bar, and Armando asks Freddy to find out the address of the nightclub where the barracks is located.

Julia tries to convince Betty to give Armando another chance. Betty arrives at Ecomoda the next day and writes her resignation letter. The headquarters is alarmed, but Betty remains adamant. Marcela and Betty talk, and Betty tells her that her resignation is irrevocable.

Armando invites Betty to a birthday party. Marcela saves Catalina Ángel from being scammed with $2,500 she's going to lend to Patricia.

Nicolás arrives at Ecomoda to pick up Betty, and she leaves with Patricia. Nicolás freaks out, and she calls a taxi. Armando follows Betty and Nicolás to the Lenoir.

Alejandra arrives at Ecomoda to sign the contract and Betty calls Marcela and Armando to the meeting room, Nicolás hands her the contracts.

Michel suggests that Betty move to Cartagena to manage a restaurant chain he's going to open. Armando enters the office and takes the photo of Betty and the Frenchman out of his wallet. He also takes out the diary and reads excerpts from the beginning where Betty silently admired and loved him. Betty enters and introduces him to Michel.

Inesita and Rafael talk about the 20-year absence, and Rafael asks her to forgive him and listen to him. Patricia pesters Nicolás about the check, but first, she puts him to bed and makes love to him. Betty tells Hermes she's going to resign from Ecomoda.

Hermes talks with Michel. Inesita secretly tells Armando where Betty is. Armando promises the barracks that he won't let Betty leave Ecomoda.

Armando asks Betty not to resign, that he won't bother her anymore since he's leaving the country today.

Patricia has to take the bus to Ecomoda. Betty and Armando face off in court, but they're trying to reach a compromise.

Armando officially asks Betty for her hand in marriage. Margarita tells them she's organizing their wedding. Marcela leaves Ecomoda, followed by Patricia. Nicolás is very sad.

Mario suggests to Armando that they purchase materials from a company that ships them from Panama. Betty is very concerned about the possibility of the Panamanian supplier being contacted. The promoter accepts Fredy's invitation to go out.

The ugly barracks arrive at Betty's house to celebrate her birthday.

When Nicolás goes out to see Patricia, Armando arrives furious and complains to Betty like a jealous boyfriend, until Hermes comes out and he has to leave. Patricia invites Nicolás to go up to her apartment and shows him the car seizure, and he promises to help her.

Patricia, seeing that Nicolás doesn't have his checkbook, gets him out of it by making him promise to deliver the check the next day. Mario forces Armando to apologize to Betty and write her a letter.

Armando begs Betty to believe that he loves her, she gives in and kisses him.

Freddy enters the club and sees Aura Maria dancing with a man. Armando enters the club and asks Betty to talk, but she tries to leave. However, she feels pressured, and they talk. He tells her he loves her.

Bertha tells the barracks, and they tell Betty, that Armando broke up with Marcela. Nicolás offers Patricia a ride to and from the house.

Betty, obeying Armando, tells the barracks that she's dating Nicolás Mora. Mario shows Armando that the next step is to sleep with Betty. The barracks are very worried about how ugly Betty looks and are wondering how to tell her.

Armando and Betty manage to escape Hermes and Julia and head out to a bar. Betty, very forward, suggests to Armando that they go somewhere quieter, and he takes her to a hotel.

Armando tries to escape the moment, and Betty agrees and apologizes for harassing him. Seeing her in this attitude, Armando makes up his mind, and they make love. Patricia negotiates with the prosecutor's office and manages to avoid the mess.

Betty doesn't tell Armando who she had sex with before. Armando avoids Marcela, who is waiting for him at the apartment, and rejects her when she wants to make love. Armando explains to Betty why he came to Ecomoda with Marcela.

Patricia causes a scene at the board meeting over Betty's appointment. Betty goes in to talk to Marcela, but she remains as cold as ever. Betty tells her she wants nothing to do with Armando. Hugo tells Jenny she's rehired, right in front of Betty and the headquarters.

Betty rehires Jenny. The headquarters invites Betty to a nightclub to celebrate, and Armando overhears and tells Freddy they should go have a drink. Margarita, Marcela, and Patricia go to dinner. Betty calls Nicolás and tells him she's appointing him Financial Vice President.

Patricia introduces Daniel's friend as her boyfriend. Armando tells Marcela he can't go to her apartment because he has to go to Ecomoda to work with Betty. Daniel's friend tells him that Ecomoda is deeply in debt to the banks.

Michel formally proposes the position in Cartagena to Betty, and Catalina tries to persuade her to accept. Armando cries desperately upon reading about Betty's betrayal. Betty tells Nicolás that she's resigning from Ecomoda.

Daniel decides to assume the presidency, but Marcela and Margarita disagree. Marcela asks Armando to stay on as president, but he declines.

Hugo reminds Armando that the drag queen party is that night. Fredy changes restaurants at the suggestion of Yenny, the promoter, and the ugly group loses their money and the trap because Efrain arrives at the restaurant and finds no one there. Sofía keeps Yenny's paycheck, and she goes to complain to Gutiérrez.

After making love to Betty, Armando pressures her to tell him the story of her first time. Betty tells him she was tricked by her neighborhood friends because they made a bet. Armando feels like he's dying of guilt and regret.

Betty reminds Armando that he promised her that once the meeting is over, he'll cancel his marriage to Marcela. Daniel Valencia tells Marcela that once the meeting is over, he'll sell his shares. Marcela asks Armando about the previous night.

Betty furiously calls Nicolás and complains about Patricia. Armando and Mario overhear her. Nicolás resigns from his position as manager. Armando again complains to Betty out of jealousy. Patricia asks Hugo to hire her as a model, but Hugo mocks her.

Betty and Armando go their separate ways. Betty asks what time the garbage collection takes place.

The barracks sing Betty a happy birthday song. It's Armando and Mario's turn to celebrate and give her a kiss. Sofía prepares to confront her ex-husband in a reconciliation. Armando complains to Betty for not telling him about her birthday.

The barracks read Armando's letter and worry about what might have happened. Betty buys a car.

Betty cries and asks Catalina to please take her. Daniel shows the Chamber of Commerce papers where Betty's name appears as the owner of Terramoda. She defends herself, and Roberto ends the argument. Patricia asks Nicolás for the money for that same night.

Hugo enters the boardroom and is terrified when he sees Betty, but upon learning of his appointment as president, he wants to resign. Roberto calms everyone down and introduces Hermes as the company's new accountant. Armando and Mario hand over the position to Betty. Gutiérrez announces Betty's appointment to the employees.

Despite Armando's pleas, Betty rejects him and leaves, telling him she doesn't believe him. Marcela is worried about Armando's attitude. Hermes, Betty, and Nicolás leave for the court date with the lawyers and Armando.

Armando asks Betty to let him use an office at Ecomoda to work on the recovery project.

Hermes prefers to keep Betty's old office. Armando tells Mario he's lost hope in Betty. Betty meets Marcela alone before the committee meeting, and they argue over being evicted from the barracks.

Armando gets out to get the bag and stops the employees from taking the trash away.

Marcela and Betty discuss the pact, and Betty defends herself. Meanwhile, Armando hides the bag in his office. Daniel invites Betty to lunch the next day. Nicolás confronts Daniel to defend Patricia.

Armando and Betty get married, and Armando Manzanero sings "Somos Novios" to them. This story ends with the birth of a baby girl.

The entire barracks show their solidarity with Aura Maria and realize that she's been kicked out of the house and Ecomoda. Marcela talks to her.

Daniel arrives at Ecomoda to claim his monthly money. He speaks with Betty, Armando, and Marcela. Daniel proposes to Patricia that she become his lover and solve their financial problems with him or a friend. Armando and Mario leave Betty a love card. She is moved.

Armando tells Mario what happened the night before with Betty.

Armando writes a card to Betty without Mario's help, where he tells her that she is the best thing in his life and that he no longer has feelings for Marcela.

Michel accompanies Betty and asks her to meet him the next day. Armando is still drunk at the bar, so he's taken out and sent away in a taxi. The board meets again, hoping Betty will show up. Nicolás arrives and, after slipping away from Patricia, enters the meeting room.

Armando goes into a bar very drunk and picks a fight with a group of brawlers, leaving him badly injured. Michel flirts with Betty.

Michel takes Betty to the coronation, all dressed up. At the headquarters, Marcela, Patricia, and the Pinzón family watch the crowning ceremony. Armando sees Betty on TV and thinks he's crazy. Armando throws Betty's photo in the trash.

Betty sends Armando's personal belongings and the bag containing his cards with Freddy.

Nicolás leaves his cell phone with Patricia. Betty tells the station all about her trip to Cartagena and her outings with Michel; Mariana reads her letters. Betty arrives at the restaurant for her meeting with Daniel.

Catalina welcomes the international guests, Betty gives them interviews on the news before the parade. Marcela arrives at Ecomoda furious when Patricia is about to leave with Nicolás.

Armando arrives with Alejandra and meets with Betty. Armando learns that Betty was in Cartagena from Claudia Helena, who is talking about French.

The station finds Patricia arriving with Nicolás in the car, her hair wet. Nicolás tries to explain what happened, but no one believes him. Michel appears at Ecomoda.

Daniel tells Betty that he plans to liquidate Ecomoda, which makes Betty and the headquarters go to look for Armando, who is in the production area saying goodbye to the staff.

Nicolás brings Betty the checkbook and the company stamp for the loan. Mario snubs Aura María, and she tries to get revenge. Armando and Mario write the check for 100 million pesos for Betty to sign.

At the end of the meeting, they congratulate Patricia on the report. Betty confronts her, but Marcela intervenes and convinces Betty not to tell Armando that the report was hers. The Ecomoda employees give Roberto a farewell serenade.

When Fredy goes out with the promoter, Aura Maria seduces him, and he dumps Jenny. Armando becomes even more concerned when he realizes that Nicolás Mora has a business card as the manager of Terramoda.

Betty continues telling Nicolás about the meetings, the gifts, and Mario and Armando's strategy to avoid losing the company to Betty and Nicolás.

Betty and Nicolás buy a Mercedes-Benz, and Nicolás drives her to Ecomoda. Marcela, Patricia, and the entire headquarters watch them arrive. Armando, deeply hurt, complains to Betty about lunch with Nicolás, but she defends herself by reminding him that he invented that strategy. Patricia takes Nicolás's card to call him.

Armando discovers the phone number Betty dialed in the bathroom.

Marcela tells Armando about Daniel's intention to sell his Ecomoda shares. The headquarters calls the Lenoir and they confirm that Patricia had lunch with Nicolás Mora the night before. The headquarters decides to tell Betty.

Armando follows Betty and Nicolás. Betty gives Nicolás permission to visit Patricia on the condition that he doesn't give her a single peso.

Armando arrives at Alicita's, where the entire ugly girls' headquarters and Hugo are. Patricia is waiting for Nicolás. Armando insults Nicolás.

Betty continues to tell Catalina about her entire tragedy. Marcela questions Armando about the marriage, and he decides not to reconcile. Roberto and Margarita arrive at Ecomoda and meet with the lawyers and Daniel, concluding that Betty must be present during the proceedings.

Julia tells Betty that they need her the next day at Ecomoda, and she asks her to tell Nicolás to go on her behalf. Catalina and Betty welcome Tais to the hotel and plan to go out with her that evening. Catalina tells Betty to accept a dress from her on loan.

Armando recalls the models' comment about the Frenchman Betty was with in Cartagena. Michel greets Betty with a smitten look. Patricia flirts with the Frenchman. The squad gathers in the bathroom to discuss Michel's arrival, and Armando enters the bathroom.

Betty went to a hair salon to have her hairstyle changed.

Betty finds Armando declaring his love for Adriana Arboleda over a photo. Adriana arrives at Ecomoda, and Hugo asks her to meet Armando through Betty. Patricia tells Marcela that Arboleda is at Ecomoda. Betty is deeply hurt by Armando.

Roberto asks everyone to analyze the situation with Betty, and she calls her lawyers. Armando and everyone else are surprised by the change. The lawyers tell the board that Betty must remain in charge of Ecomoda.

Hugo deliberately hires the promoter, despite the pleas of Sofía and Armando, whom she has asked for the favor. Betty gives Armando the pledge as collateral for the seizure of Ecomoda.

Armando convinces Betty to reconcile, but in complete secrecy, and kisses her. Román and his friends discover them and mock Betty; Armando gets into a fistfight with them. Betty decides to change, to become a new woman.

Betty reminds everyone that she has to leave before 10:00 p.m. Marcela and Patricia follow Armando and discover him at the bar with Mario and then at Betty's house. Hermes discovers Armando on a corner waiting for Betty.

Margarita visited Ecomoda with Armando and Marcela. Hugo asked Marcela to try on the wedding dress.

Marcela demands that Gutiérrez replace Aura Maria with Bertha. Rafael, Inesita's husband, appears after 20 years of neglect. Armando apologizes to Betty and admits that what happened was out of jealousy and that he'll make it public after the meeting. Betty doesn't believe him.

Betty gives the real balance sheet to Armando and Mario, who are concerned. Betty tells them she'll give them the doctored balance sheet that night. Catalina suggests Betty go with her to the United States. Marcela complains to Betty about the slap.

Betty allows Nicolás to play along with Patricia, but warns him to watch his wallet. Daniel offers Patricia one of his friends.

Patricia is shocked when Marcela tells her that Nicolás is a starving man. Armando goes to pick up Betty, but she's already left for the airport. Betty arrives in Cartagena with Catalina and is fascinated by the sea. A call from Marcela comes in on Catalina's cell phone.

Betty declines the invitation to go out that night with Catalina and Michel, preferring to stay alone and explore the hotel. She goes to the ocean and touches it for the first time. Armando drinks alone in a bar, thinking about Betty.

Nicolás refuses to say where Betty is and tells them to wait until she arrives. Patricia makes another fuss about Nicolás. Betty asks Nicolás to send the lawyers to Ecomoda for the seizure.

Catalina asks Betty to stop by the beauty salon for another makeover.

Michel convinces Betty that he's fine and that he wants to go out with her, not just to do Catalina a favor. Armando calls Julia, who connects her to Nicolás, who tells her the court has ruled in Betty's favor. Armando, Mario, Margarita, and Marcela panic.

Cecilia congratulates Betty on the change. Armando calls Julia, who complains about what he did to Betty and forbids him from calling again. Nicolás tries to convince the lawyers to stop the process.

Betty goes out with Michel for a walk in Cartagena and says goodbye to the sea. Armando asks Marcela for forgiveness. Armando goes to Betty's house and tells Hermes that Betty stole his company.

Catalina takes Betty to the Rosario Islands to perform a forgiveness ceremony for Armando before returning to Bogotá. Roberto arrives at Ecomoda accompanied by the lawyers.

Roberto and Hermes talk and reach an agreement on very good terms.

Hermes, after being surprised by Betty's change, scolds her and demands that she put a face to Ecomoda. Attorney Santamaría presents the board with a possible solution to save Ecomoda, where everyone must sell their assets. Everyone protests.

Betty demands that Marcela not leave Ecomoda and that Nicolás Mora be hired as a condition for accepting the presidency. Hugo arrives at Ecomoda and Patricia tells him they're waiting for him in the boardroom.

Betty decides to reprimand and punish the barracks and Patricia, but not to fire them. Betty calls a committee that includes Mario and Armando.

Armando announces a trip to the committee. Marcela asks Catalina to talk. Catalina tells Betty about Michel.

The counselor arrives at Ecomoda to give the headquarters a makeover. Betty finds Patricia with Nicolás's cell phone. Patricia yells at Betty and tells her to keep her company, that she's leaving.

Alejandra reveals her love for Betty to Armando and asks him to seek forgiveness. Nicolás takes Patricia out to lunch; the barracks console Betty. Betty admits that she's hurting from losing Armando.

The women at the barracks aren't able to say anything to Betty, even though they see her convinced she's doing great. Patricia answers a call from Nicolás, where he dazzles her with his millionaire airs. Daniel confronts Betty about her appearance.

Upon receiving the sales reports, Betty asks Patricia to reconfirm her return for the next day. Betty doesn't approve Hugo's hiring of models for sizing, and they rebel against her. When Armando arrives and finds the situation so dire, he asks Betty for a loan from her company for Ecomoda.

Mario is about to convince Armando to fall in love with Betty. Daniel calls Patricia to tell her he's leaving at 5 p.m. and that he's waiting for his resignation letter. Patricia is writing a letter denouncing Daniel and his sexual harassment. He freaks out and asks her to stay.