Season 1

Elsa and Andrés enjoy their love but she decides to keep it a secret as she knows that her father will never accept their relationship. On the night of his wedding anniversary with Estela, Armando decides to celebrate with Ángela. While Elsa and Andrés stroll through San Miguel, Elena sees them; despite Elsa's pleas, Elena tells Armando about the relationship. Silvia begs Lamberto to intercede for Andrés since his son is in danger because of his relationship with Elsa; Aurora overhears them. Armando learns that Elsa has met with Andrés again, he decides to send him to jail to get him out of his daughter's life.

Aurora despises Elsa for being Andrés' girlfriend, Elsa warns her that until she changes her mind, they cannot remain friends. Silvia and Flor advise Elsa to stay away from Andrés, but she is willing to fight whoever it takes to be with him. Ángela confronts Silvia for being Lamberto's lover. Andrés rejects Lamberto as his father, then rejects Silvia for having lied to him all his life. Ángela meets with Armando at the cabin and they give themselves to passion without realizing that someone has already seen them.

Armando receives an envelope with photos of him and Ángela. Estela asks Ángela to investigate Armando. Thanks to Lamberto's support, Andrés is released from prison. Andrés tells Elsa that he will leave San Juan and proposes to run away together. Armando takes the money to the agreed place, the blackmailer attacks him by surprise to avoid being recognized. Elena overhears Armando talking to Ángela about the blackmail; she looks for the blackmailer to complain about his work. Andrés takes Elsa to the warehouse where they will spend the night before fleeing.

Estela, desperate to find Elsa, visits Silvia and asks for answers about Andrés' whereabouts. Armando stops all the buses until he finds Elsa, she decides to show her face so that Andrés can escape. Elena decides to cancel her wedding because of Armando's absence, but he arrives just in time. Estela tries to convince Armando to let Elsa stay in town, but he no longer trusts his daughter to keep her word and prefers to send her to boarding school abroad. Elena decides to put an end to Armando's blackmailer and takes her father's gun to confront them.

Elena is injured from her encounter with the detective, in the hospital, she confesses to Armando that she was the one who hired the detective to follow him. Armando confronts the detective, he threatens to make the photos public; Armando summons him to the cabin to pay for his silence. Elsa believes that her sacrifice was not worth it, because she can't stand another minute separated from Andrés and feels that Armando only cares about appearances. Lamberto thinks it was a mistake to have separated from Silvia, he asks her if she would give him a chance if he were to separate from Ángela. Armando realizes the danger he is exposing himself to by maintaining his relationship with Ángela so he puts an end to it.

Armando does not give up on sending Elsa to boarding school, he finds a way to send her to Chihuahua. Estela visits Ángela and finds her drunk, she confesses to being in love with someone other than Lamberto, Armando arrives in time to prevent her from confessing who it is. Armando warns Lamberto that he will attack Andrés if he returns to San Juan; Lamberto responds to the threat. Ángela convinces Armando to get back together, Estela almost sees them but Elena manages to prevent this from happening. Estela tries to convince Armando not to send Elsa to boarding school, the argument gets heated and Elsa intercedes for Estela.

Elsa warns Estela about the way Armando treats her, Estela promises that it will be a thing of the past. Estela confronts Armando to prevent him from sending Elsa to boarding school, he assures her that the problems at home will end when he calms his daughter down. Armando tries to ridicule Héctor's political postulation, but Héctor makes Armando see that he knows more secrets than he thought. Elsa warns Estela about the conversation she overheard between Ángela and Armando along with her suspicions that they are lovers. Armando threatens Héctor to stay away from Estela, Héctor defends himself by showing how much he knows about his humble origins.

Elsa asks Toñita to tell Andrés that she will be sent to a boarding school in Chihuahua, when she tries to call him, he doesn't answer. Remedios invites Andrés to go to the movies, he accepts. Ángela discovers that the missing man is Detective Olmos, who has been following her and Armando, so she fears being linked to his disappearance. The police question Elena about her connection to Detective Arturo Olmos, Gerardo finds out and decides to accompany her to hear her statement. Estela decides to follow Ángela, she sees Armando arrive and confirms that he is sleeping with her.

Estela confronts Armando but Ángela tries to defend their affair, Estela slaps her for her betrayal and throws her against a piece of furniture. Elsa begins her life at the boarding school and realizes that her stay will be hell. Armando searches everywhere for Estela without knowing where she is, and the family begins to notice her disappearance. While Ángela sleeps in the hospital, Estela decides to pay her a surprise visit so they can talk without interruptions.

Estela arrives home and inadvertently hits Domingo with her car. Armando commits Estela to a psychiatric clinic arguing that the accident drove her crazy. Andrés and Remedios enjoy an evening together and she kisses him. Gerardo notices inconsistencies in what Ángela says about the accident and confronts her to tell the truth.

Determined to prevent his infidelity from becoming known, Armando authorizes for Estela to undergo shock therapy. Ángela attends a campaign event at Héctor's hotel; upon seeing Silvia, she tries to ridicule her but only makes her drunkenness evident. With Luis' help, Andrés manages to infiltrate the boarding school where Elsa is and they meet to plan her escape.

Elsa manages to communicate with her sister Sofía, she tells her how things are going at home and Elsa worries when she learns that Estela is in a psychiatric clinic. Aurora tells Ángela about her engagement to Carlos. The police continue the investigation of the detective's death and find the photos with which he was blackmailing Armando. Elsa interrogates Armando for having Estela committed, she demands to see her despite his threats because she is no longer afraid of him, Armando responds with threats.

Elsa confronts Ángela for being her father's mistress; Ángela slaps Elsa. Armando questions Elsa about Andrés being in town; she assures him that she will not approach him, but Armando threatens her. With Armando's permission, Elsa visits Estela in the psychiatric clinic and is surprised to see her condition. Commander Fuentes arrests Armando as a suspect in the investigator's death.

Lamberto asks Ángela for a divorce but she refuses. The commissioner takes advantage of the private meeting with Ángela to try to reach an agreement so that Armando can be released. Elsa has several pregnancy-related symptoms, Flor recommends her to take a test. Andrés confronts Aurora for her attitude after learning that he is her brother, Ángela injures him and justifies her action by defending her daughter.

Ángela orders Aurora to insist that Andrés attacked her to make him pay but Aurora's silence makes Lamberto and Gerardo doubt the accusations. Andrés denounces Ángela for attempted murder. Armando complains to Father Reynaldo for having accompanied Elsa on her visit to the psychiatric clinic and threatens him not to meddle in his family's affairs again. Ángela fears what will happen on the date with the Commander Fuentes but still agrees to his demands.

After sleeping with Commander Fuentes, Ángela tries to go home, but he prevents her from leaving. Elsa confirms her pregnancy and tells Andrés, who is happy with the news. Aurora talks to Horacio of her doubts about whether or not to marry Carlos, he overhears them and confronts Aurora. Silvia tells Lamberto that Ángela has a lover. Estela reacts when she sees Gerardo at the psychiatric clinic and tells him that Armando has locked her up. Lamberto confronts Ángela; when she refuses to talk about it, he decides to lock her in the house until she confesses the truth.

Gerardo discusses with Armando his visit to Estela, Armando rejects any defense and threatens Gerardo not to mention the subject of the alleged mistress again. Gerardo warns Héctor of Estela's health condition and asks him to take care of the matter to avoid further problems with Armando. Guillermina visits Armando to tell him that she overheard Elsa and Father Reynaldo talking about some tragedy if he were to find out. Héctor visits the psychiatric clinic and manages to get to Estela's room, seeing her condition he decides to help her escape.

Gerardo checks Ángela for her discomfort and realizes that she is covered in bruises, she accuses Lamberto of having hurt her. Estela is afraid to return to the clinic, so Héctor hides her at the hotel under a different name. Armando finds out that Estela escaped from the psychiatric clinic with Héctor's help, and his discomfort worsens. At the New Year's party, Aurora drunkenly kisses Horacio.

Guillermina reveals to Armando that Elsa is expecting Andrés' child. Father Reynaldo confesses to Andrés that Armando already knows about Elsa's pregnancy. Armando warns Andrés that he will not let him be near Elsa and her child. Silvia answers the call from one of the hotel rooms and is surprised to see Estela.

Elena finds a phone that Elsa has to communicate with Andrés and takes it away from her. Aurora and her family testify about what happened with Andrés, Aurora follows her mother's advice and accuses Andrés of a crime he did not commit. Horacio questions Aurora because he wants to know what happened between her and Carlos. Elsa is surprised by Armando when he shows up with a woman who will help her abort her son.

Aurora and Horacio spend the night together but are almost caught by Carlos. Armando forces Elsa to abort her baby, but father Reynaldo shows up to prevent it. Elena finds Elsa talking on the phone with Andrés and in trying to prevent her from doing it again, she throws Elsa down the stairs. Gerardo overhears Ángela's conversation and confronts her about his suspicions about her lover.

Elsa manages to talk to Andrés before Aurora's wedding, she warns him about her father's plans to send her away and they agree to flee the same day. Andrés is taken to the police station because of Ángela's accusation of trying to abuse Aurora. Estela asks Elsa about her absence, Elsa confesses to being pregnant by Andrés. Elsa sees Armando kissing Ángela and confronts them for their lies and for having locked her mother in the psychiatric clinic.

Armando tries to explain to Elsa that he is sending her away to protect her. Commander Fuentes warns Ángela about the inconsistencies he has found in the statements and asks her for another night together in exchange for keeping quiet about what he knows. Irene, Estela's sister, shows up at Armando's house demanding answers about Estela's disappearance. Guillermina remembers how she was forced to get rid of a child she was expecting on Armando's orders and, unable to keep quiet any longer, she goes to Father Reynaldo for advice.

Estela is surprised to hear that Armando is outside her room looking for Irene and has only one solution, to confront him. Elsa insists on being close to Flor all the time but Clemencia, fed up with her attitude, slaps her. Armando makes Ángela believe that he managed to discourage Fuentes from spending one more night with her when in reality they agreed on much more than that. During breakfast Armando suffers another attack.

Nora and Elsa share their suffering for living a forbidden love. Flor tells Elsa that her father has been supporting Clemencia all this time. Commander Fuentes informs Silvia that the judge has ordered Andrés to be transferred to the prison until the day of his trial. Aurora fakes a scene of jealousy to Carlos when in reality she begins to regret having married him.