[2] Emilia is a young middle-class seamstress who is struggling to work hard in order to support her grandmother, her sister Nereida and her brother Chente.
Emilia's family lost their vast fortune, but despite the fact that they are struggling to make ends meet, they cannot resign themselves to accept poverty, as they dream of regaining their former wealth.
However, Alejandro later discovers that his father is having an affair with a younger woman, and all the evidence points to Emilia.
One night, drunk and angry, Alejandro comes to Emilia's house and rapes her, only to discover that she was actually a virgin.
Humiliated, traumatized and left expecting a child, Emilia decides to forget Alejandro, and she will meet Dr. Maselli, her new love interest.