Husband for Rent aka Husband for Hire

Griselda is a hardworking woman who takes on handyman jobs to support her family. Her life begins to change when she meets Reinaldo, a charming chef who falls for her spirit and strength. Meanwhile, unexpected events set the stage for romance, challenges, and new beginnings for both of them.

Griselda and Reinaldo meet for the second time at the Palmer mansion. This time, she goes to fix the garden lights. Antonio feels ashamed of who his mother is and how she behaves.

Reinaldo and Teresa Cristina attend the fashion show of his sister-in-law, Esther. Teresa Cristina is determined to find out whether Antonio is truly worthy of Patricia. Griselda feels humiliated.

Reinaldo sees Griselda bathing naked in the sea, and the image leaves a lasting impression on him. Antonio looks for a professional actress to pretend to be his mother during the engagement dinner.

Griselda is furious when she catches her daughter with her boyfriend. Reinaldo helps with Griselda's van, making her nervous. Gabriel confesses to Kike that he is madly in love.

They discover that Teresa Cristina murdered her mother while she was in a clinic. Reinaldo calls Griselda to deal with an emergency at the restaurant. Teresa Cristina catches them by surprise.

Gabriel kisses Griselda, and she chases him out of her house with a wrench. Reinaldo thanks Griselda with flowers. Antonio and Patricia run into Amalia, and he pretends she is a neighbor.

Aunt Iris witnessed Teresa Cristina's crime. She argues with Juan Pablo because she does not want the aunt to move into their house. Griselda discovers that a woman named Patricia has been calling her son.

Antonio picks up his fake mother, Doña Giselle, at the airport and formally introduces her to Patricia's family. Teresa Cristina approves of her, but Griselda discovers Antonio's entire charade.

Griselda suffers, but nothing stops her from interrupting the dinner and exposing Antonio in front of Patricia, Reinaldo, and Teresa Cristina. He storms off in a rage and has an accident with Iván Rouge's car.

Antonio is hospitalized with minor injuries. Patricia visits him but considers forgetting about her boyfriend. Griselda and Antonio argue again, and she asks him to leave the house once he recovers.

Antonio swears to Patricia that he lied out of love and to be accepted by her mother. She never wants to see him again. Griselda asks Iván to make Antonio pay for the crime he committed.

Iván decides to withdraw the complaint against Antonio. Reinaldo seeks out Griselda to have her do some repairs at the restaurant, and she agrees because she needs the money to help Antonio.

Rafael sleeps with Mirna in exchange for forgiving Antonio's debt. Amalia finds a mark on his neck and asks him for an explanation. Antonio is discharged from the hospital, and Griselda goes to pick him up.

Teresa Cristina overhears a phone conversation between Reinaldo and Griselda and causes a scandal at the Gourmet Palmer. Griselda and Reinaldo have a chance nighttime encounter.

Griselda and Reinaldo share an ice cream by the sea. Teresa Cristina warns Juan Pablo that if he puts Aunt Iris in contact with Reinaldo, she will kill him. Máximo and Bárbara arrive in Miami.

Amalia makes love to Rafael at Fashion Motors and loses her virginity. Gabriel shows up at night at the Gourmet Palmer looking for Griselda. Kike is upset by Bárbara's return.

Furious, Griselda throws Gabriel out of the Gourmet Palmer. Kike seeks out Bárbara and warns her that he will make her life a living hell. Bárbara breaks down in tears, humiliated. Reinaldo feels admiration for Griselda.

Máximo visits Kike at his house. Kike commits to no longer pursuing Bárbara. Reinaldo cooks in front of Griselda during the second night of repairs at the Gourmet Palmer.

Reinaldo dreams that he kisses Griselda on the beach. Bárbara and Máximo argue over a news item published in the newspaper. Griselda suffers over Antonio, takes one of his shirts, and hugs it while crying.

Kike throws Marcela out of TacoExpress. Griselda drops the last lottery ticket she bought. The ticket ends up on the floor of Antonio's room, as he leaves the house.

Patricia goes to the inn to look for Antonio to say goodbye, and he kisses her. Kikito finds the lottery ticket and gives it to Kike. Griselda suffers over Antonio's departure, and Reinaldo comforts her.

Beatriz confesses to Alba that she wants to have a child with Guillermo using the sperm he donated to the fertility clinic. Manuel regains consciousness and thanks Celeste for saving his life.

On her last night at the restaurant, Griselda asks Reinaldo not to see each other anymore, but the mutual attraction only grows stronger. Gabriel catches Kike and Clara kissing in the kitchen.

Teresa Cristina and Reinaldo plan to throw a party to renew their vows, and Antonio takes a chance on winning Patricia back. There is great anticipation for the fight between boxers Máximo and Murillo.

Teresa Cristina goes into shock when Aunt Iris arrives. Iris asks her to help her once again, if she doesn't want her to tell Reinaldo all her secrets. Máximo and Murillo face off.

Antonio is thrown out of the party after being beaten, but he takes home the grand prize: Patricia confesses that she still loves him. Kike and Clara make love. Teresa Cristina leaves the party and goes after Griselda.

Teresa Cristina insults Griselda, humiliating her by saying that she is vainly fooling herself about her husband. Reinaldo visits Griselda, apologizes, but they end up saying goodbye. Máximo continues to struggle.

Gabriel tells Griselda the news that she is the winner of the lottery jackpot. Teresa Cristina and Reinaldo make love after a heated argument over Griselda. He misses her.

The winning ticket goes missing. Teresa Cristina is consumed by envy when she learns that Griselda won the lottery. Gabriel proposes marriage to Carrasco. Bárbara is frightened when Máximo faints.

Iris offers to turn Griselda into a refined woman, but she rejects her upon discovering that she is the aunt of her rival, Teresa Cristina. Bárbara has a plan to take a share of Griselda's fortune.

Reinaldo and Gabriel both invite Griselda to dinner at the same time. She agrees to go to the Gourmet Palmer with both of them. Amalia helps her get dressed and put on makeup, and Griselda looks radiant.

Teresa Cristina arrives at the Gourmet Palmer and confronts Griselda, who this time stands up for herself and leaves with her head held high. Reinaldo is hurt and decides to ask his wife for a separation.

Bárbara shows up at Griselda's house and demands to see her son, Kikito. Griselda throws her out, but for the sake of family peace, she asks how much money she wants to leave her grandson alone.

Reinaldo agrees to give Teresa Cristina another chance, on the condition that she change the way she treats others. Kike goes to pick up his son from school and runs into Bárbara.

Griselda wants to buy a house and calls the same real estate agent used by the mobster. Kike prevents Bárbara from seeing her son, and she makes it clear that she is not willing to give him up.

Griselda visits her future mansion. Teresa Cristina shows up and causes a scene. Griselda tells her that they will be neighbors whether she likes it or not—another reason for Teresa Cristina to declare war on her.

The Carrascos go to see their new mansion. They are neighbors of Teresa Cristina, and she declares war on them. The mobster overhears everything. Antonio wants to make peace with his mother, and she accepts.

Teresa Cristina struggles with the mobster, pushes him down the stairs, and kills him. Manuel tries to strangle Celeste, and Ro saves her. Teresa Cristina has hallucinations.

The police arrest Manuel. Griselda convinces Celeste to drop the domestic violence charges. Kikito comes face to face with Bárbara for the first time, but she denies being his mother.

Patricia argues with Teresa Cristina again and decides to leave the house. Antonio finds out that she is moving to the inn and knocks on her bedroom door, insisting that they get back together.

Suddenly, a mysterious character named Elio appears, mentioning Griselda's name, but she does not know him. Aunt Iris has a secret about Teresa Cristina and blackmails her, threatening to spill the beans.

Teresa Cristina tries to convince her neighbors not to approve Griselda's purchase. Carrasco arrives at that moment and they clash. Reinaldo arrives in time to stop the argument.

Teresa Cristina and Griselda come to blows in front of the condominium board members. In the end, Griselda is accepted as a neighbor and signs the purchase. Patricia and Antonio make love.

Teresa Cristina talks in her sleep, and Ro discovers that she killed a man she refers to as "the mobster." Bárbara takes Kikito from school. Griselda looks for Elio to find out who he really is.

Bárbara kidnaps Kikito for a day but decides to return him. Griselda once again offers money to her grandson's mother. Reinaldo suggests that Teresa Cristina seek psychological help.

Bárbara accepts, without batting an eye, a multimillion-dollar sum to give up Kikito. Esther discovers Juan Pablo's deception and leaves him. Teresa Cristina finds Patricia at the inn, and they confront each other.

Griselda announces to her children how she will distribute her money and how she will help each of them move forward. Antonio is disappointed. Teresa Cristina reproaches Patricia for having gotten back together with Antonio.

Griselda's deceased husband, José Salinas, returns aboard his fishing boat. Everyone is left in shock. Griselda rejects him and wants him to leave, but he demands his place as her husband.

Griselda accepts Gabriel's marriage proposal in front of José and asks her ex to leave and never come back. José plays the victim and places his fate in his children's hands.

Griselda makes it clear to Gabriel that the engagement was a lie to get rid of José. Heartbroken, Gabriel starts drinking at the inn with Fernando. Reinaldo finds out that José has returned.

Gabriel seeks out Reinaldo to tell him that Griselda will only be happy by his side. She pressures José at the hospital to tell the truth about where he was all those years and why he came back.

Wounded, Gabriel does not want to be Griselda's friend if he cannot be her husband. Fernando exposes José Salinas and wants to become his partner. Kike finds out that Bárbara has been lurking around his son's school.

Patricia tells Antonio that they are expecting a child, but he rejects her. Reinaldo supports his daughter when he learns about the pregnancy. José Salinas sneaks into Griselda's bed, and she kicks him out.

Reinaldo confronts Antonio, beats him, and throws him out of the house. Enraged, Antonio assures Teresa Cristina that if she throws Patricia out because of her pregnancy, he will leave with her and abandon Teresa Cristina.

Teresa Cristina and Griselda clash over Patricia and Antonio's baby, nearly coming to blows. Reinaldo intervenes in time and takes his wife away. José begins searching for the treasure.

Reinaldo visits Griselda and meets José. The two grandfathers join forces to support their children during this stage. Patricia agrees to move in with Griselda at her new mansion and be neighbors with her mother.

Amalia breaks up with Rafael after learning from Susana that he is a thief. Teresa Cristina sneaks into Griselda's new mansion with Ro, carrying out a macabre plan. Griselda puts Iris to the test.

Teresa Cristina and Ro cause the bathrooms in Griselda's new mansion to collapse. The "husband for hire" fixes the problem and returns a putrid little gift to his elegant neighbor.

Bárbara rejects Griselda's money and chooses her son. Kike throws her out, and she steals a kiss from him. Patricia falls while dodging Rafael's motorcycle. Teresa Cristina and Griselda join together to pray.

Patricia loses the baby. In the ring, Máximo bids farewell to his fans and exposes Bárbara's petty nature. The fans corner her and want to lynch her for her greed and lack of scruples.

Marcela blackmails Teresa Cristina by threatening to publish the secret that she is her mother's murderer. Reinaldo arrives and overhears part of the conversation. Gabriel feels attracted to Esther.

Teresa Cristina meets with Fernando to give him a sinister assignment. He accepts in exchange for having something with her and out of interest in her money. Máximo leaves Bárbara, and she asks Kike for help.

Griselda begins interviewing candidates to fill the role of "handyman." Bárbara moves José into Griselda's old house, and Kike throws her out by force. Bárbara throws herself into the sea.

Kike and Elio rescue Bárbara from the sea. Pretending to be weak, Bárbara lets Kike remove her wet clothes and, as soon as she can, seduces him. Kike gives in. Patricia avoids Antonio.

Bárbara and José show up at the mansion to visit Kikito, who gets excited when he sees his mother. Teresa Cristina takes Marcela out to eat, while Fernando plans the journalist's death.

Fernando and his accomplices stage a robbery to recover the blackmail money from Marcela. The journalist tries to flee and is shot. The police arrive and find Marcela still alive.

Bárbara looks for Máximo and asks him for money to obtain custody of Kikito. Antonio deceives Griselda and buys a car. Griselda takes it away from him and teaches her son a harsh lesson.

Teresa Cristina sneaks into Marcela's hospital room in disguise and suffocates her. The nurse recognizes the fake blonde in the security footage. Fernando takes Teresa Cristina to a motel.

José Salinas visits Teresa Cristina, and there is instant chemistry between them. There are no clues as to who the blonde woman at the hospital might be, but the nurse goes to Marcela's funeral and discovers something.

Fernando gets rid of the nurse who recognized Teresa Cristina to keep her from talking. Antonio seeks out Simón and, shoving him, warns him to stay away from Patricia—or else he won't answer for the consequences.

Teresa Cristina and José Salinas make love.

Reinaldo declares his love for Griselda, and they share their first kiss. Fernando has the dress Teresa Cristina was wearing on the day she betrayed her husband. He tries to force a kiss on her, but Ro arrives.

Griselda finds Teresa Cristina and José in the middle of a sexual encounter.

Teresa Cristina asks Ro to pack Reinaldo's bags. The couple cannot come to an agreement on the divorce, and she shows up at the Gourmet Palmer to announce to everyone that she will be shutting the place down.

Griselda and Reinaldo make love.

Simón and Patricia share their first kiss. Bárbara takes the Chinese knives to an antique dealer and learns they are worth a fortune. Griselda tells Reinaldo that Teresa Cristina has a lover.

Teresa Cristina leaves Reinaldo ruined.

Antonio warns Reinaldo that Patricia and Simón are together, but he refuses to accept it. Bárbara seduces Kike, and Griselda rescues him from her clutches. Amalia visits Rafael in prison.

Reinaldo punches Simón in the face.

Juan Pablo approves Esther's designs for the new collection, which represents professional recognition. Bárbara shows José Salinas some of the valuable knives.

Fernando sets Griselda's mansion on fire with Amalia inside.

Rafael risks his life and rescues Amalia; they set a date for their wedding. Griselda puts on her "Husband for Hire" uniform again to repair the damage to her mansion.

Patricia catches her mother with José.

Reinaldo and Griselda have a family dinner, with Patricia as the special guest. Fernando puts a venomous snake in Amalia's car. Teresa Cristina turns her back on Fred.

Ro faints upon recognizing Teresa Cristina as the sought-after "blonde." Patricia agrees to be Simón's girlfriend in front of a heartbroken Antonio. Bárbara recovers one of the stolen pieces.

Teresa Cristina shoots Fred in the middle of a struggle. Ro witnesses the murder of his lover and falls into despair; his loyalty to the "Queen of the Nile" wavers. Teresa Cristina manipulates him.

Bárbara ends up seducing Kike, and Griselda rescues him from her clutches. Reinaldo greets Simón with a punch for being a traitor. Vanessa goes to Esther for help with the designs.

Reinaldo wakes up next to a naked Vanessa and asks her for an explanation. She assures him that they had sex and sends him the photos. Teresa Cristina attempts once again to harm one of Griselda's children.

Griselda pays Teresa Cristina a return visit and ruins her dinner. Ana Bárbara puts the finishing touch on Griselda's party and outshines her neighbor's event.

Iris threatens Paloma, warning that she will destroy her if she exposes Teresa Cristina, her half-sister. The detective informs Teresa Cristina of what he discovered about the partnership between Barinski and Griselda.

Reinaldo refuses to bow to pressure, showing his proud and untamed spirit. His stance deepens the conflict with Griselda, while Teresa Cristina seizes the moment to advance her own plans.

Alba confesses to Beatriz that Victoria is the daughter of both of them and Guillermo. Griselda does not let Reinaldo explain what happened with the photos and asks him to leave her house and her life.

Reinaldo becomes entangled in a dangerous situation when a secret is bought to protect someone's reputation. Griselda grows suspicious as hidden truths begin to surface, threatening to change everything.

Reinaldo resigns as head chef of Rey Gourmet. Teresa Cristina kidnaps Mario to prevent Iris from revealing her secret. Paloma catches Teresa Cristina plotting with Fernando.

A revealing video surfaces, putting Reinaldo in a compromising position. As the truth threatens to come out, Griselda is forced to question everything, while Teresa Cristina looks for a way to use the situation to her advantage.

Paloma tells Griselda everything she knows about Teresa Cristina. Reinaldo visits Teresa Cristina and later seeks out Griselda to return the money she invested in the restaurant.

Reinaldo struggles to resist his growing attraction to Griselda as their feelings resurface. The tension between them intensifies, making it harder to ignore what they truly feel. Meanwhile, Teresa Cristina remains a looming presence, threatening their fragile connection.

Antonio confronts Teresa Cristina with Marcela's video. José Salinas shows up, takes the computer, and deletes the file. Carol talks to Paloma and tries to paint a negative picture of Iván.

A damaging leak puts Reinaldo under intense pressure as private information becomes public. Griselda is forced to face the truth, while Teresa Cristina takes advantage of the scandal to manipulate the situation.

Karla droga a Kike y Fernando lo arroja a la piscina. Bárbara lo rescata con ayuda de Gabriel. El periodista busca a Iris para confirmar el secreto de Teresa Cristina.

Teresa Cristina gives all her employees the day off and prepares to receive the journalist with a surprise. Antonio is in danger, as Fernando and his henchmen follow him very closely.

Patricia's arrival prevents Teresa Cristina from getting rid of the journalist by pushing him down the stairs. Everyone learns that the distinguished Mrs. Palmer is the daughter of a domestic worker.

Reinaldo looks for Griselda and tells her that he will live for a while at the Palmer mansion to support his daughter amid all the scandal. Alba promises Beatriz that she will tell Esther the truth.

Teresa Cristina decides to clear everything up at a press conference and manipulates the situation. Antonio leaves the Carrasco store, and Fernando and his men keep him under surveillance. Patricia talks to Simón about them.

Antonio va camino a la universidad con Daniel, cuando es secuestrado por Fernando y sus secuaces. Griselda se desespera. Teresa Cristina le dice a Ro que Reinaldo dormirá en su habitación.

Alba tells Esther the truth about Victoria's parents. Teresa Cristina orders Antonio's execution. Griselda is deeply worried. Patricia receives a phone call that leaves her in shock.

Antonio survives, and Griselda informs Teresa Cristina, warning her that she will bury her in prison. Beatriz harasses Esther. Reinaldo sees the poster with the photo of the alleged blonde killer.

Griselda stops Fernando's henchman from finishing off Antonio at the hospital. Teresa Cristina is rejected by Reinaldo and goes in search of José. Griselda hires a bodyguard for Kikito.

Reinaldo and Teresa Cristina argue, and she threatens to kill him. Reinaldo goes to the police station to file a complaint. Gabriel tells Juan Pablo what is going on with Esther and her daughter.

Reinaldo speaks with the detective and identifies the woman sought by the police as Teresa Cristina. Esther's case is published, and everyone is talking about it. Teresa Cristina meets with Fernando.

Juan Pablo finds Esther and convinces her to face the situation and fight for her rights. Iris returns to the dark side, serving as Teresa Cristina's alibi for Marcela's death.

The detective doesn't buy Teresa Cristina's alibi. While Esther steps away to confront Beatriz, Juan Pablo stays behind to take care of little Victoria and begins to grow attached to her.

Alba gives her version of events to the press, and then Beatriz tells her truth. Esther watches Alba's press conference on the news. Everyone wonders how this case will be resolved.

Amalia asks Reinaldo to walk her down the aisle after suffering José's rejection. Softened by Victoria, Juan Pablo kisses Esther. José and Teresa Cristina share a romantic night.

Teresa Cristina storms into Rey Gourmet while Rafael and Amalia are celebrating their engagement with a dinner prepared by Reinaldo. Everyone in the restaurant comes together and forcibly removes her.

Reinaldo argues with Teresa Cristina, insisting that he does not want Patricia to spend another day living with her. Teresa Cristina looks for a gun and threatens him; they struggle, a shot goes off, and Reinaldo is wounded.

Kike sees the woman who tried to kill him talking to Fernando, and Griselda decides to force information out of Fernando. He warns Teresa Cristina that Griselda has discovered everything.

Reinaldo insists to the detective that everything that happened with Teresa Cristina was a struggle and urges him to focus on the other crimes. Vanessa confesses to Griselda that she was never involved with Reinaldo.

Gabriel talks to Esther, wanting to know what he means to her. Fernando threatens Teresa Cristina with recordings of the jobs she has ordered him to do. Griselda seeks out Reinaldo and kisses him.

Griselda and Reinaldo are left alone at Rey Gourmet and share a night that strengthens their closeness and rekindles deep feelings between them. Meanwhile, Teresa Cristina continues her relationship with José Salinas and begins planning a possible escape to the Virgin Islands. The decisions they make in this episode mark an important turning point in their relationships and foreshadow new conflicts.

They intercept Fernando's phone and overhear Teresa Cristina asking him to get rid of someone—a woman. Griselda offers herself as bait to finally trap Teresa Cristina.

Griselda and Reinaldo are left alone at Rey Gourmet and spend an unforgettable night there. Meanwhile, Teresa Cristina spends her time with José Salinas. She is already planning an escape to the Virgin Islands.

Kike goes to the airport after Bárbara but arrives too late. Fate intervenes and forces the plane to return, giving him the chance to ask for forgiveness. Bárbara breaks down in tears when she is reunited with her family.