Act One Scene One
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At Casa Bonita, Mateo's birthday party
7 pm
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Honey, you should be ready by now,
our guests will soon be here and I need you downstairs to welcome them.
~Mateo
Just a few more minutes and I'm done.
I just need to perfect my makeup and get the appropriate jewelry to fit with it.
~Esmeralda
Look at me, I already told you this before and am going to say it again, you are perfect with or without makeup and jewelry.
Your beauty is enough charm and you need not put on a mask to prove it.
~Mateo
Believe me, I love you even more whenever you say these things to me, my love.
I know you are trying to talk me out of my low self-esteem but I still need to....
~Esmeralda
Shui! Be quiet.
You need to stop feeling unattractive, you are carrying my baby and that is just so beautiful.
~Mateo
You are right my love, this pregnancy has got me seeing myself differently.
I felt you would be less attracted to me because of the changes in my beauty and body, I always feel unsafe whenever you go a day without complimenting me.
~Esmeralda
Am aware of all these honey.
I know you feel unsafe lately and I know you are right now because of the party.
You are my queen and I only have my eyes on you so you need not worry about the women I talk with, it is all just business.
~Mateo
Promise me, Mateo, promise me that you will never hurt my feelings.
Promise me that you will never defile our union, promise me you will always come back to me.
Say it, I want to hear you reassure me of your love and loyalty.
~Esmeralda
I already made my promise to you when I took those vows with you, so repeating them is frightening to me but that would make you more cheerful than I would say it.
I promise never to hurt your feelings.
Are you satisfied now?
~Mateo
Yes, that made me feel better, but maybe a French kiss would exhilarate me more.
~Esmeralda
Now this is what you should have requested, you know I would gladly grant you this.
Come here you bonny.
~Mateo
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Mateo is about to kiss Esmeralda but gets interrupted by a knock on their room door.
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Interruptions! Oh! How I hate to be interrupted.
Now who could that be?
Carlos! What do you want?
~Mateo
Am sorry if I may be disturbing Master Mateo, but Lady Teresa requests your presence urgently.
~Carlos
Go tell her that I will be with her shortly and tell Luis to begin the party.
~Mateo
Alright master,
I will inform him immediately.
~Mateo
Honey shall we go downstairs to welcome our guests, I need you by my side.
~Mateo
Forgive me but I will desire a few more minutes here alone, I promise not to take long.
~Esmeralda
But why?
What else do you need extra time for? I thought I had already talked about this.
Why still reluctant?
~Mateo
Please my love just grant me this, I promise I will be with you in no time.
I just need a moment alone.
~Esmeralda
Alright! But please do not take long, I want to see you downstairs by the time I am done meeting with my mom.
~Mateo
Thank you.
~Esmeralda
Act One Scene Two
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8:30 pm
Guests start arriving at the Casa Bonita mansion.
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Hello! Mother.
You requested to see me urgently, here I am so what is the problem?
~Mateo
The problem is you.
All your guests are almost here and you are missing, What is wrong with you?
You and your wife are supposed to here welcoming the guest, not my son.
~Teresa
I am very sorry Mother,
Esmeralda had a little low moment and I was trying to brighten her up.
But she is better now and will soon join me.
~Mateo
Always the same story all the time.
You need to stop overindulging in your wife, she is not the first woman to be expecting a child.
~Teresa
Please Mother do not say such, You are a woman too so you better understand her situation.
~Mateo
Exactly! I birthed you and your sisters and I still did not put up half of the drama she is putting on.
Anyways,
We have more important issues at hand, I requested to see you because I got a call from Laia's stepmother saying that Laia might not be present at the party.
~Teresa
What? Why mother?
This is not good for us, the handing over of the contract is getting closer and we still have not been able to secure our position to it.
~Mateo
That is exactly why I requested to see you.
I have a feeling that someone else to trying to play the same card game as us, and I need you to put an end to that.
~Teresa
How am I to do that mother?
You just said she won't be attending the party so how else am I to meet her and get her to be on our side?
~Mateo
Go after her.
I heard she would be at her friend's club opening, so you will have to go over there and do your best to convince her.
Do not worry about the location information, Antonio will communicate it to you.
~Mateo
And the party? You know we have other prestigious people attending the party and my absence won't be dignified.
~Teresa
I will take care of the guests, it is also a good opportunity time for your wife to prove worthy of being part of the ROD company.
I am wondering why she has not joined us yet.
~Teresa
Mother she is worthy and you know this,
I think you have been too hard on her.
I think it best I bring Laia over to the party so I can be able to attend to my other guests.
~Mateo
Oh! Wow! You seem not to have faith in your wife's capability, why in a haste to return to the party?
Anyways you just focus on getting Laia to speak good of ROD company to her father, so we can be sure of being miles ahead of our rivals.
~Teresa
Okay, Mother,
I need to inform Esmerald about my absence.
~Mateo
We do not have that time Mateo, i don't want her holding back with her dramas, so you just get going i will inform her about your absence myself.
~Teresa
Alright, mother.
I will see you soon.
~Mateo
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Mateo leaves Casa Bonita for the Fabrik club.
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