Anna and Grace find refuge in Lucia's abandoned orphanage. While Anna works to provide for their needs, her past catches up with her when Miranda, Detective Oscar and TV producer Julius investigate her involvement in the missing girl's case. As the pressure of investigation mounts and Lucia's vindictive son looms eviction, Anna faces a heart-wrenching decision for Grace.

To protect Grace, Anna is forced to pretend that the former is her child and divert the police investigation away from her. However, Julius relentlessly asks questions who the child's father is, while Helena starts to doubt her supposed granddaughter's identity. Soon, a heated confrontation compels Anna to reveal her long-buried secrets.

After discovering that Anna is hiding Grace, Julius forces them to surrender. However, an accident strands them in a deserted house where Anna and Grace reveal to Julius the whole truth behind their actions. Tensions escalate at the Sarmientos' inn as Miranda, Oscar, Sarah, and Chito become more suspicious of Anna compelling her to choose between Grace and her family.