A long time ago, in a rural village in Mexico lived a young woman named "Maria". She came from an impoverished family, but was known throughout the village for her beauty One day, a wealthy nobleman was riding through the village and stopped in his tracks.

He had traveled all over the world, but had never seen anyone quite like Maria He knew he had to win her over. Maria was easily charmed by the smooth-talking man and accepted his immediate proposal of marriage. Maria's family was thrilled that she'd be marrying such a wealthy man, But the nobleman's arrogant father would not be so excited about this arrangement.

So the nobleman built Maria a house in the village where they could be together without his father's knowledge She eventually gave birth to two twin boys. The noblemen traveled a lot and left Maria in the house with the boys most of the time. At first he brought many gifts back from his trips and was a devoted husband But every time he left and came back, he grew colder and more distant to Maria, to the point where he would only give the boys his attention. Maria began to suspect that he was falling out of love with her, since she was getting older and was not as beautiful as she used to be.

Years later,her husband stopped returning home :( Maria was devastated. She really did love him. Rumours began to spread around the village and Maria's reputation was tainted. Even more years have passed Maria was walking with her children along the river when a familiar horse-drawn carriage pulled up beside them.

It was her ex-husband, but sitting next to him was a beautiful young woman wearing very expensive clothing The nobleman greeted the children and made it very obvious that he was intentionally ignoring, Maria It was clear to her now, why he had left. He had found a younger wealthier woman one that his father would be proud of.