Daryl arrives at the end of the noon service. Diane approaches him with an elated smile.“Honey, I'm going to the penthouse. The pool renovation guys are waiting. With that, we can move there permanently, what do you think?”“I think it’s good, hon.”“So,” Diane's gaze goes straight to the envelope, “what did the exam come up with?”Daryl looks both ways and checks that no one is spying on them, “I'm normal, honey.”Diane widens her eyes, “Is your sperm quality… normal?”“Yes, I’m not sterile, and neither are you.” Daryl grins.“So it's only a matter of time before God blesses us!” Diane hugs her husband tight, hopeful, “We'll make it, darling!”“In fact, Gabriela is giving birth to her son right now,” Daryl remarks casually.“I won't see her.” Diane breaks the hug and say

A few days passed. Josias anxiously waited for the result of the DNA test. He paced around the mansion's living room, didn't eat properly, and was cranky in the office.Once, Alan got tired of seeing his father only drink black coffee without sugar, “Dad, eat these brioches or help yourself to bread with quince jam. Otherwise, you will get sick.”“Anxiety is killing me, son.” Josias sighs.“What do you really expect?” Alan interrogates him.“I want to know if I’ll be a father for the fifth time.” Josias opens and closes his fists, “It feels like I compete with Pamela.”“Forget that harlot.” Alan shrugs, “You should hope the test comes back negative.”Josias looks curiously at his son, “Don't you want another little sister?”“Honestly, no.” Alan answers as he sips his coffee, “I'm pretty satisfied with having siblings

At Café Montanha, Francisco and Isabel were talking about the contract Rodrigo signed with the Lafayette Supermarket. The radio played “Last Nite” by The Strokes in the cafeteria.“Son, congratulations!” Francisco applauded, “You’re growing more and more in success.”“And this time, it’ll be a family commercial,” Isabel suggests playfully.“What do you mean by that, Izzy?” Rodrigo jokes, feigning disagreement.Everyone laughs. Obviously, Rodrigo won’t pose naked holding a cabbage or pumpkin in his private parts. The commercial will have to reach the whole family and not just the public above 18 years old.Reuben enters, this time without his school uniform, “Here I am, Rod! Why is everyone laughing?”“Adult jokes, Reuben.” Rodrigo smoothes Reuben's hair in a brotherly gesture.“Speaking of adult life, today Alan made a pa

The next issue of Maggiezine has arrived on newsstands. When all the regular readers started reading, the surprise was immense.On the cover, João Paulo and Gabriela were together as a couple, sitting on a sofa, and between them was the baby basket with 'their' daughter sleeping peacefully.Below, is the caption: ‘THE MYSTERY WAS REVEALED: JOÃO PAULO IS THE FATHER OF SANDRA, THE NEW MEMBER OF THE ROCHA FAMILY!’Such news caused a furor among the population of Lagoon City.At Rocha Constructions, Josias's phone kept ringing. He answered it and answered questions without showing the disappointment he felt.In one of these calls, it was Tobias who asked, “Josias, how did this happen? Rumors circulated backstage that Gabriela would be the next Mrs. Rocha!”Josias sighs, “In a way, she will be.”“I’m not referring to that.” Tobias snorts, “I mean the status of Lady o

“Come on, Sergeant Moraes.” Gabriela urged him, “Tell me that Josias Rocha morally harassed me. I’ll extract a good monetary compensation to pay for a lavish and scandalous marriage to his younger brother, ha, ha, ha!”Lorraine felt like unplugging Ivan's computer cable, but Ivan's cop skills made him aware of his wife's movement, grabbing her arm, “CALM DOWN, Lorrie.”Gabriela smirks, “Someone is trying to ruin my plans to move up in life.”“You good-for-nothing whore!” Lorraine screams at the top of her lungs.Ivan sighs impatiently, “OK, let's see… oh yeah. Amoreira investigated the calls. It wasn’t Josias Rocha who called you, it was Will Campos from his pizzeria.”Lorraine bursts out laughing, “Are you serving pepperoni pizza at your ‘lavish’ and ‘chic’ wedding?”Gabriela bangs the desk with both hands and stand