SLAP!A slap on Gabriela’s part is delivered with pleasure in the face of Vernon, her ‘father-in-law’.“You imbecile!” Gabriela yells, “What is this? Harassment at work? How dare you ask such a question about me?”Vernon just massages his sore cheek, looking at Gabriela with coldness and contempt, “If you weren’t an unstable woman, I wouldn’t have asked that kind of question. You always targeted Josias but ended up with João Paulo. Why?”Gabriela gestures furiously, “I already explained to you: a woman simply CANNOT help being loved by João Paulo, he is too hot to let him get away!”“But you are letting your daughter slip away!” Vernon yells, “Why doesn’t she still call you ‘Mommy’?”“Are you a child psychologist?” Gabriela asks dismissively, “Anyway, don’t worry about it. One day, she&

At Rocha Constructions, Francisco almost has a heart attack when Tiago announces that the holes are ready in the sand on the beach. Who would be the unlucky ones?Josias equally widens his eyes, “TIAGO! What kind of bad joke is this? Graves for what?”“To whom would be the right question.” Tiago remains servile and patient, “Gossip spread like dry straw in a fire.”Francisco kneels meekly, “Mr. Bento, I take full responsibility for the confusion. My nephews still have a lot to learn, and their Mom hasn’t helped.”Tiago regards Francisco with indifference, “Indeed, Mr. Mountain, your sister-in-law was a pest who nearly ruined her own daughter’s marriage. No wonder Daryl and Kelvin are equally clumsy. Maggie was adopted?”Francisco continues with his head down and kneeling, making Josias feel like a Japanese Emperor.“Francisco, get up. No one will be buried alive in

Days later, it was time for Felipe to be introduced to Lagoon City society as Daryl’s heir.Diane took care of the arrangements and had Dora, Isabel, and Elza help with food and drink. Jane obviously made lame excuses and did not participate.Despite Daryl’s excitement, he thought better of it and had a little chat with Maggie and Bernardo before the party.At the office of the owner of Marçal Publishing, the older brother advised, “Guys, I don’t want any cover articles about my son, huh?”Maggie and Bernardo are shocked.“Daryl!” Maggie protests, “I was already making arrangements with João Paulo—”“No, folks, we can’t take the risk for two reasons.” Daryl gestures and explains, “First, Felipe is still shy. Being on the cover of a magazine right now would be too much for him. Second, he wasn’t necessarily adopted.”Bernardo n

At General Hospital, Octavio is surprised to see that it is Jane’s number on the caller ID.“Hello?”On the other side, Jane responds, “Honey, are you still in the hospital?”“Yes, we still are. Even Francisco and Isabel.”“Wow, I didn’t know EVERYONE went there!” Jane exclaims, “Will you be able to break the news to them?”Octavio just listens, nodding, and going ‘Hmms’.Everyone who appeared in the hospital stares at Octavio, already practicing the words of condolence. Apparently, they didn’t have time to save Augusto.However, much to everyone’s shock......Octavio starts to smile and ends the call with, “OK honey, I love you!”Call finished.Octavio turns to everyone and meets them with questioning looks.“So what happened?” Josias broke the awkward silence.“Guys, we have

A few more days passed, and João Paulo’s errata appeared in the next issue of Maggiezine.However, all readers from Espírito Santo, Rio, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais have already read it and discovered that Gabriela Alves is a terrible mother.Gabriela is once again breathing fire as a female dragon, stomping around in circles as if she’s in a procession, gesticulating and grabbing her hair as if she wants to rip it out.“ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!” She screams like a wild bird, “Why do you hate me so much, João Paulo? Tell me, does the fact that I loved Josias bother you so much that you are vindictive and bitter?”The ironic thing is that Gabriela doesn’t see that what João Paulo wrote in the article is true: he is calmly in the armchair, shirtless, holding Sandra in his lap while she gets fed from the bottle. Paradise with Sandra, hell with Gabriela.Gabriela admires her husband&