Josias was so upset with Daryl that he had forgotten the ‘Melissa + Kelvin’ detail.He finally responds honestly to Beto, “Buddy, my will is to have the entire Mountain family wiped off the face of the Earth. Tiago would fulfill this mission with a smile on his face. But I don’t know. Melissa cannot be affected by this.”Teresa scratches the back of her head, “So when she wanted to take the blame in the year 2000...”“She was telling the truth.” Josias adds, hurt, “But she was taking all the blame herself. When in reality, the mastermind of this plan was Daryl, along with his wife who preferred something like that instead of telling me what Kate had done.”Beto begins to reason with Josias, “You wouldn’t have believed Diane, Josias. Especially in 1999, you were pretty blind, believing that it was Cláudio Guzman who was seducing her.”Josias buries his hands in his head, “Argh! I know, I admit it! But did they need to have done that sensationalist article? Look at the sequence of event

Carmen and James show up at the Teodoro building to say goodbye.“Guys, we need to go away for a while.” Carmen announces, “Tiago fears for our safety.”Teresa and Vera are stunned.“Who threatened you... ‘they’?” Vera asks in a whisper.Carmen looks to the corner of the lobby and sees James saying goodbye to Pedro, Henrique, and Alan.Then she faces the adults and confesses, “Tiago feels there will be war when Josias makes certain decisions involving the Mountain family.”Beto is surprised, “Oh, my... He’s going to snatch Melissa back, is he?”Carmen is suspicious, “Something like that, we’re not sure yet.”Wallace is next to ask, “But would they be able to contest something like that? After everything my mother told me, Kelvin doesn’t deserve to be her husband!”“And I’ll never forget Everaldo&r

The result of the DNA test has arrived.At General Hospital, Gabriela was pacing the lounge, anxious to the extreme, looking like intoxicated on energy drinks.“It’s today, it’s today, IT’S TODAY! Today, finally, we’ll have the result. Sandra will be declared Josias’s daughter, and he won’t deny himself a complete family for her sake! I know Josias said no, but I hold fast to that hope!”The lounge door opens and Vernon and Elza enter. They feel disgusted in front of Gabriela as if they were facing a putrid corpse full of worms and larvae.“Good morning to you too!” Gabriela greets them ironically.“We have no manners for harlots.” Elza retorts.Gabriela raises her hand to slap Elza, but Vernon’s voice stops her.“Put that hand down!”With Gabriela’s hand still in the air, it’s Elza who slaps her as hard as she can.&ldq

Josias now visits Marçal Publishing. All the employees don’t dare look Josias in the eye, and some even back away when he’s passing by. No one rode the elevator with Josias, fearing his murderous aura. When Josias arrives on the floor of Bernardo’s office, Maggie was returning from the bathroom and finds him. “Josias, good morning!” She greets him excitedly, “How are you? João Paulo said—” “Yes, João Paulo.” Josias cuts her off with a not-so-gentle smile, “You guys really like his contribution to the magazine, right?” Maggie responds satisfied, “We have to admit your little brother is a gem. Readers like him a lot.” “Well, that’s a shame. I expected there to be complaints.” Josias states wryly, shaking his head in regret, “I’ll have to remove my little brother from here while he’s still in his prime.” Maggie is stunned. What did Josias say? Josias doesn’t give her a chance to ask and continues to walk directly to the editor’s o

João Paulo enters the apartment. Elza and Vernon watch television with Sandra between them on the sofa. She is having fun with her grandparents. When they see their son arrive, their interest is immediate. “Son! Tell us how it did?” Vernon asks him anxiously. João Paulo sits in the armchair, “Gabriela accepted my conditions.” Elza applauds, “So she will agree to give you full custody of Sandra? We need to celebrate this fact!” “At Campos Pizzeria?” João Paulo asks playfully. “It could be.” Vernon accepts, “We have nothing to hide.” Vernon had alluded to the photographs taken of Gabriela and Josias. “It was very kind of Josias not to be upset about the faked DNA test.” Elza reminds the men, “But for God’s sake, people, let’s not repeat this shamelessness. I’m not married to any forger. And I didn’t raise a son to go around bribing people.” “Mother, Dr. Antenor was mired in debt.” John Paul tries to justify himself, “It wasn’t like he was forced to do it.” “But he tricked you.