All Chapters of The Tide of Fortune: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50
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Chapter 41 In Some Way, It's a Job
Reginaldo doesn't calm down when Aline reveals to him that her father wants to know all the time if she's dressed decently because of the birthday party."Aline, your father has no right to humiliate you like that!"Aline sighs, "That's what everyone thinks, but in the end, it's only what he wants.""And what does your mother think of that?""She blindly supports my father. She says I was the one who shamed the family. In a way it was true..."Aline closes her eyes and tries to forget about the spectacle at the birthday party, but she thinks people will continue to point fingers until 2050."Who is your father?" Reginaldo asks with a frown."Donald Mendonça, owner of that investment bank, Mendonça Bank. You've certainly heard of them."Reginaldo smiles maliciously. Of course, he's heard of this family!"And he lost a lot of clients after your birthday party?""I don't know that," Aline responds serenely."Do you know anything about your father's company?"For a few seconds Aline embod
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Chapter 42 Hired Vlogger
Carla goes down to the ground floor and finds Aline talking, nestled on Reginaldo's chest."Since when did you guys start dating?"Aline immediately separates from Reginaldo and gets up, redder than pepper and feeling dirty.Reginaldo gives Carla a hard, fierce look, "Did you get the job?""Not exactly." Carla brags, "Mr. Castelo hired me to be their publicist. I'm going to use my vlog to be their real estate publicist, don't you think that's awesome?"Aline smiles to cheer herself up, "That's great, Carla, congratulations. It seems that Mr. Castelo preferred to take advantage of the skills you already have. That's it, may everything works out in your life."Carla replies, "I could refer you to the secretary job, but you're not dressed or looking fine. You need at least a day's sleep to deflate those eyes."Reginaldo doesn't know if Carla is advising or mocking Aline. He butts in, "Then why don't you come back tomorrow, Aline?"Aline narrows her eyes at Reginaldo, "Do you really think
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Chapter 43 Eduardo Is Banned
Bruno wants to understand why Reginaldo wants to hire Aline as a real estate agent."I don't know the girl yet and will she join my team?" Bruno scratches his head, "Mr. Silva, don't you realize we're hiring a lot of inexperienced people?""That's what I always say: someone has to start somewhere." Reginaldo smiles gracefully."Glad those people have you." Bruno leans back in the swivel chair, "Other companies wouldn't have the same patience.""In Aline's case, she is having a difficult time and I want to help her." Reginaldo snaps his fingers, "She said she has a friend who came here to be interviewed, but she wasn't hired as a secretary."Bruno nods, "Yes, Miss Fortunato. I hired her to help us spread the word over the Internet." He lowers his voice, "She had zero secretarial experience..."Reginaldo laughs, "You and your experience! Is it so difficult to answer phone calls, take messages, and bring you coffee?""There are people who have the Executive Secretariat Degree and still d
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Chapter 44 Ingratitude
Laura couldn't believe it. All the admiration she was starting to have for Reginaldo went down the drain the moment he said that she would never see Eduardo again.She abruptly picks up her cell phone and crosses her arms, speaking indignantly, "Reggie! How could you be able to destroy the little appreciation I was starting to have?"Reginaldo is dumbfounded, "Wait a minute! I worry about your safety and this is how you react?""I can't help but see Eddie." Laura pouts like a little girl."That's out of the question!" Reginaldo doesn't give in, "The guy pushed you in the pool and you didn't expect it, you could have drowned! What if something had happened? Your father would likely blame me, huh?"Laura doesn't dare answer. The way Antonio behaved today, it was likely that he would.Reginaldo continues, "The other day he might push you and you might hit your head on the corner of a piece of furniture. Or he might hit you. And how would your parents explain that to the newspapers? By th
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Chapter 45 Can I Help You?
Marianne is in her office checking out the complaints and compliments that guests leave on the Internet. An online discount travel platform has been giving it 2 or 3 stars and the testimonials of some guests scared her."Customers are complaining about what happened yesterday. A guest claims he filmed... what?"Marianne searches and finds the video of Laura being immobilized and dragged away by security guards with an astronomical number of views, likes, and comments.Marianne reads some comments: 1) "She sure got violated by all those big guys."2) "Hmm, what a lucky girl, I wish I was in her shoes! The guards were pretty hunks!"3) "Did you need all that? She only needed to foot the bill!"4) "She wanted to check out without paying the bill, hehehehe!"5) "I have no pity, for me, well done to her!"6) "These people only know how to film and put it on the Net!"Marianne reaches into personal objects that were on the desk and drops them in fury. How did these users dare to mock her da
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Chapter 46 Is She in Love?
Eduardo sits in the visitors' seat to gain time. He doesn't know what Laura has talked about with her mother."Mrs. Ferreira, I believe your daughter must have secrets between you two."Marianne sneers, "There's no secret worth keeping when my daughter is hurting. There are days I notice her more stressed and unhappy, but she always comes up with evasions. If only one of you were honest, I could help."Eduardo ducks his head, "Okay, I'm ashamed to admit that we fight sometimes."Marianne gets angry, "But that can't happen! Eduardo, you're the perfect man for my daughter. How am I going to advertise you to Tony if you fight with Laura?""Does she tell her father these things?" Eduardo is distressed.Marianne nods, "Absolutely not. Especially, after what happened yesterday."Eduardo doesn't ask. He just stays silent, waiting for the prose to continue.Marianne goes on, sitting in her chair, "Tony decided not to support her in a fake marriage with you just because she was late in fulfill
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Chapter 47 Satisfied?
Marianne is almost having a nervous breakdown just thinking about the possibility that Laura is truly in love with Reginaldo, "No... That can't happen... Never!"She wanted to pick up another object to throw it to the ground until she realized that she had already dropped everything.Eduardo notices her despair, "Why are your pens and stapler on the floor?"Marianne decides to talk about the video, "Laura informed you that she tried to get out of here and her father had security guards to stop her?"Eduardo gets up, "What? Where is this disgusting old man?"Marianne holds him back, "Eduardo, take it easy! You're in no condition to face Tony."Eduardo scoffs, "What's up? Does your hubby have underworld contacts?"Marianne almost looks like she's going to answer in the affirmative, but only says, "There's always a first time."Eduardo is not intimidated, "Mrs. Ferreira, this explains why Laura is more distressed and out of control. Your husband is manipulating her, making her have an im
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Chapter 48 Repetance
"Satisfied? Who says I'm satisfied?" Antonio revolts at the question, "Only I can discipline and demoralize my daughter, no one else! Have someone tell the websites or users to take down this video right now!"Marianne wiggles, "It can happen, but the damage has already been done. Numerous guests have reported the confusion on travel sites. We get 2 or 3 stars for that."Antonio punches the desk, "Even in this we are harmed by the confusion involving our daughter? Anne, this needs to end!"Marianne smiles wryly, "Yes, this needs to stop. The funny thing is that the only solution to stop this is denied by you, who now complains and cries over spilled milk."Antonio wiggles like a possessed, "No, no divorce!"Marianne 'facepalms', "Man, you get at once that we're throwing our daughter's life into the abyss! If she weren't frustrated with Reggie, she would never have looked for a lover! It's a chain of wrong events that started with this marriage.""She slept with Reggie, correct? She al
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Chapter 49 No One Showed Up
Meanwhile, Reginaldo sold his popsicles, now wearing only his usual swim trunks, radiating customers with his smile and charisma.However, the smile fades when he sees Aline back at the beach, lying on the beach chair and getting a tan instead of working!He approaches and asks in an unpleasant tone, "Would you like a popsicle today, ma'am?"Aline's eyes were closed, but the male, magnetic voice sent shivers down her spine.She opens her eyes and smiles at him, "Hello, Reggie.""Don't say hello to me!" Reginaldo responds visibly disappointed, "What are you doing here? Why aren't you working at Gomes Estates?""Because I wasn't hired, simple as that." Aline appears to be calm and resigned.But Reginaldo stared at her like Superman using x-ray vision, "You've been crying. Tell me what happened.""Reggie, I'm serious, don't meddle. I didn't expect them to hire me." Aline adjusts the chair for her to sit in, "Why would they hire me? I'm just embarrassing people, not wearing underwear. We
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Chapter 50 Adulteres in the Act
Reginaldo decides to rest his head at home and prepare a light lunch. The argument he had with his father-in-law and the discovery of Aline with derogatory thoughts of herself left him in no mood to work.Good thing Laura was away, or she'd say Reggie was using the problems as a lame excuse to hang around the house.Reginaldo just smiles slightly and heads home, thinking about his plans to follow.However, the smile fades when he sees the famous Hyundai parked in the spot where he usually leaves his car."How insistent! I told him not to show up yesterday and he disobeys me the next day!"Reginaldo strides into the Ferreira house, about to expel Eduardo by the arm. However, he is shocked to find the foyer empty.He runs to the kitchen and sees no sign of the two. He goes to the pool and doesn't see Laura's corpse floating around.It was outside that he heard Laura's screams and Eduardo's giggles.Reginaldo looks at the balcony of the master suite, but the double access door was closed
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