“How dare you think something like that about your nephew?” Ernesto shook his head. “From everything I’ve read and seen about Matthew Sterling, he would be incapable of doing something like that. People like your nephew would have the Bento family at their disposal.”“You know about the Bento family, huh?” Vicente mocked.“Hey, don’t give me ideas.” Ernesto crossed his arms. “I don’t want to resolve things that way.”“OK, let’s handle this civilly.” Vicente sat down on the couch.Ernesto remained standing. “You understand, Vince, that this kind of accusation can’t be proven, right?”“Of course, Matt has been getting more and more powerful. No one will dare investigate anything.”“Do you really believe he tried to kill Nate?” Ernesto felt like he was staring at a madman. “I think you’ve been getting too much sun on your head.”Vicente, on the other hand, was conflicted inside. How was he going to say that he was following this intuition thanks to what Karl said?He would have to reveal

The Silva family rejoices at Sheila’s announcement of dating Karl (whom everyone has been calling Lawrence). Marta hugs her daughter. “OH, my dear daughter! Congratulations! What a romantic way to start a relationship!” “Being kidnapped?” Fernando joked. “Come on...” Sheila pretended to be offended. “Well, you know what that means.” “What?” Leonardo asked. Sheila breaks the hug and leans back on the couch. “I’ll have to drop the Sterling surname and leave this mansion.” Marta shrugs. “That’s the best thing you can do. Except for your son, nobody who lives here likes you.” Sheila looks at the portrait of Karl with longing. “But loving Karl is what made it worth it.” Fernando leans forward. “We miss him so much, sis, but life must go on. I’m glad you allowed yourself this chance.” “Thanks, Nando. Having your support is essential.” “And are you going to meet his family?” Marta smiled as she asked. “Larry said his parents live in Europe.” “WOW! They must be as rich as we are,”

Germano didn’t know if he could face the fury of two men. One of them was Germano’s age but clearly stronger.“Are you two going to hit me now?” He tried to buy time. “Great! I was hoping to make some money from the lawsuit I’ll file if either of you touches me.”“I think the ones who are going to make money will be us!” Jackson mocked.“Why do you think you can gain anything?” Germano smiled sarcastically. “I haven’t committed any crime.”Hélio pointed a finger. “You insinuated that my sons have something to do with the drug abuse happening in Lion’s Den! And you even involved a poor kid who’s recovering in the hospital!”“Who cares about that junkie?” Germano shrugged. “As for the insinuation, come on, have a sense of humor! It was just a joke, a sarcastic remark. I didn’t accuse anyone of any crime.”Jackson shook his head. “You either don’t understand or pretend not to understand. I watched your stupid video. Your ‘joke’ is going to make a lot of people criticize and chase my sist

Nathan visited Karl’s apartment, but he didn’t know if he was visiting his uncle or the PR of Golden Letters. “Wait a minute... I know you!” “Looks like your mother forgot to mention that detail.” Karl closed the door. “You’re the PR of Golden Letters. I saw your picture online. But how is it that—” “With everyone thinking I’m dead, no one bothers to make the connection.” Karl pointed to the sofa. “This is unbelievable.” Nathan sat down. “You’ve been around for months!” “I have. In fact, I got to say goodbye to my parents before they went on their vacation.” Karl added, sitting in the armchair. “Oh, so they know too... their vacation turned permanent, huh?” “My dad worked his ass off and expected me to take the reins.” Karl started, hinting at what had happened. Nathan sighed, steeling himself. He was here; now he couldn’t back down. “Uncle Karl, first of all, I want to say I’m sorry for what happened.” “Nathan, let me make it clear that I won’t hold you accountable for the

Cindy reprimands her father for making things difficult. “Dad, you had no right to do something like this. What did you want? To stir up trouble in the Borges family, making them accuse me of being involved with that video?” Germano shook his head. “I didn’t think about that, but it would be a nice bonus.” “On the contrary. Since I’ve been getting along peacefully with the Borges family, they never thought for a second that I helped you with that disgusting insinuation. Do you really believe that EVERYONE living in Lion’s Den is involved with the drug gang?” “Not everyone, just Jackson and Patricia,” Germano replied mockingly. “So what you want is to create problems for my boyfriend, is that it?” “Your ETERNAL boyfriend and lover in bed!” Germano stopped laughing, shouting, “He and his father just left here without telling me when the wedding will be.” “We’re waiting for Patricia and Ronaldo’s wedding before planning ours,” Cindy retorted. “As for the insinuation, they might s