At Crystal Blue, Kelvin is flannelling the counter where he serves customers as a maître d'. Daryl walks past him eagerly.“Did she get the red roses?” Daryl asks again.“That's three times already, bro,” Kelvin responds good-naturedly.“You go mocking.” Daryl pretends he's offended, “Soon Miss Campos walk through that door and it's your turn.”As if Daryl had foreseen it, Melissa enters the restaurant at this moment.“Hello, friends! How are you?”Daryl hides a laugh, “I'm doing great, Melissa. The little boy here wanted to talk to you.”Daryl walks away, leaving Kelvin intrigued. It wasn't in his plans to talk to Melissa.Melissa approaches the counter, “Kelvin, are you aware that I'm going to work at LCN?”Kelvin smiles and gets interested in the subject, “Really? Will we see you in 'A Rose in the Desert'?Melissa blushes slightly. She imagined herself playing opposite the muscular and handsome actor who is stoking the fires of the female spectators, “No, I'm going to stay with Isa
In Moacyr's apartment, he is struggling to move from the wheelchair to the sofa. Diane holds the wheelchair tight so it doesn't move and doesn’t end up knocking Moacyr down.When he manages to transfer himself to the couch, Diane hands him the TV remote.As soon as Moacyr turns on the TV, the music video for 4 Non-Blondes, “What’s Up” makes Diane sway like an odalisque.Moacyr laughs at his niece, “Is this all happiness for having received the bouquet of roses?”Diane turns as red as the roses, “Uncle, did you notice too?”“I'm noticing that the best thing you did was to come here,” Moacyr responds in a naughty tone.“I wrote a letter to my parents.” Diane comments sitting on the couch next to him, “Let's see if they approve.”“And have you ever thanked him?”Diane feels an impact as if she wakes up from amnesia, “No...”Moacyr laughs more, “Diane, how cruel you are! Poor Daryl must be climbing the walls thinking you didn't get or didn't like the flowers! Call him and end the agony.”
At Crystal Blue, Melissa is sitting at one of the tables trying to decipher the script. It became her life's mission.“‘Teaser’ must be the part that precedes the opening. Scene 01. 'INT.' must be 'interior', since the scene will be in the living room of the Carvalho mansion.”Kelvin approaches her and sits down beside her, “Having fun, my friend?”Melissa lifts her head, “That's okay. I'm almost having a headache trying to figure this script out.”“Different from reading the book?”“For sure!” Melissa laughs, “It's all technical and professional here. And they're doing it on the computer, because of that letter they call Courier. It reminds me that I might need to take a computer course.”“Yes, my friend, these machines are retiring the typewriter. Did you see that Ramos Supermarket put computers at every checkout?” Kelvin scratches his head.“Isabel said she's going to buy hers to write the next book.”“Book? Is she not going to establish herself in soap operas?” Kelvin narrows his
Some days are gone. In the Rocha penthouse, Katherine looks like she's sucked on a spoiled orange. She is toiling in the kitchen, trying to do the dishes, something she never did when she lived on the Bezerra Farm.João Paulo enters the kitchen and smiles when he sees her distress, “What happened, Kate? Didn't you want to be the lady of this penthouse? So act like a housewife and do the corresponding chores!”“Melissa had maids and servants!” Catarina Rose.“Yeah, but Melissa also performed all the household chores with mastery. She needed a maid because there were a lot of people living here. Now that it's just you, Josias, J.J, and me, there's no need for someone else to clean up here. And see if those glasses are properly rinsed!”João Paulo takes an apple and leaves the kitchen laughing. Katherine feels like breaking a glass, but she fears that Josias will force her to buy another one.******Meanwhile, Josias visited Angela's apartment. Her radio was playing “Rain” by Madonna.“Y
William is annoyed when he catches the Freire family speaking ill of him. Harold approaches the living room window.“Were you eavesdropping on our conversation, Will?” Harold asks to cover them.“Don't change the subject! I came to ask a favor and caught you gossiping about me.” William reacts hurt.Uélton never disciplines the tongue, “If there were good things to say, Will... is it not true that you have become the disgrace of the Campos family?”“Uélton...” Isabel approaches the window, “What do you want, William?”William calms down a bit, “I'll tell you, Dona Isabel, because you're the most civilized: can Caio stay here with Reuben after school while I'm working?”“But of course, William. It will be a pleasure.” Isabel nods.“Okay, then I'll let him know.” William glares at Uélton.“Will, is it true that Melissa is going to be the new writer for LCN?” Uélton teases him, “If she manages to be as famous as Agnes Nixon or Irna Phillips, she will leverage the Campos surname to fame.
Harold welcomes Caio, Reuben, and Alan to his house. They both set their backpacks down awkwardly on the floor and collapse on the couch.“Hey, how was school?” Harold leaves their backpacks spread out and sits in the armchair.“We had a math test. I hate this subject.” Alan grumbles.“For you, it's more than necessary, Alan.” Harold chuckles, “You will inherit Rocha Constructions and will need to study Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Engineering...”Alan pretends to have a headache, “Don't scare me, Seu Harold...”Caio nods, “I'm glad you already have a job, Alan. I don't know what I'm going to do.”Harold encourages the boys, “Oh, there's so much, Caio. Don't you want to be a bricklayer like your uncle Josias?”Alan waggles his index finger, “Nope, folks. Caio, when I own Rocha Constructions, all of you will work with me.”“Me too?” Reuben asks.“You, Rosemary, Pedro, and even the other brother who I don't even know his name yet,” Alan declares.Harold marvels at Alan's determinati
Harold watched with interest as Alan unwittingly led his friends' to play with the Lego toy Josias had bought him before the divorce. The toy was being assembled on the coffee table.“Wrong piece, Reuben.” Alan calmly said, “You have to follow logic like a puzzle piece.”“But this is not a puzzle.” Reuben scratches the back of his head.“The assembly principle is the same.”Harold goes to the radio and turns it on. Duran Duran's song “Ordinary World” sets the scene in the living room.“There is no doubt, Alan. You will preside over Rocha Constructions.” Harold praises the boy.“Only Uncle Will who has doubts. No offense, Caio.”Caio shrugs, “I don't take offense. I don't even know why my dad wants to be president now, only to have to give up the throne to you later.”Alan drops a piece, “Uncle Will wants to be president now? But my father didn't die, it was a prank!”Harold realizes how the subject distresses the boys, “Boys, don't bother with these grown-up matters. Keep playing, it'
In Crystal Blue, the situation gets extremely tense. Kelvin approaches Melissa and takes her by the arms so she doesn't get hit by Maggie.“Melissa, don't stoop to that humiliation.”“Sorry, Kelvin! I know she is your sister.”Shirley adds more fuel to the fire, “Don't worry, honey! My daughter is the one who offended you and owes you an apology.”Maggie is disgusted and with her hand on her face slapped, “I don't have to apologize for anything! I'm going to talk to my husband right now! You will see Pamela Damascene ruling this city; now it will be my personal goal to do that!”Shirley tries to stop Maggie, but she runs away.“Maggie, come back here!” Shirley puts her hand on her glabella, “Well, now her magazine is going to go bankrupt.”Daryl wonders, “Is she going to promote a promiscuous whore like a 'society lady'?”“She had a great marriage with Roberto Reis.” Melissa informs them, “And she threw it all away to get a secretary job. Now she married her boss and had her fifth chi