At Simeon's house, everyone left except Dora and Carlos. The patriarch of the Campos family tries to rest on the sofa, but it is clear that he is not feeling well.The radio is playing “The River of Dreams” by Billy Joel.Dora goes to sweep and notices that her father-in-law is resting.“Are you feeling okay, Carlos?” She asks good-naturedly, “I'd better turn off the radio.”As soon as Dora does so, she realizes that Carlos is breathing hard. Dora approaches her father-in-law and checks his pulse.“Carlos, wake up!” She shakes him, “Can't you hear me?”After a few seconds, Dora decides not to wait any longer. She rushes to the phone and desperately dials the hotel's construction site.On the other side, Jock answers the phone.“Hello?”“Hello, good morning! I need to speak to the master builder, Simeon Campos!”“Who wants?”“It's his wife!”“Surely the matter can wait, can it not, ma'am? William Campos is here and behaving like a tyrant, no one can interrupt what he is doing to gossip
Josias is unhappy that William has made such a decision about answering the phone. He still doesn't know that it was actually Jock who answered, being very rude to Dora.He asks after taking a deep breath, “Dora, how's grandpa Carlos doing?”“I still do not know. He's in the ER, but he needs a room. If I register him on my own, they will put him in a common ward.”“I understood. I will communicate with everyone here, don't worry.”“Thank you, Josias...”Dora hangs up and runs to the emergency room.On the other side, Josias slams the receiver on the phone and stands up. He runs to Tiago's room.“Master, what happened?”“A tragedy, Tiago! Grandpa Carlos went to the hospital. It seems...” Josias feels a lump in his throat, “It seems his time has come.”Tiago stands up abruptly, “Don't think the worst, Josias!”“I'm not thinking the worst, I just remember that grandpa Carlos is over eighty years old...”“Well, you can go to the hospital and we'll take care of everything around here.”“Do
Kelvin is pitied when he hears Melissa inform him that Grandpa Carlos may be dying.“Melissa, I don't want to promise you anything, but think positively!”“Kelvin... thanks, but my grandfather is about eighty... eighty-three to be exact.”“Okay, I understand, but no one is prepared for the death of a relative. It could be just a false alarm. Anyway, I'll meet you at the hospital.”“Thanks! I love you...”Melissa hangs up before Kelvin can even digest the information. He hangs up, astonished.Does Melissa love him?That means he can ask her to be his girlfriend without delay, and if Carlos turns out to be okay, we have yet another reason to celebrate!Frederick opens the door to collect the office trash, “Did something happen, boss?”“Miss Campos told me she loves me.” Kelvin talks like he's hypnotized.Frederick smiles mischievously, “Ah, but no one had any doubts about that, right? Will we finally have an official relationship?”“Behave yourself, Fred.” Kelvin reacts stronger, “I'm g
Dora doesn't want Melissa and Angela to get into a physical fight, especially since David is on the latter's lap.She interposes between them, “Ladies, keep your composure. We're in the middle of the corridor. Melissa, I need you, let's ask for your grandfather's transfer to the private wing.”“OK, Mom, I don't feel like wasting my spit on some minx.” She strafes at Angela with her eyes and leaves.Angela takes a deep breath and tries to redeem herself with Vânia, “I'm sorry, ma'am. I came to bring my son for a pediatric consultation.”“I understand...” Vânia caresses David, “So this is another nephew of mine?”“I don't know how it would look, since he's not blood-related... but if you're the aunt of Josias's other children...”“My husband is the brother of Dora, Melissa's mother who was here. I am part of the family by marriage, but Josias considers me his aunt anyway.”“How interesting.” Angela smiles, “I know I screwed up, but I'd like to spare my son the unpleasant details. I don'
At LCN studios, everything is ready to start the interview with Isabel Freire on Lisandro’s Show. The host is excited as the makeup team improves the interviewee's appearance.“What a thrill, Izzy! Our ratings will skyrocket with your presence!”“Were you not satisfied with the interview given to Pamela Damascene?” Isabel asks as the girl applies eyeshadow to her eyelids.Lisandro purses his lips, “The interview was going well until she said that nonsense about surpassing Melissa Campos. I am surprised that Josias Rocha did not demand the cancellation of my show.”“Josias is a good man and he knows it wasn't your fault,” Isabel explains to him.“Let's start!” Someone from backstage yells.In the middle of the audience, Elza and Vernon are sitting with grimaces of envy and spite.“Five, four, three, two, one...”“On the air, another edition of Lisandro’s Show!” Everyone applauds, except the Queiroz couple.“Good afternoon to our dear audience!” Lisandro greets everyone, “Welcome to ano
“And... cut!”Ends Lisandro's Show. The audience continues to applaud as Elza and Vernon try to get out of the way.Lisandro hugs Isabel, “Dear Izzy, thank you so much for coming. The public loves you.”“Was my apology convincing?” Isabel asks worriedly.“Of course. We have an excuse documented by my program. That will save you a lawsuit.”“And the worst thing is that Pamela Damascene's husband has a law firm that represents Rocha Constructions. Can you imagine the confusion?”Isabel hurriedly heads outside while Lisandro giggles.Backstage, she meets Uélton.“Mom, congratulations on the program, you did very well.”“Thank you, son. Are you aware?”Uélton sighs, “About grandpa Chuck? Yes, he went to the hospital. My father is taking care of the children.”“So come on, Flavia is already there to comfort Melissa.”Mother and son go outside the LCN to order a taxi.******Meanwhile, at the General Hospital, William is scandalized by Kelvin's presence.“What are you doing here, you idiot?
Melissa is taken aback by Kelvin's dating proposal there in the hospital lounge, with her dying grandfather.However, it was she who called him, asking him to help her in her affliction. She declared to William that she needed Kelvin. It's already clear to everyone that they've been behaving more than just friends.Finally, Melissa smiles, and the tears are tears of joy, “Yes, Kelvin. I accept to be your girlfriend.”“Oh, Melissa...”When Kelvin and Melissa start kissing......The door opens and Josias and Angela catch the two of them!Melissa and Kelvin walk away and stand up. Angela is furious at what she sees.“What is this indecency going on here?” Angela yells, “We're in a public place, you perverts!”“Calm down, Angela,” Josias warns her.Melissa composes herself, “Josias, have you seen my grandfather?”“Not yet, Melissa. David had a fever.” Josias takes his wallet out of the pocket of his dress pants and takes out some bills, “Angela, pay a taxi for you to go home. Remember tha
Carlos Campos died a few days later of natural causes. He had no other way, the good old man was already eighty-three years old and fulfilled his mission on Earth.Josias announced that Rocha Constructions' twelfth-anniversary party would be postponed because Melissa was the organizer. Everyone understood.The funeral ceremony was in the same fancy pavilion where everyone mistakenly held Josias's “wake” because of Katherine and Ephraim's lies.Speaking of them, behold, Ephraim is calling his daughter in the Rocha penthouse.“Daughter, even here in the countryside, news arrived that Josias's grandfather passed away. Was this guy really that important?”Katherine sneers, “Oh no, he only got famous because of Josias and Melissa's marriage. The deceased is not Josias's grandfather by blood, he is on Melissa's side.”“Well, it was precisely because he had a family relationship with Josias that he became famous! You know what that means, right?”Katherine gets embarrassed, “Yes, that J.J an