The landline of the Rocha penthouse rings without ceasing, but Josias and João Paulo have already left the place. It remains to a fatigued Katherine to crawl to answer the call."You can’t rest in peace in this penthouse! Hello?""Hello, good morning! This is Maggie Marçal. Am I bothering you?"All the tiredness and pain in Katherine’s legs go away in seconds. Katherine adopts a more inviting tone of voice, "Hello, but of course not! This is Katherine Bezerra, the future Mrs. Rocha.""Nice to find you, Miss Bezerra. We met and I was supposed to set up a meeting for us to talk better, remember?""Yes, and I waited for your call." Katherine is thrilled."Well, let’s have lunch at Crystal Blue for—""No, please, let’s not meet in such a familiar place!" Katherine panics.If Angela goes through the huge windowpane of Crystal Blue and finds them talking, surely she will report them to Josias!"Come to lunch here at the Rocha Penthouse. I’ll instruct the doorman to let you in." Katherine gu
At Rocha Constructions, Carmen and Octavio are commenting on William's report with his luxury escort.“Guys, what a shame!” Carmen comments, “William continues to lead a promiscuous and irresponsible life. Does he not know the dangers of AIDS?”“Maybe he thinks it won't happen to him,” Octavio comments with disdain.William pushes open the glass door almost breaking it, “Where is he?”Carmen gets a big fright, “Who are you talking about?”“Don't play dumb, you damn secretary! I'm talking about your boss, my ex-brother-in-law, thank goodness!”Octavio scratches his ear, “I almost got deaf. Josias hasn't arrived yet, he's looking at his hotel. You should be with him.”William barks, “I'll wait for him here, I won't confront him in front of the workers!”Tiago enters the company, “And who says you are man enough to confront him?”William turns on his heel, shocked at the question, “You really think you're the untouchable ones, huh? Was it you who defamed me in the newspapers?”Tiago asks
Cristina takes Pamela by surprise by suggesting that she get revenge on William for taking back full custody of Caio.Diane just stays silent to follow her aunt's reasoning.Pamela gapes for a few seconds and the hug is broken, “Mom, what are you talking about?”“Remember the two times they snatched Caio away from you on the pretext that you were a bad influence as a mother? Well, who is being the promiscuous parent now?”Pamela's eyes are bright with excitement, “It's true, Mom! I will never forget the embarrassment William put me through. Now it's my turn, and best of all, I have my husband to help me!”Cristina adds, “And Miguel is representing Josias, to make it easier.”“No one will want to go against the wife of the head of the law firm.” It’s Diane who comes to that conclusion.“Exactly, cousin.” Pamela jubilates, “Let's calmly plot the plan for me to emerge victorious!”Moacyr wheels himself into the wheelchair, “What plan is being drawn up, girls?”Cristina turns to him, “My
Daryl is gloomy in his office, listening to "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M. on his portable radio. He looks at a picture frame on the desk and sees the photo of the Mountain family on a walk in the park. Everybody is smiling and happy."Where or when did it all go wrong?" He laments.Kelvin walks into the office, "Bro, Melissa is at the bar having a shot of cognac to calm down."Daryl is surprised, "Isn't it early for that?""She needs it after getting some discouraging news." Kelvin pulls out a chair to sit in."What news?""The LCN executive board is concerned about being sponsored by a company whose Head of Engineering sets a terrible example concerning HIV protection."Daryl nods, "And to make matters worse, the promiscuous one is her younger brother."Kelvin rages, "I can't calm down. Not only did he cause that whole scandal at the Rocha Hotel opening party, but he also tarnishes the company's conservative image?"Daryl holds up his index finger, "Little brother, you'd better focus o
Katherine opens the door to the Rocha penthouse for Maggie. She enters admiring the exquisite venue. The song "A Million Love Songs" by Take That reaches the editor-in-chief's ears."Let's talk in the living room." Katherine invites her, "Any inconvenience for you?""No." Maggie follows delightedly around the place, "Is there anyone who might get in our way?""J.J is sleeping. Come on, sit down."Maggie sits on the sofa and tries the soft, expensive upholstery with her hand, "What a beauty of a sofa. Where was it bought?"This is where Katherine realizes how far she is from surpassing Melissa, "Ehr... it was at a store around the corner... it cost R$2,000.00."Maggie disguises her displeasure. She realizes that Katherine does not know finesse and glamour.The clothes that Katherine is wearing are not of an international brand but sewn by Adelina while she was still living on the farm."So you are the next Mrs. Rocha." Maggie begins the interview by firing up the recorder, "How does it
William feels he has fallen into a trap. With no Josias in the conference room to criticize and deflect rebukes, he feels cornered in front of gentlemen who have the morals to judge him."That's not fair!" William whines, already feeling that he has lost this one.Tiago smiles wryly, "What's the matter, William? Didn't you hear Josias? He is completely correct in remembering his situation.""I still believe that Rocha Constructions will not go bankrupt because of my intimate nights." William tries to fight back, "I know very well who did this to me, it was Vernon Queiroz! I got that idea when Josias mentioned his mother."Romualdo raises his eyebrows, "Why would Vernon Queiroz do something like that?""Ah, old man, you're out of date!" William replies disrespectfully, "While you were enjoying retirement, Vernon Queiroz waged a ridiculous war against the Freire family. I never understood why, but it cost him his dismissal at Marçal Publishing. Weeks ago I spoke some truths to Josias's
At two in the afternoon, Katherine met her father in the Main Square as arranged.Better said, almost arranged. She sported J.J in the stroller, much to Ephraim's panic and terror."What is this brat doing here?" Ephraim shouts in terror, startling other passersby, "Get him out of here! Get him out of here!"Katherine raises one of her eyebrows, "Dad, this is already sounding crazy to me. Why do you reject your grandson?""I told you I just wanted to see you! This brat has the damned blood of Josias Rocha!"Katherine is offended, "So that's it? You're going to take your hatred for my husband out on your innocent grandson?""He may be innocent, but his mother is not!" Ephraim speaks about the reason for his coming, "What is this story that you have been going to bed with Jock Russo?"Katherine becomes more appalled, "What? How did you hear about that?" Katherine interrupts herself and then smiles wryly, "Oh sure, how silly of me to ask!""That's right, Jock came here to bring you back
The next day, Josias goes early to Simeon's house to convey the decision of the executive board of Rocha Constructions.He listens to the song "Too Much Information" by Duran Duran and wonders if the news would be too much for them.However, when the door opens, Josias is determined, "Good morning, Dora.""Josias, what are you doing here so early? Come in."Josias enters and finds Melissa putting on Alan's shoes."Son, at this age and you still need your shoes put on?""Daddy!" Alan and Caroline exclaim excitedly.The two children run up and hug him. Melissa stands up and smiles."He's still fumbling, Josias, I'm helping him." The ex-wife explains what happened."I fell like an idiot in the middle of class, Dad," Alan replies scratching the back of his head.Josias giggles, "Okay, you must learn so you don't embarrass yourself anymore."Josias sits on the couch and places Caroline on his lap, "And how are you, my little princess?""I am fine, missing you."Josias hugs Caroline very fa