Following day. At Shirley's apartment, she's getting ready to leave, fixing her hair in the living room mirror. Kelvin is on the couch reading the paper. The radio plays the song "Since I Don't Have You", a version of Guns 'n' Roses. Kelvin sighs, thinking he doesn't have Melissa.“Son, what are you sighing for?” Shirley notices him.“Sometimes I wonder if I really have Melissa or if she is only with me to heal the wounds caused by Josias,” Kelvin explains while still reading the newspaper.Shirley approaches him, “And have you discussed this with her?”“Not yet, and I don't even know if it's worth it.”Shirley disagrees, “Look, son, if there's one thing your old mother knows about relationships, it's communication. This thing of hiding what one feels from the other only happens in books and soap operas, and you know very well that it only causes a fuss.”Daryl approaches in dress wear, “Still having doubts about Melissa, little brother? Call her house right now!”Kelvin puts down the
After Shirley declares that she thinks she knows who the real father of Maggie's baby is, Kelvin and Daryl don't know whether to laugh or spit fire at such absurdity.Shirley misinterprets their silence as agreement, “I know you're shocked, but we need to face the truth.”“What truth?” Daryl finally explodes, “The truth is that you're really in love with Bernie and that's why you invent any kind of nonsense against your own daughter?”Shirley is surprised by her eldest son's outburst, “Daryl, believe me! I caught Jack Motta blurting this out in the kitchen of Rocha Constructions. The poor guy is so sweet and innocent that he didn’t even have the malice to hide it from me!”Kelvin narrows his eyes, “Did he confess?”Daryl frowns, “Cut it out, he didn't mean it literally.”Shirley smiles slightly, “Of course not, but I got the message.”“That is, the lady heard what she wanted to hear, and not a true confession of adultery!” Daryl concludes, “I need to go, I'm going to say hello to my g
William instigates Beto to turn against Pamela and help him in the legal dispute to stay with Caio.Beto recalls the dark years from 1982 to 1985 when he, Vera, and Teodoro tried to plot against Pamela, but they only get burned with it, culminating in Teodoro's fatal heart attack.Tears stream down Beto's cheeks as he declares, “It won't end like this... I need to avenge my father's death!”William grins evilly, “That's right, Beto, that's how you say it! If I remember correctly, the death of Seu Teodoro was because of all that confusion, was that it?”“Yes, that was it. My father absolutely didn't want Wallace and Vera to get married. When he learned that Wallace had attacked Vera on their honeymoon... it was too much for my father's heart... God rest his soul!”William pulls up his seat and sits down, “You can dig up that story so the judge can understand why Pamela didn't have custody of Caio back then. We can bring up the whole story from 1989. And that's when Pamela cheated on Wa
Beto gets up, worried about William's bad fall from his chair. William is sprawled on the floor with his injured knee.“Ow, ouch...” William tries to get up.“Will, why did you fall like that?” Beto tries to help him, “What I said was no big deal.”“How not?” William hobbles to another chair, “What you hold in your hands is golden information!”After William sits down, Beto takes a deep breath and starts to speak, “Well, that's the truth. Rosemary is not my daughter, only Pedro.”“But why did you marry Pamela?”Beto realizes that William doesn't know the whole story. Has he forgotten? Or did Josias not tell him?“I was in love with her at the time and found out that Wallace was trying to win her back. When I took on parenting, Wallace backed off and remained engaged to Vera.”“After so much confusion, Wallace still loved Pamela and intended to leave your sister planted at the altar?” William is surprised.Beto revolts, “Yes, I also thought it was absurd! So, in addition to having Pame
Following day. Melissa walks into Rocha Constructions and finds Carmen happy with her pregnancy. She is standing sorting the mail.“Hello, Carmen! Is there still time to congratulate you?”“Melissa!” Carmen turns around and the two hug, “Sure, thank you very much. Finally, it happened.”“Tiago has certainly heard jokes about him being sterile.” Melissa giggles, “His honor has been restored.”“Anyway, how can we help you?”“Is Josias here? We need to talk about our children.”“Yes, he came to the office early. You can go there."“Thanks. I recommend you to Dr. Silvana, she is the best.”Carmen nods; she has already had her first prenatal exam with her.Melissa enters Josias's room and finds him with Ernesto.“Today you have a meeting with the current mayor, sir, to discuss another construction related to the housing project.”Melissa interrupts them, “Another housing project, Josias?”The gentlemen notice Melissa's presence.Josias smiles at her, “Yes, Melissa. We have many projects fo
Josias and Melissa continue talking about their children's need to be together.“You're right, Melissa.” Josias agrees with her, “David is already three years old and Josias Junior is two years old. The two don't know each other and they don't know Alan and Caroline.”“I'm sure they won't be spiteful.” Melissa is quick to say.Josias smiles, “I know our children are kind and understanding.”“Well, I already have Angela's approval.” Melissa touches on the thorny detail, “The problem is: we gotta talk to Katherine.”Josias instantly gets serious, “Don't worry, she'll take it for better or for worse.”“Calm down, Josias, I don't want trouble between the two of you.”“Melissa, if you read an article claiming I'm marrying Kate, that was fake news.” Josias crosses his arms, “I'm going to marry Angela Sousa. That is, if you don't mind.”Melissa smiles slightly, “Of course, I don't mind. I want you to be happy, Josias.”“Thanks. And we will, indeed, provide that our children interact among th
Melissa is now at LCN talking to Daniel and delivering more scripts typed into the computer. Daniel checks how the scripts were written according to the required formatting.“Very well, Melissa. You have become an experienced TV writer.”“Thank you, Daniel. I visited my ex-husband. We don't need to be upset with Jack Motta.”Daniel embarrasses himself, “Is he still upset? I told you this is just business, Melissa.”“You know how it is: it's hard to hear that your show will come to an end.”“Jack Motta's book was a very round and closed story. There was no room for more stretches and seasons. But ‘Love Just Happens’, by Isabel Freire, was the opposite. The screenwriter in charge found many details to explore, especially the protagonists' best friends.”Melissa smiles sweetly, “And you think my story, ‘Sweet Love,’ will make it into more seasons?”“It will depend on how you write the story and how the audience will react. We hope our viewers are excited as I am.”Daniel's confident smil
Katherine is alone in the Rocha Penthouse living room, listening to the Bee Gees song “For Whom the Bell Tolls” on the radio. The bell rings at this time.Katherine asks before she opens the door, “Who is it?”“It's Melissa, Katherine!”Katherine walks away wanting not to answer, but decides to go back to the door and open it, “You still have the key, correct?”Melissa stranges, “What's the matter, were you going to leave me outside?”“Let's go to the living room. I don't want you to tell my husband that I was a bad hostess.” Katherine speaks sourly.“But you just told me you wanted to leave me outside!” Melissa doesn't miss any details.Upon reaching the living room, Katherine turns off the radio, “What do you want?”Melissa is still standing, “I've already talked to Angela and Josias: our children will have a normal coexistence as half-siblings.”Katherine smiles haughtily, “Of course, as long as the boundaries are respected.”“What boundaries?”“May the other children recognize tha