Flávia goes to Teodoro's building as previously mentioned. The lobby radio is playing “No More ‘I Love You’s’,” an Annie Lennox song. Diane is taking care of the place, and collecting rent from a tenant.“Thank you so much for keeping the rent up to date.” Diane thanks him and sees Flávia, “Hello, Flávia! Any news?"“I came to talk to your uncles, but it's good that you're here too.” Flavia leans against the counter, “All Angela's guests will boycott her bachelorette party.”Diane is shocked, “Why? What happened?”Cristina leaves the hallway, coming from the canteen, “Hi, Flávia. Why is Diane gaping?”“Cristina, let's all not attend Angela's bachelorette party as a form of protest.”“And what did she do to deserve this?” Cristina crosses her arms.“She's attacking Melissa, having fits of jealousy,” Flavia responds with indignation.Cristina and Diane are also outraged.“But, hadn't they worked it out, gotten over it?” Diane is perplexed, “I thought they became friends.”“Since Everald
Kelvin is upset when he overhears Melissa confessing that she and Angela are not getting along. “What is happening, sweetie? I had a great day at the restaurant, and meanwhile, you're suffering?” Melissa hugs Kelvin, “No honey, don't blame yourself. You have your routine, your duty. I am a clumsy fool.” “It's also not your fault that the other person has decided to be insecure at this point, with the wedding approaching.” Melissa pulls away, “How crazy, isn't it? Everaldo’s prophecy made her freak out.” “Everaldo's prophecy says that you and Josias will be happy: you with me and Josias with Angela.” Melissa gets more distressed. Should she reveal the true interpretation? Melissa decided it wasn't time yet and so she gets right on the party thing, “Anyway, all the women sympathize with me and boycotted her bachelorette party.” “And I need to go to Josias's bachelor party. I am not aware of any boycotts.” Melissa smiles, “You guys deserve to have fun.” “Well, I'm going to take
At Crystal Blue, Gustavo tries to attack Uélton by saying that Angela had the same value as a stripper. The other gentlemen stop the savagery by holding them both.Uélton jokes, “Why are you guys holding me? I didn't start the fight.”“You were the one who started the joke.” Frederick reminds him of this.“Oh, it was just a joke. I didn't know this guy cared so much.”Gustavo lets go of Daryl, “I was with Angela for a long time when David was still a newborn. I’m a great friend of hers and I demand respect!”Daryl gestures, “OK, let's calm down.”Gustavo doesn't seem to have heard Daryl, “Can someone please explain to me what's going on?”“Gustavo, I don't think we should tell you now,” Vernon says.Uélton narrows his eyes, suspicious, “Since you're so close to Angela, you must know what's going on.”Gustavo is surprised by the insinuation. Yes, he knows that Angela is not satisfied with Everaldo's prophecy and that she disagrees with Uélton, rooting against her and Josias.He decides
Kelvin is unhappy with Uélton declaring that Josias and Melissa will get back together.“What are you talking about?” Kelvin strides forward, “Why are you speaking against me?”Daryl approaches him, “Little brother, don't get carried away. Uélton is just saying what he thinks of Everaldo's prophecy.”Uélton is exasperated, “It's not my free interpretation! Do you remember when I got sick and was helped at Café Montanha? I said that I had seen Everaldo. He confirmed to me: that Josias and Melissa will be happy together!”“SHUT UP!” Kelvin exclaims indignantly.Vernon is confused, “Wait, what's going on here? Will the women keep Angela waiting in vain, and we men will hope that Josias returns to Melissa?”Gustavo is surprised by the information received, “What did you say? Will women defraud Angie? I need to talk to her!”Uélton grabs Gustavo, “You're not going to say a word, you gossip boy! By now, the women must be somewhere else!”“They're in my penthouse.” Kelvin firmly states, glar
Angela is catatonic for a few seconds to understand the plot twist in her life.Who showed up for the bachelorette party was... KATHERINE?Katherine kept a mocking smile and craned her neck to see behind Angela, “The foyer is empty... are they all in the ballroom yet?”Suddenly, Angela wakes up from her stupor and screams like a possessed person, “GET OUT, GET OUT!”Katherine predicts that her rival will close the door and steps forward, pushing Angela and entering the Rocha mansion, “What a beautiful palace, dear! You hit the lottery, huh?”Angela is crying in despair, “What did you come here for, how did you find my address?”Katherine turns to her with more mockery, “My dear, your mansion has been described in Maggiezine, everyone knows where you live! I took a taxi and the taxi driver knew the address by heart. You are not as exclusive and lonely as you thought. But, are we going to the party?”Angela is forced to admit, “Nobody arrived!”“Where are your guests?” Katherine holds b
Angela starts having a serious panic attack when she hears from Katherine that everyone supports Melissa instead of her.“This is absurd! What did I do to deserve so much hate and contempt? Everyone had gotten used to the idea that I was going to be the new Mrs. Rocha!”Katherine crosses her arms, “Stop the drama, Thalía! Are you serious when you don't know what your mistake was?”“I suppose Lady Wisdom will enlighten my thoughts!” Angela retorts ironically.Katherine takes a deep breath, “Look, I'm not into all the details, but I know from what I saw that day at the hotel. You took Melissa to the restaurant just to fight and accuse her. If Melissa told everyone what you did, then of course everyone sided with her!”Angela huffs like a cow, “So that's it, the gossip spread it to everyone and she played the victim!”“Hey, honey, did you really think Melissa wasn't going to at least tell her mother? You can't humiliate people and expect them not to fight back!”Angela walks away, “I'm g
Katherine holds her sore cheek for a few seconds after being slapped by Angela. Afterward, she smiles as if the aggression doesn't hurt.“Looks like someone couldn't bear to hear the truth.” She mocks her rival.“The truth is that no one is going to stop my marriage to Josias. He chose me and not you for obvious reasons!” Angela rants, trying to convince herself of that.Katherine smirks, “It looks like the tables are turning. You're the one acting crazy and I'm being the controlled and rational one. Is that not how you snatched Josias from me?”“You lost him for being a promiscuous scoundrel!” Angela yells, “Josias told me he caught you coming back from the street all worn out after sleeping with other men!”“Yes, that was my mistake, and I bitterly regret it.” Katherine admits, “Unlike you, who think the world is turning against you.”“But isn't that what's happening?” Angela gestures, “After everyone heard that prophecy, there's nothing else to say: Josias and Melissa will get back
Josias enters the mansion and hears Angela's cry echoing through the halls. He quickens his steps and goes to the ballroom.There, the radio is off, the drink is hot, and flies are landing on the food. Angela is lying on a couch that looks like a psychiatrist's couch, sobbing and crying incessantly.Josias addresses her, "My love... Angie, I'm so sorry—"“It was that slut, it was Melissa!” Angela screams madly, “While you were worried about me not letting her in, she didn't even want to come! She didn’t come and convince everyone to boycott my beautiful party!”Angela continues to shake and sob. Josias wiggles.“Angie, my bachelor party was a failure too. But nobody said it was Melissa's idea.”“Of course it was her idea, honey, for God's sake, don't be blind!” She screams through her tears.“I'm trying to open my eyes!” Josias asserts, “Until hours ago, I thought everyone agreed with our union.”“That damn Everaldo!” Angela straightens up on the divan, “I'm going to kill him, do you
Josias visits the Rocha Hotel since he didn’t have a day off for the staff. In the management room, Eugenio gathered David, Benjamin, and Sybil. “Why is that mere cook present at this meeting?” David asked disparagingly. “Because that’s how our boss ordered it,” Eugenio replied dryly. “I didn’t say anything and didn’t call this meeting, so if you’ll excuse me...” Benjamin and Sybil were horrified to see David leaving the meeting just like that. However, when he opened the door, David came face to face with his father. “David, where do you think you’re going?” “DAD!” David exclaimed, extremely surprised. “I didn’t know you were coming!” “Didn’t Eugenio tell you I was coming?” Josias asked with a scowl. David understood who the ‘boss’ was. Benjamin and Sybil felt vindicated. Josias sat down at the desk, taking Eugenio’s seat, while the manager remained humbly standing. “Very well,” Josias began the meeting in a formal tone, “I’m here just to make things crystal clear. First
Melissa and Mary visit the Mountain Café.“A guava juice for me, Mr. Mountain!” Mary requested, smiling sweetly.“Of course, my princess!” Rodrigo replied, thinking Mary was very adorable. “Neil will make a delicious cup for you.”“Thank you. But the princess is Carol,” Mary responded, striking a serious pose.Melissa and Rodrigo laughed heartily. Mary is something else...“Rod, how has it been managing the café in your father’s absence?” Melissa asked seriously.Rodrigo served a baked chicken pastry with ketchup to Mary. “I'm getting by, Melissa. Josias was here earlier, more concerned about my loss than his own, as always. Isn’t he supposed to be resting?”Melissa nodded. “My husband is like that: he only relaxes when all of us are relaxed.”“An impossible mission because of certain people.”Neilton approached with the glass. “Who ordered a guava juice?”“I DID!” Mary grabbed the glass and went to a table.Melissa leaned forward, “Neil, Rod, how are Daryl and Diane? Behaving?”“Cont
At João Paulo’s house, he and Josias were about to have a significant conversation.“Walter, do you want to go with your mom to the kitchen?” João Paulo asked, looking at Helen. “I think she made some walnut cake.”“It was carrot cake,” Sandra replied, already getting up from the couch.“You got it.” Helen appeared and picked up Walter in her arms. “Let’s let Dad and Uncle Josias talk.”“Bye, Uncle!” Walter waved goodbye to Josias.“Bye-bye, I want a piece later!” Josias chuckled.Once alone with João Paulo, Josias became serious. “Don’t let anything or anyone ruin this family scenario, little brother.”“I’m fine. No one wants to ruin anything,” João Paulo replied casually.“Well, I hope David hasn’t caused you any trouble.”“He probably doesn’t even know I exist, man.” João Paulo shrugged.“But I stopped by Café Montanha and found out that the Vasquez family has replaced the Mountain family as the ‘annoying people.’”João Paulo sighed in disappointment. “Yeah. They—”The doorbell ran
Josias visits Café Montanha for a coffee and finds Rodrigo there. “Rod, how have you been?” Rodrigo is taken aback. “How am I? You’re the one who suffered a horrific loss recently!” “But you also lost your father. We’re in the same situation,” Josias explained as he sat down on a stool. “I’m okay, Josias. Life has a way of cheering me up. For example, I’m back at the diner after Thierry decided to take his place at the supermarket.” Rodrigo smiled. “What about the photography studio?” Josias smiled back. “It’s still going to operate, and Thierry will make periodic visits. But he’s going to appoint one of the staff to manage the studio.” Rodrigo served a pizza pastry to Josias. “Thank you. Well, I hope everything is alright between you two. I need to visit Rosemary and meet Jean Luc — is that the name of the baby?” “Yes, the name of the supermarket heir. Meanwhile, Frank will be here or somewhere else.” Josias interjected, “If Frank wants to work at Rocha Constructions, count
At the Rocha Mansion, Josias receives a visit from Benjamin. “How have you been, Ben? Any news about your parents?” The two embrace. “Actually, that’s what I want to talk about.” Benjamin scratches the back of his neck. The embrace breaks. “Let’s go to my office.” The two gentlemen enter Josias’s imposing office. “Any problems with Adolfo?” Josias asks, becoming serious. “Not yet, but I hope not to have any,” Benjamin replies with some sadness. “You know, Josias, what happened with your father made me think about my family, about how important it is for all of us to be together in the final moments.” “That’s true. João Paulo can tell you that better than I can.” “I think you can say it too. Vernon was the father you never had.” Benjamin clears his throat. “So, I’ve been looking into some hotels and realized there’s a demand at the Rocha Hotel in Victoria.” Josias looks at Benjamin, understanding where he’s going with this. “You want to go to Victoria to be close to your pare
Someone rings the doorbell at João Paulo’s house. The homeowner goes to answer after taking a shower and putting on clean clothes. But when he opened the door, João Paulo felt like slamming it in the visitor’s face. “Don’t be rude!” Erasmo exclaimed. “What do you want, you old bore?” João Paulo shot back. Erasmo barged into João Paulo’s foyer. “The mourning is over. Let’s pick up where we left off.” “Are you crazy? Who decides how long mourning lasts? We just got back from the trip!” “Not exactly, it’s been a day. Life goes on, my friend!” Erasmo replied mockingly. João Paulo remained serious. “But I don’t want to continue living this way, where fights and intrigues are the order of the day. Mr. Vasquez, you have a business to run, and I have a family to raise.” “But you found time to slap my son-in-law when he was here defending his family, didn’t you?” “Alan was extremely rude, but that was some time ago.” João Paulo frowned. “I don’t feel the same anger as before.” “So a
At the Vasquez Mansion, Alan could hardly believe that the people were thinking about more intrigues and disputes. “Guys, don’t you understand that I even forgot the reason I slapped Uncle João Paulo?” “Ridiculous!” Erasmo gestured. “You just maintained respect because it was a difficult occasion. But now, the mourning is OVER!” “Do you think João Paulo will rest, dear?” Sofia asked, sitting next to him. Alan shook his head. “If Uncle João Paulo doesn’t want to rest, then he is truly despicable. But my dad is back in town. He wouldn’t dare to do that.” The news should have been uplifting, but the members of the Vasquez family merely exchanged silent glances. With Josias present, it’s quite likely that he will put a stop to their fighting. Alan turned to Olivia. “In the meantime, we should celebrate the recovery of my dear mother-in-law!” Olivia and Sofia smiled awkwardly because of the secret they were keeping. “That’s right, let’s celebrate life!” Erasmo wrapped his arm arou
Josias Rocha and his family returned to Lagoon City. Those who were waiting for them stayed in the mansion and greeted them cheerfully in the foyer. “WELCOME BACK!” Melissa, crying, embraced her parents, William, and the twins fervently. Josias greeted them with a light smile. “Where’s João Paulo?” William asked. “He went straight to his house. His kids needed to rest from the trip.” Melissa wiped her tears with her fingers. “Alan went straight to his mansion. Especially now that his mother-in-law has woken up from the coma.” “That was a scare; I thought we’d have two funerals,” Simeon commented. Everyone headed to the living room. “Is Paris very beautiful, Mom?” Mary asked. “Yes, sweetheart, it’s stunning. We’ll go shopping together another time, okay?” “Do you have pictures?” Ignacio asked anxiously. “Yes, son, we took some pictures.” Melissa sat on the couch, pulling out a package from her bag. Josias sat in the armchair, taking a deep breath. William approached him.
At Café Montanha, Daryl walks in for a coffee and finds Rodrigo at the counter while Neilton serves the others. “Hey, are we back to the old tradition?” “Don’t be a clown, man.” Rodrigo laughs. “Yes, Thierry is at the supermarket, as we agreed.” “Hi, Neil. Can you make me a cappuccino while I enjoy a natural sandwich?” Daryl places his order. “Sure thing, Mr. Mountain.” Neilton heads to the back. Daryl sits on the stool. “So, how do you feel after getting back to your element?” “I don’t regret at all helping my dear wife at the supermarket, Daryl,” Rodrigo admitted while preparing the natural sandwich. “I’m not talking about regrets.” Daryl joked. “But it’s undeniable that after Uncle Francisco’s passing, you prefer to stay here, carrying on the legacy he left.” “Just like Crystal Blue.” Rodrigo smiled. “Hey, I’m aware that you’re looking to open another restaurant in Sunset Village. Do you think you can manage it? How’s the prospecting going?” Daryl picks up the sandwich but