Monday. Elza is typing on the computer, well into her work. Her office door opens and Jane walks in with a serious expression.“Mrs. Queiroz, your son wishes to speak with you.”“Allow him in, Jane, thank you.”Jane makes room and Josias enters, saying good morning to the secretary. After she closes the door, the son faces his mother.Elza raises her head, “Son, I already told you that I fax you the hotel's financial report.”“I didn't come to talk about the hotel's finances, Mom. Your secretary has already done that.” Josias answers seriously.Elza smiles slightly, “So you came to talk about what I called you yesterday.”Josias pulls out a chair and sits down, “Mom, what's going on with everyone? Suddenly, everyone turned against my marriage.”Elza takes a deep breath, “Son, facts have arisen that have put Angie in an unfavorable light.”“I don't believe the slander of haters at all!” Josias quickly responds, outraged.“Calm down, son!” Elza is amazed, “Whoever told me wasn't a hater
Josias is reassured when Elza informs him that Melissa wants to remain engaged to Kelvin. “Good, Mom.” He smirks like a fool, “I wouldn't be able to ask Melissa to come back to me after all the shenanigans I've inflicted on her. She suffered a lot, first because of my two adulteries, second because of my supposed death. I left her in the dark to investigate that rogue Ephraim Bezerra.” “By the way, his daughter is working here as a maid,” Elza remembers him. Josias smiles from the corner of his mouth, “You didn't miss your chance, huh? Is she even doing a good job?” “So far, Mrs. Rosales had no complaints. I just hope she doesn't push her luck.” Elza looks for complaints in Mrs. Rosales’ report, but there aren't. “Back to the subject, Mom, it made me sad to see everyone talking about Everaldo's prophecy and Kelvin just listening. Everyone talked as if he wasn't there.” Elza suspects that Uélton still hasn't told Josias about the true interpretation of the prophecy, "Have you been
Josias walks through the Rainbow Garden house under construction. Uélton's battery-powered radio sets the mood of the construction site with the song “Earth Song”, by Michael Jackson. Some masons try to hum the song without the slightest knowledge of the English language, but what counts is the animation to work.Josias doesn’t join the relaxed atmosphere of the construction site and continues walking with a frown until he finds Uélton precisely with Jock in the room that will be one of the bedrooms.“Hello, buddy!” Uélton greets him as if the ill-fated bachelor party didn't exist.“Good day, sir.” Jock greets him respectfully, “What envelope is that?”Josias holds out the envelope, but not close enough for one of them to pick it up, “Here are the pictures Jock took inside. I recognize that they turned out well, Uélton. I think you should specialize in photography.”Uélton narrows his eyes, “I already specialize in electrical engineering.”“Really?” Josias asks in a strange tone.“And
Uélton and Jock are surprised to see that Josias is threatening to fire his best friend because of Angela.Uélton defends himself as best he can, “Josias, you are taking this too far.”“Am I the one who keeps saying I'll make two more people unhappy? Isn't it enough that I broke Melissa's heart?” Josias asserts gruffly.“You can heal Melissa's heart by marrying her again.” Uélton insists, almost begging.“And how got Kelvin and Angela in this story?” Josias smiles wryly.“Kelvin is a good guy, he can get another girl.” Uélton responds as if everything were so simple, “As for Angela, I really don't care how she turns out. She is to blame for you getting divorced.”“But she mothered one of my children. David is not to blame for anything.” Josias remembers him.“Neither Alan nor Caroline, but they are the ones who suffered the most.” Uélton says, “However, that's not what it's about. What do the pictures I took of Jock have to do with all this?”Josias smiles from the corner of his mouth
Elza is walking through the hotel corridors, checking that things are in order, until Vernon finds her.“Hey, my dear! The maids said you were here.” He kisses her on the cheek, “I hope this article is good enough for all of us.”Elza smiles and takes the newspaper that her husband handed her. But the smile slowly fades as she reads the article.“Honey, are you going to...” She asks fearfully, “Are you going to talk about Angie's failed bachelorette party?”“I told you, honey.” Vernon smiles slyly, “People need to know the truth.”“I talked to Josias.” She sighs, “He's still shocked by our slights, but he's pleased with Melissa committing to sticking with Kelvin.”“Darling, I think Josias is going to get himself into trouble marrying that little minx. I know they have a son, but Josias already takes care of all of David's needs.” Vernon opines with a serious face.Elza nods, worried, “And I think further: Angela might be able to get rid of J.J, wanting David to be the sole heir.”“Tha
At Café Montanha, Rodrigo brought a radio to set the scene while his customers have a basic snack. At this moment, the song “Fairground”, by Simply Red, cheered up those who had a very tasty coffee.The only ones who didn't get excited were Shirley and Kelvin, relatives of the cafeteria owner.Kelvin scowled in anger when he heard his mother ask him to break off his engagement to Melissa, “Mom, have you lost your mind?”“Son, you know I love you.” Shirley tries to explain herself, “I wouldn't ask this if I knew it was best for everyone.”“For everyone?” Kelvin retorts in disbelief.“Yes, because I'm afraid of Everaldo's prophecy.” Shirley finally explains why.Kelvin, hearing his mother, chuckles and takes both her hands, “Mom, don't worry. Melissa will be happy with me, as Everaldo said.”“No, son, we got it wrong. Everaldo told Uélton that the correct interpretation of the prophecy—”“OK, I understand.” Kelvin gently interrupts his mother, “Uélton talked about it at the bachelor par
Shirley tries to convince Kelvin that it's best for everyone if he breaks off his engagement with Melissa, but Kelvin is too in love with her to do that.She takes a deep breath to answer his plea, “Son, I want to support your happiness. But with what I know about Everaldo's prophecy, I'm afraid something bad could happen to you if you insist on marriage.”“Something bad?” Kelvin's eyes widen.“Yes, I fear you may have an accident... or even die supernaturally.” Shirley gets goosebumps even though the coffee shop is at room temperature.“Mom, don't spread that kind of stuff.” Kelvin frowns slightly, feeling offended, “I don't believe God will go to extremes. I'm not sinning, I love Melissa. We are not in carnal intimacy; we are sleeping in separate rooms.”Shirley doesn't calm down, “If only we could get in touch with Everaldo...”“The only ones who have contact with him are Josias and Uélton.” Kelvin scratches the back of his head.The radio is now playing “Only Wanna Be With You” by
At Café Montanha, Flávia is taken by surprise when Shirley asks if she knows Everaldo.Kelvin tries to ease the embarrassment, “Flávia, don't care what my mother says. She is desperate and doesn't know what she does.”Shirley huffs, "Kelvin, don't play with godly matters."Flavia kindly responds, “Mrs. Mountain, unfortunately, I don't know Everaldo closely enough to give you this information. Uélton found him in the square selling hot dogs.”Shirley looks toward the plaza, "But there's no one selling hot dogs today or last week."Flávia shrugs her shoulders, “This only increases our perspective on Everaldo not being of this world.”"And my daughter, as usual, doesn't believe it." Shirley rolls her eyes, "If I didn't believe in Everaldo's divine power, then she would."Flavia smiles, “Well, my blackberry pie saved that day. Maggie even asked me for the recipe.”"May she learn good things like cooking a pie instead of insulting her mother." Shirley opines bitterly.Kelvin gets up, “Mom,