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Building My Life Chapter 1710 Someone Doesn't Know How to Shoot
At shooting school, Elza is wearing goggles and earmuffs to practice her aim. She wields the revolver, and with dexterity and professionalism, she manages to shoot the target with mastery. If the target was a person, they would be dead in seconds.However, Vernon is next to her, and with him, it's quite the opposite. Vernon doesn't hold the gun firmly, his finger hurts when he pulls the trigger and his most correct shot hits the target's shoulder.The shooting instructor is torn between praise and scolding, “Congratulations, Mrs. Queiroz. You sounded like a pretty competent cop. I didn't want to be in that target's shoes.”“Thank you, instructor.” Elza removes the earmuffs.Vernon purposely keeps the earmuffs on in an attempt to block out the criticism, but the instructor says anyway, “As for you, Comrade Vernon, keep your body straight and your shoulders tight and balanced. Even those funny actors from ‘Police Academy’ couldn't shoot so clumsily!”It wasn't until the instructor walke
Building My Life Chapter 1711 Time to retire
At Bernardo's apartment, Maggie is surprised to find that Shirley has simply left without saying goodbye.“This has got to be a joke.” She paces the living room in circles, “What does she want? Make us feel guilty?”“I don't know and sometimes I wonder if I deserve to know.” Daryl scratches his head, “Our mother definitely didn't want us to have a peaceful life, so I felt it necessary to give her some distance.”“And I preferred to act like she was dead!” Maggie roars.“Calm down, dear.” Bernardo makes her stop walking and calms her down.“The door was open, Kelvin and I found Uncle Francisco also looking for her,” Daryl explains further.“So she doesn't know she's going to be a grandmother again?” Maggie asks with a frown, “Or that she's going to be a grandmother to twins?”“I called her on New Year's Eve.” Daryl responds, “But I just went to her apartment to talk about the twins.”“Oh, this is too much for me.” Maggie shakes her head, “If that's the way she wants it, then have her w
Building My Life Chapter 1712 Uélton Will Never Discipline His Tongue
William enters his parents' house and gets annoyed with Vera reading the TV guide in his father's armchair. Now the radio is playing “Incancelabille” by Laura Pausini.“Oh dear, aren't you going to get any jobs, my dear?” he asks annoyingly.Vera rolls her eyes, “When are you opening your pizzeria?”“Why, are you wanting free pizza?” William sits on the sofa.“No, because I can work as a waitress.”William wrinkles his nose, “You’ll be the typical waitress who will seduce my customers with a tight uniform, showing off your breasts.”Vera gets up to slap William, but the landline rings just in time.Dora walks over to the kitchen to answer, “Hello?”On the other side, Simeon is on the phone at Katherine's desk, “Darling, we have good news! We are going to visit Paris!”“What do you mean, darling? With which money? And your job as a foreman?” Dora asks wide-eyed.William stands, trying to make sense of the conversation. Vera lowered her hand.“Josias just declared my retirement. And he
Building My Life Chapter 1713 Choosing Names
Veronica is at Ronaldo's house, waiting for Jack to go out with him. She watches the living room and sees photographs placed in frames. One of them, nailed to the wall, is a much younger Ronaldo wearing a suit and tie with Jack and Octavio's late mother. She is wearing a very elegant wedding dress.Ronaldo approaches Veronica and sees her contemplating the photograph, “I hope your day is as divine as mine was.”Veronica is startled and turns to him, “Oh... Mr. Motta, I'm sorry for the indiscretion.”Ronaldo smiles slightly, “It's not indiscretion. I want your married life to be longer than mine.”Veronica smiles, “Jack doesn't talk much about his mother.”“She passed away a few years ago. Since then it's been just my boys and me. Imagine if I didn't have any children?”Veronica got the hint: Ronaldo wants her and Jack to have lots of kids!Jack approaches them, scented and well-groomed, “Shall we go, honey?”“Wow, are you guys going to an elite party like this?” Ronaldo asks jokingly.
Building My Life Chapter 1714 Renan and Tiago Talk
Jane and Octavio are talking and getting to know each other better at Café Montanha. Rodrigo serves them two cups of espresso and turkey sandwiches.“Most of my projects were approved by Josias, Jane.” Octavio proudly describes his day at work, “Of course, I owe it to my team who work hard.”“Oh, is there a team of architects?” Jane is interested in the subject.“Yes, I can't handle designing all the orders myself.” Octavio chooses a sandwich with a napkin, “When I was employed in 1983, I was alone, and I could keep up with demand. But since the company grew and became famous...”Jane widens her eyes, “Wow, Octavio! What's that? Since 1983?”Octavio chuckles, “I guess I forgot to tell you that I've known Josias since high school.”“So, you are...”“I’m thirty-five. Too old for you?” Octavio smiles playfully.“I'm twenty-eight, but I won't give up on you.” Jane grabs Octavio's arm to stop him from leaving.As the couple laughs and continues to talk, Jack and Veronica enter the room.“H
Building My Life Chapter 1715 A Bento's Signature
Octavio takes Jane to get closer to his father. Ronaldo welcomes her with pleasure at his house.“Come in, my daughter, come in! This old man here was watching Lisandro’s Show, but I can see you.”“Isn't that an interesting interview?” Jane is embarrassed.“You are more interesting.” Ronaldo winks at Octavio, “One day you will be the one interviewed as the wife of the Chief Architects of Rocha Constructions.”“Dad, don't scare her.” Octavio jokes.“Who is trying to scare this beautiful lady?” Ronaldo indicates the sofa, “If you change the glasses for contact lenses, you would be more beautiful, Jane.”“I have contact lenses, but I don't wear them much.” Jane apologizes.“OK, don't mind that old man's opinions.” Ronaldo sits in the armchair, then complains to himself, “Oh, how rude! I sat down without asking if you wanted anything.”“No need, Mr. Motta!” Jane despairs, afraid to make Ronaldo get up after the trouble he had to sit down.Octavio gets up, “I'll go get coffee and cookies.”
Building My Life Chapter 1716 Pizza on the House
Jack returns home. Ronaldo is reading a book in the armchair but stops reading when he sees his son.“Hello, son! How was the recording at the LCN studios?”“They are fine, father. Veronica is getting a lot of attention with her character.”Ronaldo looks at the clock on the wall, “It's almost time to start ‘Sweet Love’. I am also enjoying your approval, son.”“Thanks, Dad.” Jack leaves his wallet on the shelf.“Hey, Octavio brought Jane and we ate Shirley's cookies. But Octavio said she hasn't been showing up at the entrance to the Vargas Building for him to buy more.”Jack sits down on the couch to take off his sneakers, “Dad, Shirley Mountain is gone. After years of fighting with her daughter, she decided to move away and live in the countryside with her family.”Ronaldo is stunned, “What crazy decision is this?”“Calm down, father. Everyone has to decide what to do with their lives.”“But that doesn’t resolve the conflict. Did she say goodbye to her daughter at least?”“Only now di
Building My Life Chapter 1717 Grand Opening
The next day, Pizzeria Campos was open with a huge sign at the entrance that said: OPENING!Inside, William has managed to get another stereo to liven up the diners as they enjoy their delicious pizzas.Pizza maker Tommaso Marino was hired to prepare the pizzas with the Italian care they require. Other helpers and attendants are preparing the place for the first day of work.To the sound of “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls, Dora and Simeon filled balloons. Melissa enters the place with Kelvin, Alan, and Caroline.William tries to stop them, “Oh no! These people are not welcome in my establishment!”Simeon loses his breath and lets a balloon deflate, making a noise like he's farting. Alan and Caroline laugh.But Kelvin and Melissa are not amused.“Will, I can't believe you're going to pull this off!” Melissa complains.“Little sister, you know damn well I let you in and have pizza on the house.” William whinnies, “But this is Pizzeria CAMPOS, not Mountain.”Kelvin puts his hand on his glab
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Chapter 3148 Josias Is Insane
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
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Chapter 3147 Josias Instructs His Firstborn
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
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Chapter 3146 We Need to Talk - Dad
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
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Chapter 3145 João Paulo Is a Good Father
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
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Chapter 3144 Benjamin Requests a Transfer
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
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Chapter 3143 Return
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
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Chapter 3142 Let’s Launch Another Biography
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
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Chapter 3141 Respect the Mourning
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.
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Chapter 3140 Let’s Request a Transfer
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
