The next day, Katherine is still arguing with Josias about Claudio's probable dismissal, something she never wants.Josias doesn't even have peace while taking a shower. The reckless wife opens the glass shower door with a bang, scaring her husband.“You're not going to fire Claudio, are you?”“KATE!” Josias instinctively covered himself with his hands as if they were both still single, “Get out, I'm bathing!”Katherine bites her bottom lip in lust, “There's nothing in there that I haven't seen. By the way, I saw it last night...”Josias scowls and closes the stall again, nearly breaking the door. Katherine takes a deep breath and counts to five.“You still haven't answered my question.”“What is there to answer?” Josias asks as he rinses the soap off his body.“Will Cláudio Guzman be fired because of what he does in his private life?” Katherine insists, “Honey, who are we to intrude on his privacy? He does what he wants when he's not teaching our son. It's not like he's doing drugs o
In the Mountain Penthouse, Melissa is still waiting for them to respond about Katherine apparently getting hot for the swim instructor.Simeon gestures to the kitchen, “Let's see how breakfast is. The twins are still sleeping.”The three family members enter the kitchen. The coffee maker has finished making coffee and the bread smells in the oven.As Melissa is putting the options on the table, she asks again, “Can someone tell me what's going on here?”Simeon clears his throat, “It was just a feeling I had, Melissa. The swimming instructor Josias hired for J.J. doesn't have a decent personal life. Josias was displeased and wanted to fire him, but Kate was opposed tooth and nail.”Melissa smiles calmly, “Guys, let's not think naughty. Clearly, Kate is like this because she wants her son to have the best education possible. I think I should do the same with Caroline. Maybe I should hire someone to teach her how to play the piano?”“She wants to be a journalist at Maggiezine.” Dora remi
Simeon visits the pizzeria and finds Caio throwing away a copy of Maggiezine.“Hello, Caio. Have you... read this week’s issue?”“Grandpa Simeon, don’t beat around the bush.” Caio sighs, “My mother is the most promiscuous and depraved woman this world has ever conceived. I don't know how Seu Ray and Dª Cristina endure this humiliation.”“Maybe you should join the club.” Simeon tries to joke.“I don't even know what his name is.” Caio pulls up a chair and sits down, “I mean... I have another brother. Or 'half-brother'. Lately, I've only been using that term to refer to everyone, while everyone else just uses the word 'brother'.”“My grandson, you aren’t the only person in the world to have half-siblings.”“But it seems I'm the only one in our circle. My dad has Aunt Melissa. The Mountain family has three legitimate brothers on Daryl's side and two more on Rodrigo's side. Jack and Octavio Motta are also blood brothers.”Simeon smiles pityingly, “You are forgetting the main example.”“Wh
Maggie has an afternoon snack at Café Montanha, satisfied with the recent publication of her magazine. Carmen approaches her, still walking through the city.“Mrs. Bento, what a pleasure to meet you. How is James?”Carmen smiles, pulls up a chair, and sits down vis-a-vis her, “He just grows. Years later, I will be attending his wedding.”“How quickly time passes. My Henrique is becoming a horse. Let people not think that Bernie is his grandson.” Maggie sips her coffee with cream and mint, “So, have you read my latest issue?”Carmen tries to hide her displeasure, “Ehr... Dear Maggie, I want to ask you a favor.”“Which?” For Maggie, any 'favor' coming from someone in the Bento family is an express command.“No more talking about my promiscuous sister in your magazine,” Carmen asks simply.Maggie realizes she's stepped on a minefield, “Oh shit, did I miss something?”Carmen tries to smooth things over, “Not exactly, there's nothing horrendous going on. I just hope the news doesn't reach
The next day, Maggie is wrapping up a meeting with her most prized editors in the conference room.“Therefore, friends, we’ll no longer talk about Pamela Chaves in our magazine. Let's make up some excuse so she doesn't sue us and use that as an excuse to go back to town. I already felt guilty about Uélton's death. If Wallace's marriage failed, I would never lift my head again.”“I don't think the Freire family would blame you for this, but we understand.” One of the editors said with an encouraging smile.“OK, we're dismissed. Meeting adjourned.” Maggie gets up.The other editors get up and say goodbye to her. Upon opening the door, Maggie is faced with her niece.“Carol, what are you doing here alone?”“Mom said to wait for you here, you were busy,” Caroline responds dutifully.“Yes, but it's over now. Let's walk around the Publishing house with Auntie.” Maggie takes Caroline's hand and leads her through the premises.Meanwhile, Melissa talks to Bernardo in his office.Bernardo is ha
Without realizing it, Cláudio is spreading his problems to everyone involved with Josias and Katherine. Diane is at her apartment talking about this with Daryl while serving breakfast.“Yesterday some poor fellow came in claiming to have been fired from a family of snobs in Sunset Village. He downed eight shots of Negroni and staggered out of the Crystal Blue.”Daryl shakes his head dismissively, “Instead of the guy looking for another job, he wastes time getting drunk. That's why he can't get a job! But it’s always the boss’s fault.”Diane pushes the plate of toast towards him, “Eat well, my love. I have noticed that you’re not eating right. The frantic activity of the restaurant shouldn’t distract you from your health.”“It's not Crystal Blue's frenzied activity that has taken away my appetite, dear.” Daryl takes a deep breath to admit, “It's that subject that's still eating away at me. At that point, Octavio Motta told everyone at Rocha Constructions that I was a soap opera villain
Diane visits Marçal Publishing to have a conversation with her sister-in-law Maggie.The two enter the office of the editor-in-chief of Maggiezine, “Diane, I can see you down. Is Daryl giving you a hard time?”Diane sighs, “Oh, oh... we have tough ones, but they aren't caused by your brother.”“Sit down. In this busy life of ours, we haven't had time to sit back, relax and talk.” Maggie does the same.Diane sits down and starts venting, “Daryl still hasn't forgotten what happened before Veronica's wedding.”Maggie reacts by having a mental snap, “Hmm... I wanted to know that too. Is it true that I was almost barred from the wedding without knowing it? Even though I was a prearranged bridesmaid?”Diane gestures, “You weren't technically barred. It was Mr. Motta who decided to disinvite Daryl because he appeared at Rocha Constructions to talk about Josias's son. The rumor that turned out to be false.”“Fortunately. Alan Campos Rocha is the most prepared son to take over the company when
Josias and Katherine talk in her office. Katherine is tense, thinking she will be unmasked.But Josias reassures her, “Kate, I told Alfred I would never blame you if you were the victim of sexual harassment. By the way, that's why you fired Cláudio Guzman, right?”Katherine's eyes widen, lost in thought, “Darling... Do you know that I fired Claudio?”Josias's eyes widen, “You don't need to pronounce the scoundrel's first name, dear. It sounds like you're defending him. Shouldn't we take the opportunity to call the police?”“NO!” Katherine steps forward and places both hands on the phone to prevent Josias from touching the device, “No need, dear. I... I don't want—”“You don't want a harasser to pay for what he did?” Josias angrily asks, “Remember that the same instructor was misguiding young girls on the beach at Sunset Village, taking them to secluded corners to pervert them. Can you imagine them screaming and crying as he banged them mercilessly?”Katherine imagined HERSELF under Cl