Kate goes to the police station again. The same policewoman who attended to her now receives her with derision.“Look, if it isn't Mrs. Rocha again. Thank you for making my classmates think I've gone crazy.”Kate says sadly, “I'm sorry, officer, but I didn't really intend to speak with Sergeant Moraes. I had my reasons...”“Certainly, the same reasons for cruelly attacking an editor of the most famous magazine in Espírito Santo.”Ivan tries to defuse the quarrel, “Ladies, let's take it easy.”“I spent weeks trying to figure out where my mistake was when in fact...” The officer gives up and just types the information into the computer.Afterward, Ivan and Katherine enter his office.“Has my lawyer arrived yet?” Katherine asks wryly.“Do you really need a lawyer to talk about what happened, Mrs. Rocha?” Ivan raises his eyebrows, “Wouldn't that be taking the blame?”“OF COURSE!” Katherine yells, “I just understood your game.”Ivan rolls his eyes, “OK, here we go...”“You are dying to def
At Rocha Constructions, Wallace decides to withdraw, “Excuse me guys, but I'm not worthy—““Wait, Wally.” Josias commands, “I haven’t yet given my answer.”“Josias, after what Octavio told me...”“Katherine is very busy with things like PR for Rocha Constructions and she probably won't be able to attend your engagement and wedding.” Josias replies with an assuring smile, “Leave Vera, Izzy, and the Campos family carefree.”Wallace sighs in relief, “Thanks for understanding, Josias! Goodbye!”Wallace hastily retreats before he is hit by bullets from the next conversation.Octavio is outraged, “JOSIAS! You’ll actually prevent your wife—”Daryl interjects petulantly, “Oh, man, can't you see that Mrs. Rocha being a pain in the neck? Didn't you hear about my little sister's employee who is in a coma? What defense is there for something like that?”Octavio turns to him with a bloodshot look, “I told you yesterday: it's not Kate who is voluntarily going crazy. It’s you who are plotting and gu
At Lagoon City P.D., Attorney Figueira looks like he wants to hide a laugh when he hears his client's question.“Mrs. Rocha, since you want to be direct, let's be direct. Do you really believe that you’ll come out of this story unscathed?”Katherine forces an act, “I didn't mean to kill that girl, lawyer!”“Wow, the girl hasn't died yet. And to be honest, I hope the worst doesn't happen.” Mr. Figueira pulls up a chair and sits down, “You are in dire straits, and we can only count on the judge’s sensitivity.”Katherine decides to drop the acting and be herself, “OK, what's the procedure?”“I need to know why you hit that writer.”Katherine thought hard about what to say. She couldn't repeat that she wanted 'the investigation under wraps' because at the time there wasn't even an investigation, “Maggiezine hinted that I had flirted with Mr. Cláudio Guzman and now I would be pretending that he was the one who took the first step. This is slander and I want redress.”“Would justice be done
At Rocha Constructions, Tiago is immediately asked about Claudio's whereabouts.He is calm and confident, “What is it, master? Has the charge been dropped? Can he come back yet?”“I have withdrawn my complaint.” Josias slowly gets up with a mocking smile, “But my wife had hers done right after.”Tiago is stunned, “Master... We told you that story is a lie!”“So my father and Mrs. Marçal lied too?” Josias raises an eyebrow.Tiago responds cautiously, “Look, I confess I was intrigued when the articles came out. I thought that either your wife would come to her senses and confess the truth, or she would take advantage of the publicity to back up her lie. At first, she did neither one thing nor the other. But now she decided on the second option, why?”“She was angry about the articles because she didn't want publicity on top of it.” Josias calmly explains, “But her anger weighed more heavily on Maggiezine because the writer implied that Kate was posing as Potiphar's wife.”“That is, mast
Josias remembered that he had forgotten to tell Katherine about her banishment. He scratches the back of his neck, embarrassed.Katherine sees the confused expression on his face, “What is it? Doesn't one of them work? Don't worry, I'll go Downtown to buy a new one—”“Save your credit card, honey.” Josias gestures, “You won’t go to the engagement party, let alone the wedding.”Because Katherine said 'Wally', Josias started to accept what Tiago and Melissa always say about her being on fire for Claudio.Katherine is outraged by the information, “WHAT? What impudence is this? Who stopped me?”“The party owners, of course,” Josias answers indifferently, going to his closet, "WALLACE showed up in my office saying that both families don't want your presence at the festivities.”“This is ridiculous! I never thought that Wally—”Josias closes his closet door with a bang and strides into the bathroom to shower. Katherine, still not realizing her husband's jealousy, follows him.She is surpris
Maggie and Bernardo visit Gabriela at the hospital. She's better, the color is back in her face, and she's ready to get even.“Mrs. Marçal... Maggie... Thank you so much for always being by my side. And I’m sorry for making the situation worse.”Bernardo is startled, “What do you mean by that, my dear? None of this was your fault!”“If we think about it calmly, yes it was...” Gabriela sinks into the pillows, “I provoked the crazy woman and she fell on top of me, spanking me as if she were a boxer. I thought I was going to die...”Tears begin to form in Gabriela's eyes.Maggie strokes her hair, “Don't worry, Gabriela. You didn't know the creature, but Katherine always had a history of hysteria and histrionics. The education she received from her father in the countryside was not the best.”“I still don't understand what went wrong.” Gabriela sniffs, “Looks like she just confirmed what we wrote was true. It would be much easier to write to us claiming that the insinuation we have made i
At Isabel's house, she is about to throw Katherine out if she doesn't admit her sins and stop calling her remaining child 'Wally'.“Stop calling my son by his nickname.” She angrily warns her, “You don't have the intimacy. The engagement is between him and Vera Reis.”Katherine sneers, “After everything I've heard about this girl, is he still going to marry her? And I won't even delve into the story that took place during the 80's... Josias told me every spicy detail...”Isabel grabs Katherine by the arm and pulls her off the couch, “I need to finish my work, so get out of here, you crazy girl!”“Isabel Freire!” Katherine exclaims outraged, “See how you treat Josias Rocha's wife! I am the most powerful lady in this city, remember that!”Isabel smiles confidently, “Well, wait until Josias finds out what you came to my house to do! You may be his wife, but I'm his best friend's mother. The Freire family is under the protection of your husband, so YOU are the one who owes me respect!”Ka
Katherine is walking through the corridors of the General Hospital intending to go to Gabriela's room. But for that, she had to go through the information desk.“Excuse me, I want to speak with Gabriela Alves.”The attending nurse narrows her eyes, “Sorry, Mrs. Rocha, but your visit is not authorized.”Katherine smiles smugly, “Nurse, I'm not asking your permission. I said I WILL speak to Miss Alves. Tell me her room, please.”“And I'm telling you that you shouldn't, I didn't allow or forbid it. Orders from Lagoon City P.D. because we are in a delicate situation.”“Oh, you know what? Forget it, I'll look from ward to ward—““POLICE! Stop this crazy abuser!” The nurse screams as soon as Katherine has barely taken two steps.Muscled security guards appeared like magic and grabbed Katherine.“Hey, what's going on here? Let me go, I need to talk—”Dr. Silvana emerged from one of the corridors, heading home after a series of treatments for pregnant women. She freezes her steps when witness
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