Simeon, Dora, and Caio arrive at the Rocha Hotel ballroom. Wallace greets the new arrivals.“Where is Will?” he asks effusively.Dora is embarrassed as she answers, “Wallace, we're so sorry. Will said he doesn't feel comfortable seeing everyone getting married while he remains single. Therefore, he decided to take care of the pizzeria and allowed us to come and honor you.”“Congratulations, Wallace!” Simeon exclaims with a forced smile.Wallace smiles and decides not to overextend on this matter.But Vernon would suggest to one of his staff reporters, “Write in the story: Melissa Mountain’s loser younger brother, Will Campos, refused to attend the engagement lest he feels more miserable than he already is.”The reporter chuckles as he takes notes.Francisco and Rodrigo are next to arrive, “Hey, we're not late, are we?”Isabel is impressed by her boyfriend's elegance in a tuxedo, “Wow... it was worth the wait. You look so cute, Francisco.”Francisco approaches Isabel and whispers an ob
Josias raises his champagne glass, “A toast to the fiancée and fiancé!”“TO THEM!” Everyone toasts and takes a sip.Wallace and Vera share a chaste kiss and everyone cheers. Reporters are delighted with many photos with flashes.Finally, the party continues. The DJ, seeing many children, played the song “Bring It All Back” by S Club 7.Reuben exclaims, “Whoa, let's dance, guys!”The adults laugh and let the kids have fun on the dance floor. Josias perks up and tucks himself in with them. Photographers also record this moment.Melissa smiles satisfyingly and nods to Kelvin, “Look, honey. Josias managed to stay with his three children at the same time. Look how Alan is very friendly with J.J.”“That is, that talk that the two half-brothers would dispute the throne of Rocha Constructions was nothing more than some intrigue by Katherine.” Kelvin responds, “I'm glad she didn't come.”Melissa breaks her smile and says, “Kelvin, Bernie and Maggie are hatching a plan to replace Kate. They say
A few more days passed. The day has arrived for Gabriela Alves to be discharged from the General Hospital and go home to rest.Maggie and Bernardo insisted on accompanying her out.“Gabriela, don't you want to stay at our house? The nanny wants to travel and I need someone to stay with Henrique.” Maggie makes this proposal.“Well, I'm not very good at taking care of children.” Gabriela is in doubt, “And isn't he going to daycare?”“Yes, when he is away, you take the opportunity to rest.” Maggie nods with a smug look.Gabriela smiles, “OK, let this serve as training for when I have mine. Do you agree, Mr. Marçal?”Bernardo nods gently, “Absolutely.”“Then, deal done. I need to rest, and Henrique is so cute.” Gabriela was going to get the suitcase but Bernardo does it for her.When they are about to leave the hospital, Dr. Silvana is returning from lunch, “Hello, everyone! Mrs. Marçal, the article about the engagement of Vera and Wallace Freire was wonderful, as always.”Maggie boasts,
In the Mountain Penthouse, Kelvin listens carefully to the decision of his beloved wife and is confident in supporting her in everything.“I hear you, Melissa. What did you decide?”“I have decided to support Bernie and Maggie's plan.” Melissa continues coldly and solemnly, “I’ll separate Josias from Kate.”Kelvin hugs her tightly, “Congratulations, honey! You made the right decision. Josias will hate you, but later, as time passes, he will realize that you helped him get rid of a lot of weight!”“A counterweight.” Melissa finally smiles as her husband approves it, “I thought you would be jealous.”The hug breaks, “That's your loser brother's bullshit. I can't lose my mind over this. I love and trust you, Melissa.”“I love you too and I don't want to cheat on you.” Melissa confirms once again, “My story with Josias was very beautiful, but it's over now. He deserves to have another woman to carry the title of Mrs. Rocha, a woman who is really worth it.”“Great. Come on, let's take a na
Melissa visits Maggie to announce that she has decided to participate in her plan. She finds her at Marçal Publishing, in her office, not knowing that Josias is in Bernardo's office.“Hello, Melissa!” Maggie gestures, “Come in, come in! If you came to know, Gabriela is already in our apartment.”Melissa is surprised, “Huh? Shouldn't she rest at her house?”“She should have, but I jumped at the opportunity.” Melissa winks like a mischievous little girl, “While Henrique is at daycare, she rests. Afterward, she takes care of him while the nanny takes a trip to Paris with her husband.”“Is the husband that wealthy to travel to Paris?” Melissa widens her eyes.Maggie shakes her head, “No, Melissa, I paid for the plane tickets. My nanny deserves it for taking good care of my prince all these years, don't you think?”Melissa laughs. She pulls up a chair and sits down, “I came to tell you that I agree to help in whatever way possible for Josias to divorce Kate.”Maggie is even more excited, “
Melissa returns to the Mountain Penthouse, still stunned by Bernardo and Maggie's planning. The living room radio is playing “Falling Away From Me” by Korn, but no one is around.She enters the kitchen and finds Kelvin doing the dishes wearing an apron but no shirt. A very sexy and arousing sight that sends shivers down every part of Melissa's body.“Is LCN shooting a romantic movie here?” She jokes, biting her bottom lip, “Because we have the heartthrob.”Kelvin smiles sensually and slowly turns to his beloved wife, “I wanted to help with the dishes.”“Feel free to help whenever!” Melissa approaches him like a panther about to pounce, “And there are people who fear that I am going to divorce you.”“Josias is much sexier and burlier than I am.” Kelvin asserts with a slight inferiority complex.“Yeah, and he has a kid with every slut he sleeps with.” Melissa doesn't let him feel inferior, “It's like he makes me one of the bitches on his list.”Kelvin holds Melissa around her waist with
The next day, Gabriela is resting in the living room of Bernardo's apartment. She had fun with the music video for “Sometimes”, by Britney Spears.Someone rings the doorbell and she yells, “Who is it?”“Mr. Rocha!” Josias answers in a vigorous voice.Gabriela quickly gets up and, still in her nightgown, attends to the sexy tycoon.Josias didn't disappoint Gabriela, wearing a dark green Italian-cut suit and his serious, penetrating gaze was like daggers of passion piercing her.“Good... good morning, Mr. Rocha.”“Can we talk, Miss Alves?”“Gabriela... Yes, come in, please!”Gabriela opens space and Josias enters. She feels like she hit the jackpot!******Bernardo and Maggie visit Melissa and Kelvin at the Mountain Penthouse to let them know that the plan has already started to be carried out.Melissa bounces on the couch, “But already? How did this happen?”Bernardo smiles like a spider, “Josias wanted to talk to Gabriela, so I suggested he visit her at my apartment.”Maggie mischievo
Isabel is at the LCN studios delivering all the content of the 'Love Spins the World' season to the writing team.“Okay guys, here's the core story. You guys do a good job of breaking it down and turning it all into episodes. Unfortunately, grandma here is too old to do like Melissa Mountain...”Everyone laughs.One of the writers praises her, “Mrs. Freire, you will still live many years and with great vigor. Feel free to suggest and revise our drafts.”“Absolutely, that's why I'm the head writer,” Isabel answers good-naturedly.Melissa appears. Unlike Isabel, who will have an entire team of writers to help her form episodes and storylines, she does most of the work in the penthouse and has only two helpers.Isabel notices Melissa with five episodes already finished, proofread, and printed in New Courier, “Girl, I was just talking to the crew about how you manage to do the heavy work yourself. I'm not young anymore. Next year, I’ll be 65!”“And I, thirty-seven.” Melissa wipes her hand
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