Katherine violates the rest period and forces Hector to take her to the police station.The lady officer working in the front desk purses her lips, “Mrs. Rocha, haven't you done enough damage already?”“Listen here, officer, your duty is to serve society, and I am the cream of it! Call Sergeant Moraes immediately!”“That won't be necessary.” Ivan appears like magic from the corridor, “Let's talk in my office, Mrs. Rocha.”Katherine looks haughtily at the policewoman and lets herself be guided by the sergeant. When passing by Amoreira's office, she sees him avidly reading the latest issue of Maggiezine and she sneers.“Come in, Mrs. Rocha.”“Sergeant Moraes, I’ll be short and direct.” Katherine exclaims, “I want to know how the investigation is doing.”“What investigation?” Ivan sits vis-à-vis and plays dumb, “I'm not aware of another investigation.”“It’s not another, it’s THE investigation.” Katherine explains as if she were his teacher, “I want to know when Miss Alves will be behind
Katherine is walking the streets in a daze after withdrawing the complaint against Claudio without even thinking twice. Now she's at that 'Did I make a mistake?' stage.Melissa and Kelvin are hanging out together like a teenage sweethearts. But the feeling goes down the drain when they spot Katherine staggering around like she's drunk.“KATE!” Melissa exclaims, “Are you having another stroke?”“I'm too young for this.” Katherine retorts sourly, “And you mind your own business.”“Our lives were changed forever because of you.” Kelvin counters, “Why did you go and fuss with the swim instructor? He was teaching Caroline!”Katherine fumes, “And why do you care? She is not your daughter! She is MY husband's daughter.” She turns to Melissa, “MY husband, do you understand me, you bitch?”Melissa is stunned, “What is this woman talking about?”“You hired Mr. Guzman just to get MY husband's attention, I am aware of that! And when he ordered you to fire him, you refused! What were you trying to
Melissa and Kelvin enter the Mountain Penthouse still stunned by what happened. Dora is vacuuming the carpet in the living room. The song “(You Drive Me) Crazy”, by Britney Spears, tries to compete with the noise of the vacuum cleaner.Melissa jokes, “Mom, no one is listening to the music with that set on.”Dora turns off the vacuum and the music becomes more audible, “Someone needs to clean up the mess. Hey, you look serious, Kelvin.”Kelvin stares at the stereo, “The song seems to have been tailor-made for crazy Katherine. She is driving us crazy with her absurd outbursts.”Dora sits on the sofa, curious, “Tell me about it! What did she do? Did you find her on the street?”Melissa shakes her head in disdain and sits down next to her mother, “She should rest, right? But she was walking down the street unsteadily, looking like she was going to have a nervous breakdown again.”Kelvin scratches his chin, “Actually, honey... we were not far from the police station. Could it be that she w
In the next issue of Maggiezine, Gabriela Alves's retraction was finally published concerning the article she wrote speculating on a forbidden romance between Katherine and Cláudio.Many readers were disappointed, as they really wanted the thing to be outrageous and juicy. But...Pages later, another writer published another bombshell article about Kate, with a picture of her being slapped by Melissa!“The former and current Mrs. Rocha fight in the middle of the street! Who will win this contest?”At Rocha Mansion, Josias was smiling after reading the retraction. He even considered insisting on giving Gabriela financial compensation. Poor girl, she deserves it.But when he turned to other pages and saw the article, the smile disappeared like thin air and clouds gathered in his head.Unsatisfied, he took the cell phone that was on the table next to the armchair and dialed a number.In the master suite at the Mountain Penthouse, Melissa and Kelvin were still waking up after a perfect ni
At Marçal Publishing, Bernardo, Maggie, and Gabriela content the final result of the latest issue of Maggiezine.Gabriela retorts ironically, “Well, now Josias Rocha can't accuse me of wanting to offend his wife again! I didn’t write the article!”Maggie and Bernardo burst out laughing.Bernardo's secretary appears, “Sir, a young man named Cláudio Guzman wants to speak with you.”The laughter ceases.“Tell him to come in.” Bernardo gestures aristocratically.Cláudio enters and faces Gabriela, “Hey, you were the one who almost died, right? Are you already healed?”“Nice to meet you, Mr. Guzman.” Gabriela greets him, “It seems that we already know each other, but that's because we became famous.”Bernardo takes the floor, “Mr. Guzman, how can we help you?”Claudio is straight to the point, “Mr. Marçal, do you intend to publish what I said to Vernon Queiroz?”Maggie, Bernardo, and Gabriela are embarrassed.******Melissa shows up at Rocha Mansion without really understanding what Josias
At the Rocha Hotel, Elza is checking the cleanliness of a VIP suite. The chambermaids who performed the task are sweating in anticipation, waiting for the boss's approval.Elza smiles, “Well done, girls. Cleaning approved!”“We do our best, Mrs. Queiroz!”Jane fills in the data on the clipboard, “Keep it up, and our guests will always rave about us.”The chambermaids leave more relieved than when they entered.Jane continues to encourage Elza as she fills out the form, “Elza, have you read the new issue of Maggiezine?”Elza's smile fades, “Yes. Melissa assaulted Kate. But I'm sure Kate is to blame. Melissa wouldn't do something like this for free!”“But your son will defend his wife.” Jane slyly comments, “That's why I said on the night of Vera and Wallace's engagement that it would be best for Josias to return to Melissa.”Elza holds the collar of her blouse, denoting anxiety, “Hey, I told my husband that just today. But Melissa won't want to divorce Kelvin. The poor young man is not
Josias enters Rocha Constructions and, upon entering his office, goes straight to the drinks table to help himself.Tiago and Alfred enter, “Master, we need to talk to you.”“Please, good news!” Josias exclaims and drinks the drink in one gulp.Alfred clears his throat, “Ehr... The customer service team was able to rescue a Europe Garden client.”Josias smiles, “OK, great! Now, what's the bad news?”Alfred continues, “One of the cement companies is wanting to terminate business relations with us... because of your wife's bad behavior.”Josias notices how nobody has the heart to mention Kate's name. It's just 'his wife'.Our hero faces Tiago.“Master, Mr. Guzman refuses to accept the money and a ticket to Boston. He said he was joking and doesn't settle for these tradeoffs so easily.”Josias's eyes widen, “But doesn't he know he won't be prosecuted anymore?”“Master, I think Mr. Guzman is so spiteful that he wants to see bloodshed,” Tiago responds fearfully.“Let's see if that settles
Katherine is watching television in one of the living rooms at Rocha Mansion. This time she decided to rest, obeying her husband.She was watching the TCL music video “No Scrubs” when the programming was interrupted by an LCN news presenter.“We interrupt our programming for urgent news: Josias Rocha has called a press conference at the entrance of our studios for a last-minute announcement!”Katherine smiles, thinking that Josias would order all the haters to leave her alone.Josias is solemn when he appears. Several microphones from different broadcasters and radio stations were nailed to the platform to capture his magnetic voice.“Dear citizens of Espírito Santo. Here, Josias Rocha, executive director of Rocha Constructions, is speaking to you. Anyone who has known us since the 1980s knows that we always strive for excellence and professionalism for our clients. We are very grateful for the trust given and we are delighted to serve you.”One of the maids left tea and biscuits on t