The next day, Katherine wakes up in her double bed and stretches out with a smile. She dreamed that Gabriela was being hanged in Ibrahim Square at her behest.
However, she is amazed when her right-hand feels someone's male body.
Katherine rubs her eyes to ward off the rest of the sleep, turns her head, and is surprised by Josias sleeping peacefully next to her as if he were always there.
“Not this time!” Katherine begins to shake him, “WAKE UP, Josias! You won't escape my questions!”
Josias grunts and is forcibly awakened, “Urgh... What time was it, what time is it?”
“It doesn't matter!” Katherine leans against the head of the bed, “Where have you been? The world exploded yesterday and you were conveniently incommunicado! I called about twenty times!”
Josias scratches his eyes, “I was in the gym room, exercising.”
Katherine stares at Josias's handsome physique all
At Tiago's house, he and Carmen comment on the email Tiago received about Josias's indiscretion.“I know my master didn't cheat on his wife.” Tiago tries to conform to this hypothesis, “But of course, the other girl took advantage of his company. And who assures me she wasn't doing it on purpose?”Carmen ponders, “Couldn't William have been the photographer?”Tiago rejects the suggestion, “No. Something like that would be too clumsy of him. William already hates my master too much. And he's buying the shares of Rocha Constructions, which means he's slowly wishing for peace among us.”Carmen remains suspicious, “Maybe this talk of buying shares and wanting Caio to live in peace with his cousins is just a façade for something so mean.”Tiago grabs his jacket and puts it on, “Well, let's hope our master gets out of another one of these messes.”Carmen and Tiago kiss
At Rocha Constructions, Josias is pensive in his chalk-striped suit in the conference room. He's standing, staring out the window, staring at the cityscape of Lagoon City.The image he never dreamed of didn't leave his mind: Katherine taking the initiative...“I want a divorce!”Josias forces the tears not to run down his face.“Katherine Bezerra... Your father kidnapped me when I was injured, made my family think I was dead, and tried to shove you into my life so that I would marry you and stay on his farm. How dare you now call the shots in this story? Do you think you'll get away with it so easily?”The door opens and in comes Tiago, Octavio, Alfred... and Romualdo.Josias turns to the gentlemen and is amazed at the presence of the original owner of the company, “Romualdo... What are you doing here?”“I needed to come.” Romualdo answers kindly, “Tiago c
At Rocha Constructions, Josias’s friends are outraged that Katherine is filing for divorce as if she were the victim.“Wait a moment,” Romualdo opines, “I read everything that happened last year. You were supposed to, Josias, ask for a divorce, but you decided to forgive her. Now that we have a mere rumor going around about you and Miss Alves, is it Katherine who goes to that extreme? Wouldn't it be her turn to forgive you?”Tiago wryly opines, “It looks like Kate has the perfect opportunity to file for divorce and meet Claudio Guzman in the US.”Josias shakes his head, “It won't be that easy. I already thought about what I’ll talk to her about.”Octavio asks anxiously, “Are you going to accept the divorce?”Josias sits in the chair at the end of the conference table, “Gentlemen, be honest with me: I had to fire my dear wife on television to calm the spirits of the citize
At Marçal Publishing, Caio decides to leave João Paulo's office, “Uncle, we'll talk another time. Excuse me.”“I’ll call you.” João Paulo guarantees.Caio looks at Gabriela suspiciously and leaves.Gabriela closes the door and speaks in an accelerated tone, “João Paulo, you must hate me for good reason. But allow me to explain.”“Explain what, Gabriela?” João Paulo suddenly smiles, “I know you aren’t a promiscuous adulteress. I was there, close to you, and I saw no immoral intent in the interaction between you and my older brother. Whoever took these pictures and sent this email is looking for trouble.”Gabriela gets mixed emotions, “Ehr… you don't see me as a bitch?”João Paulo stands up abruptly and, with the same magnetic and seductive gaze, walks slowly towards Gabriela, like a lion hunting a zebra without
At Café Montanha, Rodrigo is talking to Isabel and Francisco about his training as the new poster boy for Rocha Constructions.Isabel asks, “Rodrigo, don't you think it's weird that you're here wearing that attendant's apron?”Rodrigo chuckles, “I'm a humble guy, Mrs. Freire. Or can I call you Izzy already?”Francisco gives his son a playful push, “Isabel is fine.”Rodrigo laughs, “He, he, he. Anyway, Isabel, I'm getting some pose and posture lessons. My instructor says I'm photogenic and I'll replace Jack masterfully.”“There was another guy called Jock Russo, where is he?” Francisco asks curiously.Isabel smiles, “I saw it in an ad for men's underwear inside Maggiezine. It was a centerfold.”Francisco looks at Rodrigo askance, “I don’t know if I want my son to go to that extreme, huh.”Rodrigo has fun with the couple.Jo&at
At Rocha Constructions, Katherine feels that she will be working out the terms of the divorce right there in Josias Rocha's cold and impersonal office since they have not signed any prenuptial agreements.“If I had known it would come to this point, I would have remembered the agreement.” Katherine grits her teeth in dissatisfaction.“We thought our marriage would last forever.” Josias reasons, “I fought until the last moment, Kate. But you are the one who voiced the idea.”Kate barks, “It's because I don't want to be in this situation anymore! You were interacting romantically—” Seeing that Josias was going to interrupt her, “DON'T INTERRUPT ME! I don't care how many times you deny it; you were indeed romantically interacting with Gabriela Alves! All you had to do was feed her strawberries and whipped cream in some motel suite!”“You were supposed to be there.” Josias tries to
A few days passed.Katherine visits William's home. He takes advantage of the fact that Caio is not there but hastily attends to her so that the neighbors don't see her at the gate. From the street, she could hear the song “The Real Slim Shady”, by Eminem.“Will, won't you go deaf with the music so loud?”“Get in quickly, I don’t want no one to see you around here!” William is startled.Katherine smirks, “What's the matter? If your son appears, I’ll say I came here to investigate the photographs.”“So how are things?” William asks more calmly.“The divorce will be finalized today.” Katherine is beaming instead of crying her eyes out.“You are the first woman I have seen smiling at the prospect of divorce.” William scratches the back of his head.Katherine laughs, “Honey, I want to set a precedent for all Brazilian women not to
At the Rocha Mansion, the children are surprised by Katherine's primary concern.Alan scolds her, “Miss Bezerra, your son is leaving never to return, and you worry about my half-brother's whereabouts?”Katherine rolls her eyes impatiently, “I don't want to discuss this, Alan. First, my son will return to defeat you. Second, why is David not saying goodbye to my son?”Rosemary responds in the same impatient tone, “He went off to call and he hasn't come back yet. We're eating all the canapés, don't blame us!”Katherine rages at the word 'call', “Keep the party going and eat all the canapés!”Katherine withdraws, leaving the children.Alan frowns, “What did she mean by J.J. defeating me?”J.J. responds, “My mother is very upset, Alan, don't mind.”Alan smiles slightly, “J.J., I really hope you'll come back when we grow up to work together i