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2024-10-29 19:42:56At Café Montanha, Rodrigo is ready to assist and help Nadia.
And Nadia says his mission, "Could you accompany me to Happiness Slum to visit Roberto Reis?"
Rodrigo is stunned by the proposal, "Happiness Slum... me?"
Nadia is embarrassed, "OK, I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask you to go to such a dangerous place."
"Why do you want to go there, Miss Lafayette?"
"I want to talk to Mr. Reis about being our manager, or another role at the supermarket." Nadia eagerly responds, "My father is sure he would be a valuable employee."
Isabel chimes in, "Miss, I've lived in Happiness Slum and I've been there several times. My son here also lives in the Teodoro Building—"
Rodrigo taps his hard chest like he's Tarzan, "Fear not, folks, I'll go there with Miss Lafayette."
Francisco worries, "Son, don't take unnecessary risks, let Wallace—"
"Wallace is busy with Rocha Constructions’ chores, right, Wallace?" Rodrigo gives
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Josias positions himself near the DJ and takes a microphone. He tests the sound first. When they see that the owner of the mansion is going to speak, the guests turn to him.“Testing, one, two, three... feedback is OK... Good afternoon, dear guests!”“Good afternoon!”“Well, it's about to become good evening.” Josias smiles, “Anyway, I want to take the opportunity to thank you for coming. I’m very moved to witness the marriage of two great friends. The bride has known me since I was eighteen, it's already... twenty-one years, oh, my! It's better to stop here, I don't want to give away her age.”Everyone laughs. Isabel is the one who laughs the most.“Anyway, I've known the groom for a few years now. He owns the famous Café Montanha coffee shop and his nephews run the trendiest restaurant in town, Crystal Blue.” Josias takes a deep breath, “Anyway, I joked about the twent
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“Caio, can you go down and attend to your uncle?” William asks as he turns on the radio. Michael Jackson's new song “You Rock My World” sets the mood in the living room.Caio smiles when he hears William call Josias ‘uncle’, acknowledging that he still belongs to the family, as Caio always felt. He goes downstairs.William sits on the sofa and looks at the camera that is on the rack next to the TV. He worries. Did Josias find out?Moments later, Caio and Josias enter, “He's here in the living room, Uncle.”“It’s good that the son was able to come down.” Josias comments, “Will, I hope that you're okay.”“Hello, Josias!” William smiles, “How can I be of assistance? Sit down.”Josias accepts the suggestion and sits down in the armchair, “I need to talk to you about a subject that has been bothering me since last year. Now, another piece o
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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
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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.
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Chapter 3140 Let’s Request a Transfer
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
