Gabriela finally thinks ‘Why not?’ and answers the phone, “This is the last time you’re talking to Gabriela Alves from Maggiezine. I hope it's worth it!”“Measure your words!” William thunders, “You're in no right to be tough, Miss Alves. We need to meet at Café Montanha in twenty minutes!”“Who is it?” Gabriela widens her eyes.“Twenty minutes or a grave in the sand of Sunset Village will be filled with your dead body!” William angrily hangs up the phone.Gabriela is terrified, “Hello? Hello? HELP, there's a maniac on the call!”Maggie approaches her sourly, “Gabriela, are the pregnancy hormones making you hysterical?”“Maggie, some madman has ordered me to Café Mountain in twenty minutes or he'll bury me alive on the beach at Sunset Village! How horrible! What do I do?”Maggie looks at her wristwatch, “You better go so you won't be late.”Gabriela stops the urge to slap her former boss, takes the box with her belongings, and leaves at once.******João Paulo enters the premises of L
At Rocha Constructions, Josias calms Tiago Bento's spirits.“Tiago, you always scare me with your mobster talk. Then you deny it.”“I have already killed for you, master, and I would kill again,” Tiago responds solemnly.“SCHI!” Josias gestures, afraid of someone listening, “Walls have ears, Tiago!”“I beg your pardon, master, but you know that the Bento family is here to serve you.” Tiago continues with a somber face.“Except for Elisa, I hope she is happy in Sunset Village with her hubby and son.”Tiago suddenly smiles like a normal guy, “She continues to be forever grateful and includes you in her prayers.”“OK, let's do this: we need to know what happened for Bernie Marçal to fire Gabriela out of nowhere. She is heavily pregnant and needed the job. Perhaps it was anger at being fired that made her thoughtlessly slap Melissa.”“It could be the reason, but it's still not justifiable.”“And I want to talk to Cláudio Guzman. Alan told me that he accused Melissa of murdering Kate. What
Gabriela is walking down the street when an unidentifiable gentleman approaches her. He wore sunglasses, a black suit, and a matching tie.“Miss Alves? On behalf of Josias Rocha, we recommend that you accompany me to his office.”Gabriela again feels panic, “Who are you?”“I work for Mr. Bento and we are servants of Josias Rocha, the sovereign. Please come to the limousine, and don't make a fuss.”“HEL—”Before Gabriela could scream, the mysterious guy grabbed her, covered her mouth with one hand, and dragged her to the limousine with the other hand. Those who were passing by pretended they didn't see anything, afraid of harming themselves.******At Crystal Blue, Ivan and Lorraine have lunch with meatballs in authentic tomato sauce with pasta cooked in garlic and olive oil and grated cheese on top for decoration.“I missed that handsome maître d', the lucky one who married Melissa Campos,” Lorraine comments.Ivan takes a sip of his dry wine, “Lucky is the right word. He fled before J
Josias and Octavio walk through the corridors of Rocha Constructions after lunch. “Are you sure you don't need my help, Octavio?” Josias insists, “I would hate to know that you are hiding your problems from me intending to spare me. What's the use of being your best friend if I can't help you?” Octavio smiles in thanks, “No need to worry, buddy!” “OK, take the rest of the day off and accompany your wife to her appointments with Dr. Silvana.” Josias does not give up. Before Octavio protests, Josias turns to Pollyanna. “Mr. Rocha, Mr. Guzman and Miss Alves have been captured and are waiting for you.” Josias rolls his eyes. Sure enough, Tiago's henchmen abducted Claudio and Gabriela like in some action movies! He enters the office and prepares drinks to calm the visitors. Afterward, he goes to the side door and enters the lounge. Gabriela was banging on the door and hoarse from screaming, “LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT!”
In Josias's office, Gabriela and Cláudio finally want to know what the president of the company has to say.“Now I'm curious.” Claudio accepts the drink.“Here’s the thing, folks.” Josias sits in the armchair, “Why did you decide to ruin Melissa's farewell party?”Gabriela smirks, “Isn't she Mrs. Mountain? Why do you still call her ‘Melissa’? Oh, God, Josias, don't tell me you still have feelings for her! So that's why you kidnapped us?”Josias puts his hand to his forehead and shakes his head, “Mr. Bento exaggerated. It wasn't meant to drag you against your will. Anyway, you only asked and didn’t answer my question, Gabriela.”“I thought I was still involved with the Mountain family as their friend.” Gabriela responds uncomfortably, “But I found out the worst possible way that I was fired. Melissa tried to dump me from the party and I could
Ingrid is stunned when she discovers that her son is not hiding at the aforementioned address.“Excuse me, ma'am...”“Mrs. Reis.” Teresa introduces herself, “I am the daughter-in-law of the late Teodoro Reis.”She points to the portrait and Ingrid nods in reverence, “I'm so sorry for your loss. But my boy is here chasing an underage young lady. I fear it could escalate into a scandal of epic proportions.”Teresa frowns. If the problem is with the underage girl, why does Ingrid call her son 'my boy'? He must be over twenty-one!“Didn’t a disheveled-looking guy in decrepit clothes stay here?” Ingrid insists.Teresa widens her eyes, “A gentleman who was over thirty years old, without documents, named John, stayed here. He cannot be your son, madam.”Ingrid has a strange feeling that this 'sir' is her mischievous son, “Well, what about this John, what is h
João Paulo meets with Vernon at their apartment. Elza is sitting on the couch watching the music video for “Lady Marmalade” and imagining herself having the same physical shape as Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim, or Mya.The gentlemen let the mistress of the home entertain herself and they chat in a corner of the living room.“I got it, Dad. I found a debt-ridden doctor willing to do us both a favor.”“Will he be able to personally assist Gabriela Alves?” Vernon asks anxiously.“He doesn't guarantee that, but he can get into the archives if necessary. He is a colleague of Dr. Silvana, which increases our luck.”“Yes, if someone catches him messing with the documents, no one will suspect him.” Vernon smiles, “Congrats, son. Could it be that his debts are too high?”João Paulo sighs, “Sure, I promised to pay only the most urgent ones. What a man tang
The next day, Josias is eating breakfast with a worried countenance, even munching on the most delicious homemade bread he's ever eaten with butter and cinnamon.Alan notices his father scowling, “You can tell me. I’ll hear you, Dad.”“Yesterday I had a problem, and today I'll have to deal with another one.” Josias replies, “Do you believe I was charged to Sergeant Oliveira?”Alan grimaces, “Urgh! What was it this time? Adrian Barbosa got out of jail and pestered you again?”Josias has a startle. He had long since forgotten the existence of his worst enemy! “Adrian, if he got out of jail, he must have gone to live with his father in Victoria. He wouldn't be here alone to face me.”“Would Seu Moacyr accept him back even after the attempted murder?”“He always had a good heart.” Josias smiles as he remembers Moacyr.“When I'm in Victoria visiting Carol, I'll want to visit them too,” Alan says with a smile.Josias nodded. The homemade bread tastes good on his tongue again and he helps hi