As soon as the Mountain family left, Wallace locked the door and ripped all the clothes off his body again. Vera laughs.“Today you don’t want to get formal, huh?”Wallace shrugs, “No, it’s hot today. Do you want me to turn the fan on for you?”“Don’t put it too strong. I don’t want to risk Elton catching a cold.” Vera tenderly looks at her son.Wallace thus turns on the fan, “You know, Patrick came by, but he didn’t tell me what he wanted, and he left without answering.”“That was really weird.” Vera frowns, “He saw his bosses here and was embarrassed?”“Looks like he was late.” Wallace chuckles, “But he got weird saying that only Daryl and Diane were his bosses. He said that by the time Felipe’s turn comes around, he’ll already be at a better job.”Vera saw no strangeness in the phrase, “Every man wants a better job.”“But he said, I don’t know... As if he had something against Felipe. Did they fight?” Wallace scratches his chin.Vera shrugs. She is only interested in taking care of
Bernardo was resting in a hospital bed. He only had light cuts on his arm and didn’t even need to put on a hospital gown.Maggie enters his room, worried.“Is it visiting hours yet?” Bernardo asks playfully.“You stop with those jokes.” Maggie asks, “Thank God you didn’t get worse than those scratches.”“Don’t worry, honey, I’m fine.”“For sure?” Maggie crosses her arms, “So tell me what’s going on? Why did you have trouble seeing the light?”“I don’t even know if ‘trouble’ is the right word, my love.” Bernardo justifies himself.Maggie sits patiently beside him on the bed, “Bernie, Sergeant Ivan says Dr. Braggart is going to refer you to an ophthalmologist. He says you complained a few days ago that you couldn’t see properly.”Bernardo drops the smile and nods, “That’s right, honey. I’m getting worried. It started when Elton was born. I was putting together the puzzle with Henrique when I realized I was getting most of the pieces wrong. I couldn’t check and put pieces that obviously
Josias visits Bernardo at his apartment. As the case was quickly resolved, he was discharged.In Bernardo’s apartment, he is in an armchair, with a blanket over his legs, being watched by Maggie and Henrique.“Do you want the radio on, honey, or the TV?” Maggie asks, very helpful.Bernardo laughs, “Don’t make me get used to that, huh?”“We just want to help you, my love.” Maggie kisses him on the cheek.Josias chuckles, “Bernie, you’re being well taken care of.”Bernardo turns to Josias, “Thanks for coming, Josias. And Melissa?”“She’s at the mansion. My son wanted to have a little party for his friends. He invited everyone... Henrique, shouldn’t you be at the party?”“I want to stay and take care of my father, Mr. Rocha,” Henrique responds with a smile like a well-behaved boy.Josias smiles, but he’s still not over the ‘Mr. Rocha’. When will Henrique call him ‘Uncle Josias’, like the others?Maggie turns on the radio and Hillary Duff’s song “So Yesterday” fills the apartment.“I’m go
At Pizzeria Campos, William answers the call, “Hello?”On the other side, in Crystal Blue, Daryl is feeling like a king at his desk, “Hello, Will. Long time no see.”“Daryl?” William frowns.“Don’t make too much of a fuss, don’t let your parents find out. I need to talk to you tomorrow at my penthouse.” Daryl speaks with an evil smile.“In the penthouse that belonged to my brother-in-law?” William teases.“If you were a true person, you wouldn’t be calling Josias brother-in-law. You always hated him. Melissa told us how boring you were in the ‘80s.”“I changed when Josias helped me. I’m not ungrateful. And if I hated Josias in the ‘90s, it was because he cheated on my sister with two scoundrels. Did I have no reason?”“At least with one of them, it was a drinking accident, but you’ve always treated it as if Josias deliberately wanted to sleep with Angela. Anyway, let’s talk about your constant change of heart about Josias tomorrow.”“Are you out of your mind, man—” William realized th
Following day. William is wearing a real leather shoe in his living room. Caio approaches him wearing only sweatpants and rubbing his eyes, as he had just woken up. He finds it strange that his father is already wearing a shirt and dress pants. The supporter is near him.The radio playing Linkin Park’s song “Somewhere I Belong” left the scene darker for Caio, “Dad? Are you leaving already? Where are you going?”“Did you have a great time at the party yesterday, son?” William finishes putting on his shoes.“Yes, but you didn’t answer me.” Caio insists, positioning himself in front of his father.William smiles a little, “Don’t worry about me, son. Concentrate on the entrance exam and being an architect as famous as Octavio Motta.”Caio crosses his arms, “You’re not going to tell me, are you? If it was something normal and no harm, you would have told me straight away. Are you up to something?”William stands up, serious, “Definitely, Caio, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Your
William rubs his ears, sensing he hasn’t heard right.What did Daryl say?Was he, William, the anonymous sender who sent the photos of Josias and Gabriela to everyone, culminating in the divorce?Daryl smiles more and more with pleasure as he sees his enemy think and mull over lies and excuses. But he decided not to give him time, “Gotcha, huh?”“My nose, you got me!” William would have jumped on the sofa if it weren’t for his bad leg, “What are you talking about, you imbecile?”Daryl wags his index finger, “It’s no use coming smartly at me. William Campos, you are the most despicable and deceitful guy I’ve ever met. I never thought you were capable of such villainy. Josias was angry with everyone who clearly wanted to get rid of Katherine, but didn’t know you were one of them.”William frowns, “That’s a lie!”“Did you love Katherine Bezerra?” Daryl retorts.“No, I always thought she was a terrible wife for Josias. But since I hated him at the time for cheating on my sister, I had no
William walks through the halls of Rocha Constructions with a scowl, deterring people from asking what he needs.When he arrives at Pollyanna’s desk, it’s she who ventures to ask, “Mr. Campos, are you in trouble?”“Miss, sorry I didn’t memorize your name,” William responds dryly.“Pollyanna.”“Miss Pollyanna, is your employer in?”“Yes, he’s in the office.” Pollyanna starts to get up.“No need to announce me, I’ll come in.” William goes slowly to the door and opens it.He hears Josias talking on his cell phone, “Yes, we can send a representative to Linhares to build the building you want. Thank you very much for choosing us! One of our architects will contact you with suggestions for plans...” Josias sees William and motions him in, “OK sir, bye!” He hangs up, “Will, come closer!”William goes closer. He tries to speed up, but almost falls because of it, “Oops... Argh, will I ever be able to walk normally like Seu Moacyr?”Josias gets up, goes to William, and helps him to sit on the n
Melissa appears at Rocha Constructions. Employees who bump into her in the hallways just missed to bow to the empress.“Mrs. Rocha, welcome back to the company.”“A pleasure to have you back, Mrs. Rocha!”“Mrs. Rocha, teach us the recipe to capture someone as hot as Mr. Rocha!”“What is it, ladies? Behave yourself.” Melissa answers between laughs.What recipe? There is no secret. Just love the man and he will love you back, regardless of external beauty.Pollyanna gets up excitedly, “Hello, Mrs. Rocha. Your husband is inside talking to your brother.”“Hello, Pollyanna. It’s so good to be back.” Melissa smiles charismatically, “But, you said Will is in there?”“Yes, Mrs. Rocha. Is there a problem?”“No, maybe I should wait...”Lorraine appears and is impressed by Melissa wearing a dark green pantsuit with pinstripes. Lorraine’s pantsuit was the color of dog vomit and was bought at a sale.Pollyanna is quick to introduce, “Mrs. Rocha, do you know Mrs. Moraes?”Melissa didn’t know her. L