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Building My Life Chapter 2453 Public Request for Pardon
The next day, Daryl Mountain was suffering the most humiliating punishment of his life (in his opinion). He was in front of the cameras, in the studios of Lisandro’s Show, uttering the request for forgiveness that he was ordered. Lisandro gives the buddy push, “So, folks, let’s hear what our manager Daryl Mountain has to say.” Daryl takes a deep breath and speaks with a shaky voice and shallow eyes. Some would say that Daryl was faking these reactions to impact viewers, but Daryl was really holding back from crying. “Dear citizens of Lagoon City. I, Daryl Mountain, with great regret, come here publicly to plead guilty to the shot that hit Cláudio Guzman. I’m aware that there will be a new fashion show in 2004, but people are afraid of something like that happening again. Please do not be afraid. Support the fashion show and help those in need. I was a fool and I deeply ask that you forgive me. To make it clear that I am not just talking, I announce here live that I am paying an ind
Building My Life Chapter 2454 Nowhere Else to Go
In a VIP suite at the Rocha Hotel, Shirley opens the door to her firstborn.“DARYL! My boy, come in, come in!” Shirley makes room.Daryl walks in and is taken aback by the suite's art deco decor, “Mom, this suite is costing you a lot of money! How are you managing to pay for this room?”“With my shortbread cookies,” Shirley answers with a sweet smile.For a few seconds, Daryl actually believed in the possibility that his mother was COOKING inside a luxurious suite, but he woke up to reality, shaking his head, “Don’t make fun of me, Mom. If you are having difficulties...”Shirley wags her index finger, “Don't even start, son. You need money to support your wife and child, now that Josias Rocha has stolen your livelihood.”Daryl takes a deep breath, “Fourteen years giving my blood to that restaurant.”“Son, what are you thinking of doing now?” Shirley leads him to the overstuffed sofa.Daryl sits up, “I don't know yet, Mom. I don't know if Claudio is going to kick me out or keep me as h
Building My Life Chapter 2455 Opportunity Denied
At Café Montanha, Shirley visits the venue to discuss Daryl with Francisco. Isabel is present and is bothered by the invasion.“The other one came here to get another slap.”“You’re the one who’s going to get slapped, you soap opera writer!” Shirley retorts, “But I didn’t come here for that. I need to talk to Francisco.”Since Shirley didn’t call Francisco ‘my man’, Isabel decided to allow it this time. She turns to her husband, “She wants to talk to you.”Isabel turns on the radio and Pink’s song “God is a DJ” echoes through the cafeteria.Francisco approaches, but remains behind the counter, “Let’s stay at a safe distance, Shirley.”“Frank, how can you still look hot even with white hair? The years don’t pass you by.” Shirley bites her bottom lip, feeling like a 25-year-old woman, “Anyway, flirting aside, I want to know what you’ve been doing to comfort your nephew.”Isabel stifles a laugh with her hand over her mouth. Is this serious?Francisco is equally embarrassed, “Shirley, wha
Building My Life Chapter 2456 Transfer Is Security
At Café Montanha, Cláudio approaches and faces Shirley for the first time. Francisco and Isabel wonder if young Guzman knows who he is dealing with. Shirley, for her part, maintains a smile of arrogance and superiority.“So you’re the hot model who ruined Josias Rocha’s marriage, causing his wife to die?” Shirley teases him, “I missed the fun.”Claudio smiles ironically, lifting the left corner of his lips, “How funny. Who started the whole story, enlisting a poor beginner journalist to replace Katherine was your son. He learned from you to be a rogue and a schemer.”Shirley loses some of the arrogance, “Don’t insult my son! He lost the restaurant because YOU accused him—”“I’ve been in a coma for months, ma’am!” Cláudio cuts her off, “When I woke up, I was already informed that Daryl spent Christmas in pre-trial detention. He should have gone straight to jail if it wasn’t for Josias Rocha showing mercy.”“MERCY?” Shirley angrily yells, “Snatching the restaurant and forcing him to apo
Building My Life Chapter 2457 Role Switching
The time has passed. Daryl had to settle for working at Crystal Blue as an accountant and merchandise checker. It was basically what he did before, with the difference that he would now receive a salary for it.Josias showed up at the restaurant to find his nemesis in the same office, working with half his old enthusiasm.“Josias? What do you think you’re doing here?” Daryl frowns, “It’s not enough for everything you’ve done. You still need to come here and rub your victory in my face?”“Daryl, I’m just checking things out,” Josias answers coldly, unfazed by the loser’s neigh.“Well, the loser is now working as a proletarian, not as the owner of the hottest restaurant in Lagoon City. There, you know how I am. Now get the f**k out, I need to check the salmon supply.”“I’m waiting on my shrimp risotto. Excuse me.” Josias was about to leave, but he stopped in the doorway and added, “It didn’t have to end like this, Daryl.”Daryl huffs, rolls his eyes and punches the desk. Is Josias NOT G
Building My Life Chapter 2458 Thanks for the Help
Josias is surprised by Felipe and Patrick fighting at the entrance to the most exquisite restaurant in Lagoon City.“What do you two think you’re doing?” He approaches them, “Did Claudio Guzman approve of this altercation?”“No, he doesn’t even know that,” Felipe complains.Patrick smirks, “Actually, he knows and he sentenced us to change.”Felipe turns to Josias, “Mr. Rocha, look what you’ve caused! I was the maître d’, but Mr. Guzman decided to have that imbecile replace me without notifying me in advance.”Josias crosses his arms, “And you would have obediently accepted being demoted?”“NO!” Felipe roars, “It’s because of attitudes like these that I doubt that model will give me back the restaurant when I want to assume my inheritance.”“He will. I’ll be around to make sure of it.” Josias asserts decisively.“And may your homicidal father not make another fuss.” Patrick teases.Insulted, Felipe walks away into the restaurant.Josias shakes his head, “Now, THAT wasn’t cool, Pat. Wha
Building My Life Chapter 2459 How to Explain to the Son?
At the Mountain Penthouse, Felipe is talking to Diane about his new situation.“Mom, I don’t know if I’ll accept this for long.” He sits on the sofa, “Mr. Cláudio replaced me as maître d’ without telling me, and he just replaced me with Patrick, who now feels like the king of Egypt!”“Your father can talk to him.” Diane tries to lighten the situation.“I don’t know if that would do any good. They both hate each other.” Felipe frowns, “Damn it, why did Mr. Rocha have to do something like that?”Diane narrows her eyes at her son. She sits down next to him and asks in a motherly tone, “Felipe, what’s going on? Don’t you like Josias Rocha anymore?”Felipe looks at his mother, and she is startled by the ferocity she finds in her son’s gaze.“How am I supposed to like him, Mom? I don’t want to have anything to do with the Rocha family anymore. They’re indeed nice and kind, but if you let them down, they get overly cruel!”Diane gets up from the couch. She still doesn’t know how to express w
Building My Life Chapter 2460 My Dad Isn’t a Drug Addict
At the Rocha Hotel, Josias approaches Shirley as if he were walking on slippery ground, and beside him, there is a canyon. If Josias wasn’t careful, he could slip and fall into the abyss.Shirley notices this and mocks the businessman, “You can approach me without fear. I don’t bite.”“You do worse things than bite.” Josias retorts somberly. He stops some distance away from the old woman, “Tell me what you want.”“I want you to stop, just stop, with this ridiculous war as if you two were bigwigs from the underworld.” Shirley crosses her arms, “My son isn’t a bad person. That’s why he only loses to you. You’ve changed, Josias, and I wonder if that’s due to the bad influence of the Bento family.”“No one from the Bento family is around anymore, except Elisa Neves who is my neighbor.” Josias responds with some mockery, “You’re delusional, Shirley. Wouldn’t it be better for you to talk to your son and convince him that he shouldn’t go around with guns, shooting people?”“I don’t need to t
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Chapter 3210 Josias Junior in Action
At Vaztrans, William questioned Sofia about the company’s finances, which are now in order since her parents stopped interfering.“Uh, I think the explanation is simple. With my father no longer here, we don’t have that urge to prove we’re always the best public transportation company in the city.” Sofia sat face to face with him. “I remember my father would always freak out when people mocked the old bus models we had.”“Yeah, and he would waste money buying expensive buses that we couldn’t afford to maintain.” William accepted this explanation for now. “So, Sofia, you wouldn’t be offended if I said your father was just playing at being a manager?”Sofia made a face. “My father managed Vaztrans since its inception. I’m here to continue his legacy.”“I know you’ll do a good job.” William leaned back in his chair. “I just want us to keep things this way now that we’re in control.”Sofia crossed her arms. “Great. I hope that doesn’t mean any insinuation on your part – or from that littl
Chapter 3209 Time to Look for Other Girls
Vaztrans, morning. Brand new buses come in and out of the garage, with drivers and fare collectors smiling in their new uniforms. In William’s office (which used to belong to Olivia), he scratched his forehead while researching and checking the financial spreadsheets. Sofia, greeted like a diva by the staff, entered the office. “Good morning to you too! Have a good day at work!” She approached the desk. “Good morning, Will! What’s with that long face?” “I’m not making a long face. I’m making a face of someone who doesn’t understand this accounting,” William replied, still looking at the monitor. “What’s the problem? Are we broke again?” Sofia’s eyes widened. “No.” William finally looked at her, with a mischievous smile. “We have so much slack that we could pay off one of the installments of the loan we took from Josias if we wanted to.” Sofia continued with wide eyes. “Oh, that’s incredible, right?” William kept smiling. “Sofia, you’re not getting my astonishment. The point is
Chapter 3208 A Night in the Cell to Reflect
At Rocha Constructions, Josias and Alan faced a dilemma: should they start a war against the Borges brothers? Thierry noticed their initial hesitation. “If it’s too much for you two, forget it. J.J. and I will manage on our own. Maybe Daryl can help us.” The mention of Daryl made Josias react, “Wait a minute, Thierry. We never said we wouldn’t help you. On the contrary, I feel the same way: that truck was deliberately sent against the supermarket to cause that accident.” “Yeah, a way to force J.J. to choose between focusing on the farm or on Vasconcelos. No one but the Borges brothers was interested in that.” Thierry smiled slightly. “The problem is we have no proof.” Josias put his hands in his pockets. “The truck was on the street, there are no surveillance cameras nearby.” Alan asked, “But J.J. decided to stay with Vasconcelos, right?” “Exactly. That was our way of getting back at them.” Josias nodded. “So, our only form of investigation will be to observe how Reynaldo Borges
Chapter 3207 The Law Must Be Obeyed
Just out of spite, David was taken to the Happiness Slum police station, where Dylan was now interrogating him and pressing him against the wall. David was shaking while handcuffed, thinking he might have a chance to escape. “What is going on here? LET ME GO! This station is not equipped to handle my problems!” Dylan sat at the desk, keeping one of his subordinates nearby, standing by the door. “Oh really? It just so happens that it’s the opposite: Commissioner Tavares said he doesn’t want to see your face at the headquarters!” David was horrified by the remark. “What does that mean? We can’t allow such abuse! Call my dad immediately!” Dylan, grinning with delight, leaned back in his chair. “Mr. Souza, it was your father who ordered us to remove you from the Rocha Constructions building.” “That’s IMPOSSIBLE! My dad never ordered Alan’s arrest!” “Isn’t it because Alan Campos Rocha has never given the police any reason to detain him?” Dylan asked ironically. “And on what charges
Chapter 3206 Is Daniela Pregnant?
At the management office of Lafayette Supermarket, Thierry was signing a fat check for a member of the Cintra family. The man, who was the victim’s brother, was staring at everyone with disdain and arrogance. “You have to understand that we can no longer shop at this supermarket, right?” he kept saying. “My poor brother used to come here because the wine prices were cheaper, but now... we’re going to have to resort to the little store closer to home, even if it costs more!” Nadia was outraged. “Mr. Cintra, don’t be arrogant!” Mr. Cintra raised his chin at Nadia. “I can sue you for this too, you know?” “No, you can’t,” Thierry emphasized, tearing the check from the invoice and hastily extending it to him. “Take it and get out of our sight!” “You are in the wrong and still want to play the victim!” Mr. Cintra simply felt entitled to cluck. “Thank goodness my brother didn’t die! Otherwise, we would tear this crappy supermarket down! It was much better when the Ramos family ran this
Chapter 3205 At the Height of Despair
The next day, Daniela was talking to Dr. Matthew Hogan at General Hospital. “Alright, Daniela,” he said with a smile. “I hope we don't find anything serious in your tests.” “Could I... be pregnant?” Daniela asked in a whisper. Talking to Matthew inevitably reminded her of Silvana Hogan, his mother and a famous obstetrician. “My mother is now retired and enjoying the Bahamas,” Matthew said kindly. “If your test results indicate you’re expecting, we’ll refer you to the appropriate department.” “Thank you so much, Dr. Hogan!” Daniela extended her hand, and Matthew shook it. A few moments later, Daniela was walking through the corridors, thinking about the possibility of being pregnant. She even placed her right hand on her belly, already imagining herself carrying the heir of the Reis family. She smiled mischievously as she recalled the countless nights of passionate love where Pedro ravaged her mercilessly, only stopping when the alarm rang the next morning. How could she not
Chapter 3204 Someone is Not Feeling Well
Melissa worried about her parents' objection regarding the twins getting involved with their paternal family. "Mom, Dad, I understand your concern." Melissa broke the silence. "But in a way, they're right. I don't have the right to completely cut them off from Kelvin. Besides, they have another little brother." Dora looked at her wristwatch. "At this hour, Mary must be in the penthouse, keeping an eye on Anthony." "Oh, did they say they were going to do that?" Melissa smiled slightly. "Yes, someone texted them asking for it. Probably Kelvin," Simeon replied seriously. Dora explained, "Daughter, let's hope Daryl doesn't take advantage of the closeness to poison our grandchildren's minds." Melissa was alarmed. "What are you saying, Mom? I won't allow that!" "No, I know you won't allow it." Dora frowned. "That's why I hope you visit Kelvin and set some boundaries." "If I bring this up, I'll unintentionally be starting a stupid war," Melissa retorted. "They know their boundaries.
Chapter 3203 Long-Term Consequences
At Rocha Constructions, Sofia is eager to prove that she was right all along about Suzy. She leaned back against Alan again, wanting information. "Dear, before we were interrupted, you were saying something about me being right to be suspicious of Suzy Cogo. I knew that smartass was planning something!" Alan scratched the back of his neck. "I feel like she was the one Everaldo mentioned in the prophecy." Sofia's eyes lit up. "That's true! Suzy is the only one investing out there! Do you think she will want a slice of Rocha Constructions?" "I sincerely hope my dad doesn't agree to sell any shares. I won't do that. Better warn Caio." Alan became serious. "Well, I'll have to put up with her at Vaztrans." Sofia sighed, feeling discouraged. Alan turned to his wife with curiosity. "Speaking of which, dear, we haven't heard any news about Vaztrans being in trouble this year. Did you finally manage to control the spending?" Sofia looked confused. "Uh, I don't know what you're talking a
Chapter 3202 No Evidence, No Investigation
Sofia reacted, obviously pleased, when none other than her husband stated that she was right.Unable to resist any longer, she sat on Alan's lap and delivered THAT delicious, passionate kiss.When the kiss ended, Alan was perplexed, eyes wide."What was that for?" He asked, lost."You silly!" Sofia began to laugh. "This is your reward for believing in me. And tonight, you'll have another reward that's under my panties—"The last phrase was clearly heard by Caio, who was opening the door at that moment.Sofia quickly bounced off Alan's lap, trying to disguise the intimacy. Caio blushed slightly, smiling awkwardly.Alan smiled nervously. "Wow, everyone decided to start early in 2012! Good morning, cousin."Caio avoided looking at Sofia. "Good morning, cousin. Do we have any updates regarding our annual meeting?""My dad appointed me president – again." Alan's cat-like grin indicated that he wasn't complaining. "And we'll have all the important people, just like last year."Caio's face g
