At Mountain Penthouse, Kelvin gets up and turns off the radio to talk better with Caroline. Felipe clears his throat.“Carol, would you believe me if I told you that my father had nothing to do with this?”“How can I believe something like that, Felipe?” Caroline is discouraged, “I never know your father’s limits. Please, don’t say that his late uncle acted on his own. Your father knew who blew up the hotel kitchen, did he?”Felipe sighs, regretful (or not), “Yes, he knew. And me too.”“FELIPE!” Caroline is horrified, leaving the cup on the coffee table, “I don’t believe it... How could you betray me like that? I thought we were friends!”“Forgive me, Carol. In this dispute between our families, I ended up going over to my father’s side.” Felipe lowers his head, “After all, I spent my childhood and adolescence without a family...”Kelvin adds, “I know, Felipe, but you’re also Caroline’s friend and Josias holds you in high esteem. You can be sure that you’ll have a promotion at the res
Melissa is startled by Alan’s sudden question.“Son, do you want to know if I noticed adulterous conduct between Cláudio Guzman and Olivia Vasquez?”“Maybe, if you had noticed, that photo had some truth to it,” Alan responds.“No, son, I didn’t stop to pay attention to that.” Melissa shakes her head, “Of course, we always suspected that Olivia Vasquez had a crush on Cláudio Guzman, especially with what happened at the fashion show in 2003. But, son, I definitely didn’t notice any of that at this year’s festival. I’ve been pretty busy, and I trusted Olivia wouldn’t do anything like that.”“Yes, she was left out of the fashion show last year because of the confusion.” Alan rubs his chin, “Well, Sofia doesn’t want to believe that her mother willingly got involved with another guy. In fact, she says that my future in-laws are increasingly romantically linked.”Melissa smiles, “That’s great. Now, son, as for your sister...”“Mom, Carol admitted that she’s been pretending this whole time to
Another day dawned in the glorious city of Lagoon City.Beto has a pleasant surprise when he finds Benjamin in the lobby. The radio doesn’t stop playing, as per tradition, now playing the song “We Believe”, by Good Charlotte.“This radio has no respite, huh? It’s the same device as when I lived here!”Beto laughs, “And so it will continue, Ben. Something tells me the building will become haunted if I change the stereo or stop the tradition. My father was a very mischievous man.”“OK, can we get down to business?” Benjamin deposits his documents on top of the counter.“Why are you giving me your documents?” Beto narrows his eyes.“You’re supposed to register me as a new resident here. I want to maintain my family tradition.”Beto starts to laugh. Flávia comes down the stairs, wearing a pantsuit to work at the orphanage.“Hello, little brother! What brings you here?”Benjamin turns to her, “Hi, Flávia. I’m happy to meet you. I decided to live permanently close to you. You know, the kitc
In Europe Garden, João Paulo and Helen slept together and spooned on the double bed in their room, located on the second floor of the new house. They maintained a smile as if their dream was something pleasant.However, what they enjoyed in dreams came to an end with the incessant ringing of the front doorbell.João Paulo grunts and rubs his eyes. Helen grimaces and crawls under the blankets.“I don’t want to go down, honey. Not now!” Helen grumbles.“But who is bothering us so soon?” João Paulo asks without being aware that it’s already ten o’clock in the morning.The doorbell rang again. Even though it imitated celestial bells, the fact that it was constantly pressed irritated the ears of the owners of the house.João Paulo gets up and goes to the balcony so upset that he forgot he was naked.When he appeared on the railing, he saw Sofia.Sofia took a few steps back when she felt that she was being watched and visualized her new neighbor. Even though he was visible to her up to his
At Café Montanha, Felipe enters as if he were looking for someone. Indeed, he only calms down and smiles when he sees Caroline sitting on the stool, eating donuts, drinking coffee, and talking to Neilton.“I’m glad everything is clear, Miss Rocha.” Neilton says animatedly, “The racist, promiscuous old woman died deservedly, rather than the melodramatic suicide they tried to trick us into. The adulterous husband died at the hands of Josias Rocha, your precious father. Do you want more perfect revenge than that?”“He didn’t intend to take revenge like that.” Caroline comments, “At that moment, he only intended to save Mrs. Cardozo. How is she going to sign her name now?”Felipe approaches them. “Pour me a cappuccino, Neil.”“Yes, sir...” Neil can’t bring himself to go before asking, “Are you going to stay here?”“You mean if I’m going to stay in town?” Felipe sits on the stool next to Caroline, “Yes, I’m going to continue living here. I will probably be promoted, according to Miss Rocha
At 6:45 pm, at Crystal Blue, Felipe is shocked when he sees Amoreira enter wearing a tuxedo and bow tie. He is guided to the most reserved table in the restaurant.Felipe approaches the detective, “Mr. Amoreira? What do you think you’re doing here?”Amoreira is shocked, “Huh? I have a date here, can’t I?”“But how?” Felipe should get involved in his affairs, but... “Ah, I think I know what happened. You got a bonus for unraveling the mystery of my uncle Ulysses and you decided to spend it all—”Felipe was going to say ‘with a call girl’, but he choked on the words when he saw Amoreira’s company arrive.Adelaide looked breathtaking in a burgundy, waisted dress with lace sleeves, and a discreet neckline on her right leg. She smiled when she met Amoreira.Felipe, however, still hasn’t accepted the idea. “Aunt Addie? How did you manage to date another guy after...?”“Hey, young man, are you the one who will take our order?” Amoreira asks with slight irony.He is awestruck by Adelaide’s be
The next day, Flávia notices that Reuben is meditating at the breakfast table. The cup of coffee remains untouched and the bread with cheese and margarine is at risk of flies landing on it.“Son, if you don’t eat soon, you’ll let that fly lay eggs in your bread. It’s going to be something disgusting.”“I’m sorry, Mom.” Reuben gestures and swats away the fly, “I’m very worried.”“Oh, if you didn’t tell me first,” Flávia teases him, “How can I help you?”“That boy who is helping Grandma Isabel and Grandpa Frank...”“Neil,” Flávia responds.“He’s reliable?”Flávia noisily sets down her cup on her saucer, “Son, if you’re also going to distrust Neil because he’s black...”“I didn’t say that!” Reuben gestures, biting into the bread and continuing with his mouth full, “I want to know if I can trust his perception.”“Perception?” Flávia is confused.“He must meet Carol at the Café.” Reuben explains, “He must know how she behaves when she’s with that suspicious guy.”“I can’t give any opinion
At Café Mountain, Neilton is preparing for his first customers. Francisco turns on the radio and the song “Only One”, by Yellowcard, fills the room.Isabel replenished the display with new baked snacks. “Neil, ready for another day of honest work?”“Always ready, Mrs. Mountain.” Neil smiles, “Hmm... how’s the family?”“The family?” Francisco scratches his forehead.“After the incident,” Neilton explains himself, feeling nosy, “OK, it’s none of my business...”“Well, we don’t mind answering, do we, Izzy?” Francisco shrugs, “We’re moving on with our lives. According to Maggie, Adelaide went out last night with Detective Amoreira.”“The detective?” Neilton finds this very funny, “Oh, God... The ironies of life... Can you imagine a wedding emerging in the middle of this tragic story?”Isabel crosses her hands, dreamily, “If it were in ‘Love Spins the World’, that’s definitely what would happen. In fact, I think I’m going to present this as an idea for the next storyline for 2006. LCN has