At Rocha Constructions, Josias meets with Adelaide.The door opens and Reuben leads her inside, “Uncle Josias, the person you were waiting for has arrived. This way, Mrs. Cardozo.”After the door closes, Adelaide approaches Josias with an elegant smile and wearing a sober, graphite-colored suit.Josias stands up and greets the lady. “Mrs. Cardozo...”“I need to marry Hilton soon to change this surname.” Adelaide jokes.“Sit down.” Josias smiles at the joke and indicates the sofa. With his left hand, he points to the drinks table, “Would you like a drink?”“No, thank you. I look forward to hearing what you have to propose.”Josias sits on the other sofa. “How are things at Cardozo Perfumes?”“They’re fine.” Adelaide keeps her smile.“I was wondering if by chance...” Josias smiles like a lynx, “You would need support. Do you know, Mrs. Cardozo, that I helped Vasconcelos Fabrics when the majority partner was also involved in personal scandals? The company continues to prosper to this day
At Rocha Constructions, Josias feels offended by Erasmo asking if he wants the marriage between Alan and Sofia as if the answer was negative.“Erasmo, I want this marriage. I believe that Alan and Sofia love each other and deserve happiness. If my daughter Carol can make the situation easier, that would be ideal for everyone. I’m fighting like hell to get the two of them to understand each other, but now you’re telling me that your daughter has decided to be problematic too. And you come to ask ME if I still want the wedding?”Erasmo swallows hard and tries not to lose his poise, “Then let’s arrange for the two of them to talk and make up. I don’t want my daughter to lose her boyfriend because of this.”“Alan has every right to be angry. And it’s now clear that my daughter had nothing to do with the photo. Can we bury this matter?”“For sure. I already buried it.” Erasmo smiles yellowly.“Then let’s toast.” Josias grabs a glass of brandy.Both gentlemen toast the union of their childr
The next day, Erasmo received a call from Josias while he was still sleeping. The cell phone rang, disturbing the Vasquez couple who expected the alarm to ring an hour later.“Argh, darling, who dares to disturb our sleep?” Olivia complains, rubbing her eyes, “Just when we get tangled all night long...”Erasmo was so tired from the amorous and turbulent activity that he hadn’t even put on his pajamas. He answered, yawning at the same time, “Hellooooo...”On the other side, contrasting with the sleeping couple, Josias was already in the office of his mansion, dressed in his microfiber suit, with a stern expression, “Erasmo, good morning. Tell Sofia that I want her in my office at nine in the morning sharp.”“Couldn’t you call her directly?” Erasmo complains.“Would she answer my call?” Josias responds, “Please, pass on the message.”“OK...” Erasmo felt that Josias had already hung up, “Josias wants our daughter to show up at the office at 09:00 sharp. It must be to make peace with Caro
Sofia was at Café Montanha, slowly sipping a cup of coffee with milk, and unaware of the scheduled meeting because Erasmo was unable to get the message to her in time.Isabel meets Alan’s girlfriend and has a displeased reaction.“Was she attended to?” She asks Francisco.“Sure, honey. And Neil didn’t spit in the cup.” Francisco responds seriously.“Oh, I can’t be happy about that.” Isabel snorts, “That girl is throwing away a golden opportunity. Any girl who was hoping to be the next Mrs. Rocha would treat the family with respect.”“Looks like the wedding is still going to happen, darling.” Francisco opines.“Let’s find out.” Isabel goes to Sofia’s table, “Excuse me, Miss Vasquez...”“Mrs. Mountain, hello.” Sofia smiles angelically.Isabel doesn’t buy the angelic smile. “Excuse me, but I need to ask about something that was discussed here. Yesterday, your boyfriend came desperate to tell his mother that you were trying to harm Carol and Reuben’s relationship.”Sofia puts the cup on t
Melissa visits Rodrigo and Nadia’s apartment. Nadia was working. Rodrigo, wearing sweatpants and a gray tank top, comes from the kitchen with two cups of coffee.The way the sweatpants and tank top were crooked made Melissa suspect that Rodrigo was missing those pieces and hurriedly put them on, “Did I wake you up, Rodrigo?”“It’s time to wake up.” Rodrigo responds mysteriously, “How can I help you, Melissa?”“Well, Rod, you know that Josias is going to get involved with Cardozo Perfumes, you know?” Melissa takes her cup.“I heard something about it.” Rodrigo sips his coffee.“Well, Josias and Mrs. Cardozo finally talked and he authorized me to put the action plan into practice. You are being invited to be our model for men’s perfumes, what do you think?”Rodrigo smiles gently, “I think that’s wonderful, Melissa. I just wanted a recommendation.”“Yes?” Melissa stays alert.“I had a little talk with my Dad.” Rodrigo explains to her, “And he brought to my attention the fact that I’ll be
At the Vasquez mansion, the decorator didn’t know how to tell Helen that the owner of the house was in continuous intimate activity with her hubby.“Ehr... Who do I talk to?”“Mrs. Queiroz,” Helen responds in an intimidating tone.“Mrs. Queiroz, unfortunately, Mrs. Vasquez—”“Mrs. Vasquez will be able to answer her.” Olivia suddenly appears from the top of the stairs, wearing a discreet robe and her hair still damp from the shower.Helen raises her eyebrows and half-guesses what Olivia is doing. “Did you take time for lunch?”Olivia walks down the stairs as she asks back, “What are you doing here, Helen? I’m busy, as you can see.”“Yes, I see you’re busy redoing the whole house! Why?” Helen smiles mockingly, “Don’t I deserve to have a fancier dresser than yours?”Olivia waves to the kitchen, indicating that the conversation will continue there. The decorator and other workers focus on what is their business.“No, you don’t deserve it.” Olivia responds sternly, still with her back to H
At the Lafayette supermarket, Nadia is in the management office with countless matters to attend to, but she is smiling, sitting at the desk, massaging her belly as if she were six months pregnant.Rodrigo opens the door and finds her like this. He smiles, “Calm down, anxious mommy.”“Hello, future daddy.” Nadia smiles back, “I can only imagine the moment. I have so many things to resolve and authorize, but I...”“Honey, don’t you want your Dad to take control for now, until you have our baby?” Rodrigo pulls out another chair and sits next to her, “I believe it will become more difficult for you as the pregnancy progresses.”“Perhaps. Let’s think about it later.” Nadia straightens up in her chair, “You look like you came to tell me something.”“Yes!” Rodrigo grins, “Melissa wants me to model for the Cardozo Perfumes advertising campaign. Josias will get involved in the company as a form of support, just as he did with Vasconcelos Fabrics.”“I wasn’t here during the history of Vasconce
Olivia turns to the decorator, “We’ll continue tomorrow. Thank you very much.”The decorator nods and leaves, almost bumping into Sofia. The daughter of the Vasquez family burst into the kitchen like a hurricane.“I don’t even need to guess what happened.”“Where’s my father?” Sofia asks furiously.Olivia swallows hard. “Ehr... He’s resting, daughter.”“OK, when he’s done resting, tell him that Caroline and I are still enemies!”“But that can’t be!” Olivia grabs the decorator’s catalog and slams it on the top of the kitchen island, “You should try to make amends! And now?”“I don’t know! Mom, let’s cancel this whole thing. As much as I love Alan, there’s no point in rowing against the current that sinks us! Even if Josias doesn’t say anything, he’ll say later that his little princess is right! I suggested that Alan and I elope and he told me no!”Olivia wrinkles her nose. “Elope? I want to help you with your wedding dress, daughter.”“Well, now we don’t know if we will have a wedding.