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2024-10-29 19:42:56Alan and Sofia’s engagement has arrived.
As agreed, the ceremony took place at the Vasquez Mansion. Olivia hired the same decorators, not to replace the furniture, but to help her make the living room more presentable.
The truth is that the decoration ordered by Olivia was so confusing that not even she knew what to do to make her house more presentable.
Guests began to enter. The first thing they noticed was the pictures pinned up in the foyer that could be bought from amateur or fraudulent painters, but Olivia was ready to swear on her life that these works of ‘art’ were valuable.
Josias and Melissa knew, however, that those paintings weren’t painted by Monet and went to the confusing living room.
“Josias, Melissa, I’m glad you came!” Erasmo greets them with a glass of champagne in his left hand.
“Erasmo, you reacted as if we weren’t going to show up,” Josias comments jokingly (or
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“What’s wrong, sweetie?” Bernardo found his wife with a perplexed expression. Something was wrong.Behind Maggie came some Maggiezine photographers to capture the legendary engagement of the Rocha Constructions heir. But she gestured for them to stop for a moment.“Wait a minute, guys. I need to have a serious talk with the owner of the residence.”Erasmo and Olivia were surprised. What was happening?Maggie approached them. Elza, cleverly, approached behind them and listened to the conversation.“Mrs. Marçal, what’s the matter?” Olivia smiled nervously, looking at the guests.“Are you going to start registering the engagement?” Erasmo asked anxiously.“You know I came for just that purpose.” Maggie responds respectfully, “But I simply can’t show my readers this confusing scenario. How is the article writer going to describe it here?”
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With the engagement party moving to Rocha Mansion, the general atmosphere between everyone changed from water to wine.The malicious comments about the Vasquez family’s confusing and hideous furniture were forgotten. Everyone was delighted with Josias and Melissa’s tidying up in record time.But truth be told: Josias and Melissa, knowing the situation in advance, were prepared for a last-minute change.Alan just had to cry, “Dad, Mom... thank you so much. I can always count on you when I need you most!”“Always, son, always...” Josias allowed himself to get emotional and hug his son.Sofia was forced to admit that her future in-laws took more care in preparing an elegant engagement party. She approached Olivia, “Mom, starting tomorrow, I want the old decorations back!”Olivia pretends not to be offended anymore, “Why are you angry, my daughter? At least the modern furniture was useful for us to have the engagement party here!”Sofia frowned. Did her mother purposely choose horrible fu
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In the Teodoro Building, Rosemary was reading the latest issue of Maggiezine. She smiles when she sees the article covering Alan’s engagement. The lobby radio complies with tradition by playing “Mas Que Nada”, by Sérgio Mendes and The Black Eyed Peas.Patrick went downstairs and found Rosemary thoughtful.“Good morning, Rose.”Rosemary notices the tenant’s presence, “Good morning, Pat. Are you going to work?”“Yes.” Patrick points to the magazine, “Must have been a good party, huh?”“Yes. Caroline was a little upset because she didn’t trust her sister-in-law, but everything went well.”Patrick smiles mischievously, “Is it true what Cláudio Guzman said? That the party was going to be at the Vasquez Mansion, but because of the bizarre decorations, they moved the party at the last minute to Josias Rocha’s house?”Rosemary looks like she doesn’t want to gossip but let it go anyway, “Look, I’m not one to create intrigue... but knowing Uncle Josias, I’d say he was already ready to suggest h
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Simeon and Dora were chatting casually in their room. The bed was already made, but Dora, as always, was looking for things to do.Hector entered the room with a maid. “Mr. and Mrs. Campos, we came to tidy—”The butler stops by with everything clean and tidy.Simeon chuckles, “No need to worry, Hector. Madam Campos is clean and wants to give her employees less work.”The maid blushes, “Mrs. Campos, we’re here, especially for this. If Boss Rocha finds out about this...”“Leave Josias to us,” Dora comments happily as she organizes papers and documents on one of the dressers, “I like to keep busy. I’ll go to the kitchen later.”“As you wish, Mrs. Campos.” The maid smiled, curtsied, and left. Hector followed her.“Mrs. Campos meant that she’ll guide the cooks with today’s menu?” Hector asked.“No,” the maid still responds with a smile, “she’s going to the kitchen to peel potatoes, pound garlic, and choose beans TOGETHER with the cooks. Of course, we make her feel like she’s in charge of e
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Josias and Octavio are stunned by Caio’s question. Should he call the police to report drug dealers?“What did William do?” Josias asks after a few seconds of bewilderment.“He didn’t do anything.” Caio responds, “Maybe that was the mistake, huh?”“Well, nephew, if you really want my opinion...” Josias takes a deep breath and answers seriously, “I’d tell you to report it to the police. The Happiness Slum police station wasn’t built so people wouldn’t use it. What’s the point of having police if we don’t open our mouths to report crimes? The police won’t know when to act.”Caio nods, “I understand. I confess that I was a little scared, even though my father resolved it calmly. As they now know that that land belongs to the family of the wife of the legendary Josias Rocha, if something goes wrong, they can blame us.”Josias and Octavio laugh respectfully.Octavio states, “Caio, it’s exactly the opposite. Now that they know that the land belongs to you, no miscreants will dare to bother
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Building My Life Chapter 2661 A Message
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Melissa and Mary visit the Mountain Café.“A guava juice for me, Mr. Mountain!” Mary requested, smiling sweetly.“Of course, my princess!” Rodrigo replied, thinking Mary was very adorable. “Neil will make a delicious cup for you.”“Thank you. But the princess is Carol,” Mary responded, striking a serious pose.Melissa and Rodrigo laughed heartily. Mary is something else...“Rod, how has it been managing the café in your father’s absence?” Melissa asked seriously.Rodrigo served a baked chicken pastry with ketchup to Mary. “I'm getting by, Melissa. Josias was here earlier, more concerned about my loss than his own, as always. Isn’t he supposed to be resting?”Melissa nodded. “My husband is like that: he only relaxes when all of us are relaxed.”“An impossible mission because of certain people.”Neilton approached with the glass. “Who ordered a guava juice?”“I DID!” Mary grabbed the glass and went to a table.Melissa leaned forward, “Neil, Rod, how are Daryl and Diane? Behaving?”“Cont
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At João Paulo’s house, he and Josias were about to have a significant conversation.“Walter, do you want to go with your mom to the kitchen?” João Paulo asked, looking at Helen. “I think she made some walnut cake.”“It was carrot cake,” Sandra replied, already getting up from the couch.“You got it.” Helen appeared and picked up Walter in her arms. “Let’s let Dad and Uncle Josias talk.”“Bye, Uncle!” Walter waved goodbye to Josias.“Bye-bye, I want a piece later!” Josias chuckled.Once alone with João Paulo, Josias became serious. “Don’t let anything or anyone ruin this family scenario, little brother.”“I’m fine. No one wants to ruin anything,” João Paulo replied casually.“Well, I hope David hasn’t caused you any trouble.”“He probably doesn’t even know I exist, man.” João Paulo shrugged.“But I stopped by Café Montanha and found out that the Vasquez family has replaced the Mountain family as the ‘annoying people.’”João Paulo sighed in disappointment. “Yeah. They—”The doorbell ran
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Someone rings the doorbell at João Paulo’s house. The homeowner goes to answer after taking a shower and putting on clean clothes. But when he opened the door, João Paulo felt like slamming it in the visitor’s face. “Don’t be rude!” Erasmo exclaimed. “What do you want, you old bore?” João Paulo shot back. Erasmo barged into João Paulo’s foyer. “The mourning is over. Let’s pick up where we left off.” “Are you crazy? Who decides how long mourning lasts? We just got back from the trip!” “Not exactly, it’s been a day. Life goes on, my friend!” Erasmo replied mockingly. João Paulo remained serious. “But I don’t want to continue living this way, where fights and intrigues are the order of the day. Mr. Vasquez, you have a business to run, and I have a family to raise.” “But you found time to slap my son-in-law when he was here defending his family, didn’t you?” “Alan was extremely rude, but that was some time ago.” João Paulo frowned. “I don’t feel the same anger as before.” “So a
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At the Vasquez Mansion, Alan could hardly believe that the people were thinking about more intrigues and disputes. “Guys, don’t you understand that I even forgot the reason I slapped Uncle João Paulo?” “Ridiculous!” Erasmo gestured. “You just maintained respect because it was a difficult occasion. But now, the mourning is OVER!” “Do you think João Paulo will rest, dear?” Sofia asked, sitting next to him. Alan shook his head. “If Uncle João Paulo doesn’t want to rest, then he is truly despicable. But my dad is back in town. He wouldn’t dare to do that.” The news should have been uplifting, but the members of the Vasquez family merely exchanged silent glances. With Josias present, it’s quite likely that he will put a stop to their fighting. Alan turned to Olivia. “In the meantime, we should celebrate the recovery of my dear mother-in-law!” Olivia and Sofia smiled awkwardly because of the secret they were keeping. “That’s right, let’s celebrate life!” Erasmo wrapped his arm arou
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Josias Rocha and his family returned to Lagoon City. Those who were waiting for them stayed in the mansion and greeted them cheerfully in the foyer. “WELCOME BACK!” Melissa, crying, embraced her parents, William, and the twins fervently. Josias greeted them with a light smile. “Where’s João Paulo?” William asked. “He went straight to his house. His kids needed to rest from the trip.” Melissa wiped her tears with her fingers. “Alan went straight to his mansion. Especially now that his mother-in-law has woken up from the coma.” “That was a scare; I thought we’d have two funerals,” Simeon commented. Everyone headed to the living room. “Is Paris very beautiful, Mom?” Mary asked. “Yes, sweetheart, it’s stunning. We’ll go shopping together another time, okay?” “Do you have pictures?” Ignacio asked anxiously. “Yes, son, we took some pictures.” Melissa sat on the couch, pulling out a package from her bag. Josias sat in the armchair, taking a deep breath. William approached him.
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At Café Montanha, Daryl walks in for a coffee and finds Rodrigo at the counter while Neilton serves the others. “Hey, are we back to the old tradition?” “Don’t be a clown, man.” Rodrigo laughs. “Yes, Thierry is at the supermarket, as we agreed.” “Hi, Neil. Can you make me a cappuccino while I enjoy a natural sandwich?” Daryl places his order. “Sure thing, Mr. Mountain.” Neilton heads to the back. Daryl sits on the stool. “So, how do you feel after getting back to your element?” “I don’t regret at all helping my dear wife at the supermarket, Daryl,” Rodrigo admitted while preparing the natural sandwich. “I’m not talking about regrets.” Daryl joked. “But it’s undeniable that after Uncle Francisco’s passing, you prefer to stay here, carrying on the legacy he left.” “Just like Crystal Blue.” Rodrigo smiled. “Hey, I’m aware that you’re looking to open another restaurant in Sunset Village. Do you think you can manage it? How’s the prospecting going?” Daryl picks up the sandwich but
