At the Mountain Penthouse, Felipe was already leaving for work when Kelvin caught up with him, still wearing a blue robe.
“HEY, wait a second, you smartass!”
“Uncle, I can’t be late for work.” Felipe said without looking at Kelvin.
“OK, I’ll get straight to the point.” Kelvin approached his troubled nephew. “I heard that you faced Alan Rocha. Do you want to be fired from the company you were mercifully hired at?”
“I didn’t want that to happen!” Felipe exclaims impatiently. “I just wanted people to leave me alone. I was calm, laying tiles, when the owner’s son appeared shouting and threatening me.”
“Ah, he threatened you for no reason, huh?” Kelvin smiles wryly.
Felipe is forced to be honest. He lowered his head as he replied, “No. He doesn’t want Caroline to love me.”
“He doesn’t want you to confuse
At Cardozo Perfumes, the secretary appeared at Kelvin’s office door.“Good morning, Mr. Mountain. Mr. Josias Rocha wishes to speak with you.”Kelvin looks up from the monitor. “Huh? Josias? Did he say what it was about?”“No, sir,” The secretary answered with a facial expression as if she said ‘And he would say it to me?’“OK, tell him to come in.” Kelvin prepares for whatever may come.Josias enters with a confident expression, leaving the secretary almost suffocated by his aura. She goes out, closing the door.“Josias...” Kelvin stands up and the gentlemen shake hands.“Kelvin, I know you’re busy,” Josias states. “So I’ll be brief. I understand that your nephew has started pestering my daughter, saying that he loves her, even though Caroline is deeply in love with my late best friend’s son.”Kelvin swallows hard. “I’m aware of this, Josias. I’m really sorry. It seems unreasonable considering that you gave Felipe a job before this.”“I intend to keep the job, as long as Felipe doesn’
Octavio woke up in his bed. As he stretched, his left arm didn’t touch his dear wife Jane’s body. This meant for him that Jane was already working early at the Rocha Hotel as the current manager. He smiled contentedly, seeing how Jane was making the most of her new job.Augusto entered his father’s room, going straight to him, shaking him. “Dad, I need to go to school!”“Calm down, son!” Octavio yawned. “Let me get up first... and you’re stepping on your dad’s underwear.”Augusto noticed when he looked down and walked away. Smiling, Octavio took the piece of clothing and got dressed under the blankets.Father and son went to the kitchen thinking about what they would make for breakfast. However, they had a surprising vision of Jane still at the table, casually eating breakfast and not finishing getting ready.“JANE?” Octavio exclaimed. “What are you still doing here?”Jane turned to her husband. “And why are you wearing boxers in front of our son?”“I asked first.” Octavio checks the
At the famous ‘Happy Bride’ bridal shop, Rosemary and Caroline feel like they are in a torture chamber. But in reality, they’re just accompanying Sofia as she tries on dresses for the big wedding.Olivia glanced at the ladies from time to time, feeling the uneasiness among them, and purposely ordered Sofia to try on or remove dresses that were already perfect.“Hmm... I don’t know, daughter. That other one with a cleavage on the bust looked prettier.”“Mom, come on, this one is perfect!” Not even Sofia could bear changing so many dresses.The saleswoman, however, was always helpful because she knew who the customer was. “Miss Vasquez, if you want, we can change and try something else. We’re here at your disposal.”“Thank you, dear,” Olivia said as she almost pushed Sofia into the dressing room.Rosemary wasn’t one to keep quiet and took the opportunity to say, “Mrs. Vasquez, I believe you can stop torturing us all. The choice of dress is the bride’s.”Olivia turned around, surprised t
William went down carefully so as not to trip and fall down the stairs. He opened the gate, curious about what Flávia wanted.“Cousin, my son still lives in his house.” Caio joked, letting her enter.Flávia remained serious. “I thought you would take the opportunity to move near him.”“No... my son is going to marry Brigitte and I would get in the way,” William commented with a satisfied smile. “The second bedroom must be for their son.”“Will, you could let Caio live here with Brigitte while you’d live in the other house, on the ground floor, for your safety.” Flávia looked at the stairs. “So many years in which you went up and down these stairs, at the risk of falling...”William smiled like a teenager. “OK, I guess I need to know what you’re all worried about.”Flávia chose a chair and sat down, looking at her cousin casually. “Do I need to explain myself?”William pulls out another chair and sits very close to her. “I don’t think so. I understand you very well.”Flávia lowered her
At Pizzeria Campos, William was very surprised to hear from Flávia that she was in love with him in the 80s.“Flávia... I’m here blaming myself and criticizing myself for being interested in you even though you’re my cousin, and you confess to me that you felt the same way since we were young?”“I know it sounds crazy, Will, but it’s the truth!” Flávia exclaimed passionately. “I always thought you were hot. You’re still! Even with your bad leg, even though you stopped playing soccer, even though you gained weight... you didn’t let it affect you. You started exercising again, you had a virile and attractive body again... you knew how to raise your son alone, without the evil influence of that Pamela... how could I not feel attracted to you, William Campos?”William smiled when he was praised like that. “It’s been a long time since someone talked about me like that.”“That’s because you’ve been doing a lot of nonsense,” Flávia responds between giggles. “Being an enemy of Josias wasn’t a
At the Lagoon City police station, Amoreira was calmly reading the latest issue of Maggiezine when noises in the hallway took his attention. Angry voices approached.Amoreira felt that the nervous people were going to enter his office and he stood up. He got it right; the door opened abruptly and some rookie police officers shoved Karen inside.“You’re the celebrity police.” One of the newbies said, “So take care of this crazy girl.”“Actually, I’m a detective, but—” The inexperienced police officers closed the door in Amoreira’s face.Sighing, Amoreira turned to Karen who was snorting like a bitch. “Good afternoon, Miss! Why did they throw you into my office? I was reading the summary of the soaps...”“Well then, I won’t bother you with your manly reading!” Karen got up intending to run away.But Amoreira blocked her, placing himself in front of the door. “Ah-Ah! Nothing like that, miss! Now I’m detaining you for contempt of authority.”“WHAT?” Karen doesn’t realize the danger of yel
Kelvin showed up at the Lagoon City police station.“Excuse me, I need to report a missing person.”“Has it been twenty-four hours, sir?” The police officer who put Karen in Amoreira’s office is now the one who works at the front desk.“No, but she is the wife of João Paulo Rocha Queiroz. You don’t want her to appear dead floating in the river when you should’ve done something to prevent it, right?” Kelvin spoke with a smile, but the words were too threatening for the rookie.He got his legs shaking and got up. “Ehr... detective Amoreira is interrogating a lady vandal accused of having caused the biggest scandal in Ibrahim Square—”Kelvin opened his eyes wide and used the brain he has. “Scandal in Ibrahim Square? It probably has something to do with it! Helen Queiroz was last seen in the square!”“OK, follow me, sir...”“Kelvin Mountain.”The police officer promised to follow in Amoreira’s footsteps and read Maggiezine so as not to be rude to the celebrities who appear at the police s
Everyone enters Adelaide’s office to check on the call she received from Damascene Lawyers.As she picked up the mouthpiece, Josias got the idea. “Isn’t it Brigitte calling?”Adelaide smiles hopefully and answers the call. “Hello?”On the other side, Brigitte was calling on her cell phone. Helen was next to her, drinking passion fruit tea. “Hello, Addie. This is Brigitte.”“Brigitte, thank God! Mr. Rocha guessed it was you.” Adelaide sighed in relief. “We’re concerned about the whereabouts of Helen Queiroz.”“She’s here with me, wanting to sue this so-and-so named Karen,” Brigitte explained. “She is very upset and a nervous wreck.”“Her husband is here.” Adelaide puts her hand on the mouthpiece. “Helen is at Damascene Lawyers.”“Thank God!” João Paulo wipes the sweat from his forehead.“She wants to sue Karen.” Adelaide returns to the call, “Brigitte, can you explain to me what happened?”“I’ll summarize the story: Karen appeared at the sales stand in Ibrahim Square, insulted Helen, s