At the Angel store, Angela climbed onto the counter where the cash registers were located. She took out a wireless microphone and announced in front of everyone present, “Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Very pleased to meet you! For those who don’t know me yet, I’m Angela Souza, co-founder of the Angel store chain. Welcome to the opening of the Lagoon City store! Take advantage of our products with a discount of up to 50%!” “YES!” Customers applauded incessantly. Discounts are always welcome, and they weren’t even at Christmas time! Angela got down before her weight broke the granite counter. Suddenly, countless buyers lined up at the cashiers to pay for what they chose. Money started coming in, credit cards were being swiped through the machines, and Angela only dreamed of the money going into her bank account. David approached her smiling, “What’s up, Mom? Today, can we get the money to buy the Mountain Penthouse?” “Not yet, son. But we’re starting to have a few bucks.” Angela poin
At Crystal Blue, Reuben and Caroline finished eating lunch. The boyfriend wiped his lips with a napkin while his girlfriend remained thoughtful.“Honey, you seemed to be thinking about something during our lunch.” Reuben decided to bring up the subject.Caroline took a deep breath. “I didn’t want to ruin your appetite first. But yes, I want to ask you something.”“You don’t ask, you order.” Reuben grinned.“Would you consider it an order to comply if I asked you to stop punching David?” Caroline asked sweetly.“But I only punched him once!” Reuben also responded sweetly.Caroline didn’t like the answer. Only one between the couple could act sweet, and it was most likely the girl.“Reuben, be ashamed of yourself.” Caroline grew impatient. “You’re the man in the relationship. You need to be decent and responsible.”“Are you saying I’m not decent or responsible?” Reuben asked confused.“Not as far as David is concerned.” Caroline explained, “I don’t want you to be in combat with him. Dav
At Cardozo Perfumes, Karen is causing the biggest scandal, not because she was fired, but because it wasn’t SHE who resigned.Adelaide was about to have a nervous breakdown, “Karen, what do you want? Have you come to formalize your resignation?”“No, you old hag! Don’t think you’re going to brag about firing me. I’m the one who resigns and leaves this damned company with my head held high! Is that possible? Working at a ridiculous sales stand in the middle of the scorching sun while other salespeople work in the comfort of air conditioning?”Adelaide blinked blankly, “What? But it was you who volunteered to make the exchange—”“I only did this so I wouldn’t lose my source of income! It turns out that now I no longer need to subject myself to this humiliation.”“Is work humiliating for you?” Adelaide stood up, “Then you’re not even worthy of being in my company. Take advantage and go to HR, since you are so dissatisfied...”“With pleasure! But don’t think it will end like that, old cuc
Flávia wasn’t pleased to hear from Reuben how rude David has been to people he doesn’t even interact with.“He called me that ugly name? And what does he care who I’m dating?”“Mom, calm down. As I told you, I have already avenged you.” Reuben responded fearlessly.“And Carol objects to that?” Flávia is shocked.“I jokingly say that I want to punch David every single day and she gets upset!” Reuben whimpered.“Well, son, maybe you shouldn’t bother her with the joke.” Flávia drinks some black coffee. “It doesn’t mean she’s going to show unconditional support for David because you punched him. It’s best if you avoid confrontation, so Carol can stay calm.”“It’s impossible for me to avoid confrontation.” Reuben shook his head dejectedly, “I get emails from that witch every day. David will probably show up at the office to tease Alan now that he knows Uncle Josias is in Rio, far away.”“If David is smart, he won’t do anything to lose his father’s favor. And that includes provoking Alan.”
At the Uélton Freire Orphanage, William entered Flávia’s office after signing autographs for the orphans. They came from the football field and were excited by the presence of the former top scorer of the Capixaba championship.“Flávia, how do your boys know about me?” William laughs as he closes the door, “They weren’t born when I played soccer!”“I made sure to explain to them who you were.” Flávia smiles at him, touched by the affection that William displayed. “You liked that, right?”“Yes, of course I liked it. It’s a shame that it wouldn’t be morally acceptable for us to adopt one of them. It’d be the solution to our problem.”Flávia got up, thinking about the matter. “Yes... if we get married, the issue of children would be a problem.”William noticed that his girlfriend was sad and gestured, “Forget it, forget it, we already told your father and Vania that we didn’t want to have children so as not to scandalize Happy Mother Maternity Hospital.”Flávia’s smile widened again. “Yo
At Cardozo Perfumes, Adelaide didn’t understand Kelvin’s question about imprisonment for licentious conduct.“Kelvin, who will be arrested for a similar offense? You wouldn’t be thinking about your girlfriend, would you?”Kelvin became angrier, “Why did you think of Karen?”Adelaide rolled her eyes. “Yes, I got it right. You want your girlfriend to be arrested. Look, I don’t know if I should interfere in the couple’s affairs, but it seems to me that you two fought.”“We don’t fight in the full sense of the word.” Kelvin calmed down. “She told me she’s going to be in a commercial with Cláudio Guzman.”“Exactly.” Adelaide smiled, “I intended to put them both in a prison cell-type setting, to contrast with the scent. I’ve even thought about the slogan: ‘Cardozo Perfumes: it’s a crime to be well perfumed!’ What do you think?”Kelvin feels that the advertisement will be perfect, but what bothers him are the models. “The slogan is cool and will catch the attention of our buyers.”“But not t
David was shocked to receive a slap from his older brother. What does that mean?Because he was a man, Alan's slap was equivalent to a punch. David's cheek burned like never before.Both brothers glared at each other for a few seconds before someone said something.It was Alan, the firstborn, who decided to break the silence, “You have no authority over this building, understand? Who do you think you are to show up here and make Prima Donna scandals?”“I’m the son of Josias Rocha!” David screamed at the top of his lungs, almost crying.Reuben heard the scream and went in, closing the door.David looked at him and then back at his brother, “This secretary felt entitled to bar my entry. WHY?"“Because I don’t like you,” Reuben replied indifferently.“Do you think I came here to steal business secrets?” David starts to laugh nervously, “Come on, why is it so important for you to bar me?”“Why is it so important for you to come in here?” Alan countered, “You belong at the Angel store. I s
At Vaztrans, Olivia reported the result of her conversation to a disappointed Erasmo.“Isn’t my little princess pregnant yet?” Erasmo deflated like a balloon, “What a shame. I thought my son-in-law could do the job, but it seems like he’s hollow. Let’s make an appointment with a urologist!”“Erasmo, calm down, don’t exaggerate.” Olivia gestures impatiently, “Maybe our daughter hasn’t entered her fertile period yet. These things come with time.”Erasmo had a bizarre thought. “Didn’t our daughter get pregnant because Alan isn’t making love to her in the ‘normal’ way?”Olivia was horrified at the thought. “ERASMO! Alan never struck me as the kind of man who dares unconventional positions!”Erasmo clears his throat unnecessarily. “OK, OK, my bad. I’m just trying to understand.”“Our daughter could be on the pill. Didn’t that possibility cross your mind?” Olivia snapped her fingers.“Yes, so we better express directly our desire to have grandchildren so we can spoil them.” Erasmo smiles li