Francisco and Isabel visit Café Montanha to find out if their replacements are doing the job properly. They’re happy to see Rodrigo in a good mood for another day of work.“Son, are you no longer receiving proposals for advertising campaigns?”“Not yet, Dad,” Rodrigo responded with a smile, “I’m still enjoying being a first-time father. Today, Nadia took Frank to his maternal grandparents’ house.”“Cool.” Isabel replied with a wink, “If you need it, there are always vacancies in the soap opera.”“Look, if things continue like this, maybe I’ll put in my resume, huh?” Rodrigo jokes. “While I don’t receive or refuse proposals, Quantium Agency will continue to groom and launch new talents on the market. One fine day, I’ll become expendable to them.”Francisco was worried. “Are you sure you’re not upset about this, son? I remember I suggested you slow down with modeling because of your son, but modeling was your main career.”“Dad, long before I was a model, the two of us built this coffee
Caroline found Cláudio coming out from behind the chestnut trees trying to go to his car, covering himself with his hands. He turned pale when he found precisely the person he least expected.“Carol! I... Don’t look!”“I’m not looking at anything.” Caroline grimaces in displeasure.“But... I...” Cláudio can’t even say it properly.“You’re very lucky.” Caroline said, “The police are right there, approaching kinky couples who have disturbed those who live near the beach.”“That’s why I need to leave. The girl I spent the night with left and took my swim trunks. She must have done it on purpose.” Cláudio didn’t seem to be angry with Karen.“What about your car keys?” Caroline was worried.“They stayed in the car. So I need to go before someone steals it.” Cláudio hid behind a chestnut tree when he heard footsteps.Indeed, the same police officers as before were approaching. “Good morning, Miss Rocha! Please, be careful. We’re approaching indecent people who are violating the Law. Did you
Josias was in his office communicating the decision he made to Alan. He was in his son’s adjoining office.“Alan, if you want, you can put a drinks table right there.” Josias opines with a fatherly smile.Alan smiles back. “Look, Dad, I didn’t mean to be rude. But sometimes I think you drink a little too much.”“How come?” Josias finds this funny.“I can’t explain properly.” Alan scratches the back of his head, “But when anyone visits you, or after any good news you hear from our company, you’re having a drink to celebrate. Careful.”Josias feels touched. “Thank you, son. Your father will remember this advice.”“I truly care about you, old man.” Alan gets up. “Well, if you mentioned the drinks table, it means you have good news to share with me.”Josias is cautious. “Actually, it’s not really good news for you. It has to do with David.”“What does that idiot want again? The Presidency of Rocha Constructions?” Alan has a violent reaction, letting documents fall to the floor.Josias cro
Alan was frightened by Kelvin confessing an intimate conversation he had with Melissa last year to him. On top of that, Kelvin is eager to confess to JOSIAS, knowing he could die for it!Alan holds Kelvin as if to stop him from going to Josias’s office. “Wait a minute, Kelvin! This story is too fantastic!”“I know it sounds like I’m lying. But it’s the truth, Alan! Well, rest assured that your mother and I have decided not to harbor any loving feelings for the sake of the others involved.” Kelvin sighed in relief.“Well, I know you and Mom were happy while the marriage lasted.” Alan admits, “And you were part of my adolescence, helping me with many things. Kelvin Mountain, no matter how the rest of the family acts, I’ll always be grateful for the time you took to help my sister and me.”“Thank you, Alan.” Kelvin smiled movedly.Alan continued seriously, “That’s why I don’t want you to say something like that to my father. Even though he knows that nothing happened between you and Mom,
At the LCN office, João Paulo spoke calmly with Felipe.“Mr. Mountain...”“You can call me Felipe.”“OK... Felipe, I understand your exasperation.” João Paulo sat at his desk, “But I simply cannot write an article reporting on the indecent misadventures of Cláudio Guzman without proof. By the way, what would be the big surprise? All of Lagoon City knows the man is a sex addict.”“And that gives the right to bang my uncle’s girlfriend?” Felipe crosses his arms.João Paulo is embarrassed. “Huh... That’s troublesome.”Felipe sits down and leans over the desk, “Mr. Rocha, I ask you to please help me in this crusade. Cláudio Guzman doesn’t have the slightest moral condition to run something as chic and respectable as Crystal Blue. If I can get the restaurant back, the Mountain family will be avenged and vindicated.”“But it was my brother who passed the restaurant on to Mr. Guzman.” João Paulo reminds him.“Yes, but if he reads an article of yours showing how his ‘protégé’ is a hardened pe
João Paulo and Helen talk at Café Montanha, having an afternoon snack.“What’s up, darling? How sales are?” João Paulo takes a fried cheese ball and puts it in his wife’s mouth.Helen chews, enjoying the appetizer, and answers after swallowing, “Well, sales are great. Rosemary became a gold mine for Cardozo Perfumes. May Adelaide never lose sight of her.”“If this continues, Rosemary will reach greater heights.” João Paulo frowns, “I’m even worried if Thierry will want to fly along.”“Why’d you say that?” Helen takes her cup of coffee.“It’s because he opened a photography studio here in the city. If one day Rosemary has to work in Paris, how will they deal with the distance?”Helen nodded. That would be a problem.Caroline approached and declared in a loud voice, “Neilton, are you sure you don’t sell cachaça here?”Neilton’s eyes widened. “What the hell is this? Cachaça is not a drink fit for the Princess of Lagoon City!”“Oh, if you only knew...” Caroline lamented.João Paulo turns
Josias can hardly believe what is happening. He barely has time to process the information that Kelvin admitted he still has feelings for Melissa.He sat in the presidential chair and continued, “So I wasn’t paranoid. Kelvin never forgot your mother.”“Dad, did YOU forget Mom when you were married to Katherine?” Alan tries to reason with Josias, “Would you be able to forget my mother and have a relationship with Angela?”“No.” Josias smiled slightly.“My mother is a spectacular woman. I don’t blame Kelvin for still having affection for her.” Alan defends his stepfather, “But it’s clear that he never tried to disrupt your marriage or seduce my mother. I don’t know what motivated Kelvin to have this conversation. What really worries me is the other woman wanting to take advantage of this.”“Well, Mrs. Cardozo will have to deal with that troublesome employee. As for Kelvin...” Josias sighs, “If he needs me to cut off the blackmail, so be it. I’ll have to spare Kelvin so she can lose the
Karen arrived at the Adelaide office. The secretary was already wearing a despicable frown, but she decided not to make a fuss. After all, everyone has hated her since day 1.But Karen couldn’t let go of the fact that Melissa was inside Adelaide’s office, waiting for her too.“Huh... I’m sorry, Mrs. Cardozo. What is Mrs. Rocha doing here? I thought we were going to discuss a work topic.”“No. But unfortunately, you’re the one to blame for catching Mrs. Rocha’s attention.” Adelaide gets up.“What do I have to do with it?” Karen lifts her chin.“Maybe I need to refresh your memory!” Melissa, without warning, slapped Karen in such a way that the model staggered to the left, almost falling.“OUCH!” Karen exclaimed in horror. She felt like her cheek almost came off her head. “What does that mean? Who gave you the right—”Melissa interrupted Karen with authority, “Who gave YOU the right to conspire, threaten, and blackmail people over a matter involving my reputation? Who gave you the right