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
Karen was crying profusely as she gathered her clothes in the master suite of the Mountain Penthouse.Felipe appeared and smiled victoriously when he saw Kelvin’s lover’s defeat. “That’s what happens to bad girls. They’re punished, one way or another.”“SHUT UP!” Karen threw the hairdryer at Felipe.Felipe ducked and the hairdryer fell to the floor in the hallway, shattering. “What terrible aim you have. On top of that, you just lost a household appliance. You idiot, how are you going to dry your hair?”“With your tongue!” Karen screams in pure hatred.“My tongue would make your hair wetter!” Felipe can’t stand it and bursts into laughter, “Karen Britton, you forget that a human being uses his brain to reason and be above animals.”“And who said I don’t use my brain?” Karen shrugs.“No. You think with your vag—”“STOP BEING GROSS, DAMN IT!” Karen stomps like she’s a tantrum little girl.“Your emotional intelligence is that of a five-year-old child.” Felipe tsks with his tongue, “Altho
In Beto’s apartment, dinner was over.Rosemary began to collect the used plates. “Mom, the pasta with grated cheese and original tomato sauce was delicious. Could you teach me?”“Of course, my dear,” Teresa replied smiling.Beto, however, still hasn’t forgotten the hard gaze that Teresa gave him hours ago.Teresa then decided, “Honey, let me wash the dishes.”Pedro stood up, “Well, I’m going to watch TV. There must be some cool music videos playing!”“I’m coming with you, big bro!” Maycon also stood up.“Pete, be careful with the music videos airing at this time of night, huh!” Teresa warns him.As it gets later, the channel showing music videos tends to be more daring.“Yes, Mom,” Pedro remembered something, “Ah! Dad, remember I told you I met a beauty at Alan’s wedding? Can you believe that I met her again by pure coincidence today at Café Montanha?”Beto smiles excitedly. “That’s great, son! Who is she?”“Daniela. She didn’t tell me her last name, indicating that she wanted to be m
One fine day, in Neilton’s apartment...Benjamin this time was not up so early preparing breakfast. He was still sleeping peacefully after working night shifts at the hotel. But his cell phone rang like an alarm clock.After grunting and rubbing his eyes, he saw it was Jane’s number.“Hello?” He answered the call.“Hello, Ben.” It was Octavio’s voice, “I’m sorry for bothering you, but I need to let you know that Jane has gone into labor. My daughter is going to be born TODAY!”“Oh man, congratulations!” Benjamin leaned against the headboard of the bed.“So, as you’re now the general chef, would you be able to pass the message on to Lauro Medeiros?”“I would need to pass the message on to cousin Josias first, wouldn’t I?” Benjamin’s smile faded, “The bastard is going to usurp the management while your wife is on maternity leave.”“This is a danger. But Alan has already said something to prevent that.” Octavio scratches the back of his head.“Are you already at the hospital?” Benjamin y
David was so excited to hear from his father that he didn’t mind swallowing toothpaste to speak better. “FATHER! My dear daddy, how are you?”“I’m fine, son, take it easy.” Josias was already wearing a shirt and slacks, sitting on the bed. “I promised to call you, and now I’m doing it. Sorry for the delay.”“You don’t need to ask me for forgiveness. It’s me who must do this.” David asserts.“What are you talking about?”“Well, I’m a stranger, an intruder, who is forcing you to redo the plans you had for your family.” David sits on the couch, forcing drama.Josias swallows hard. “Ehr... Son, you may not be part of the immediate family, living here with us, but you have my last name, Rocha. That’s the most important. I want you to know that I won’t ignore you when it’s time for me to leave...”“Stop it, dad!” David bellowed, “You won’t die now. You still have many years to come!”“God and Everaldo hear you, son.” Josias smiled, “Anyway, I was wondering if you would be interested in work