At the Rocha Hotel, Benjamin is amused by the fact that Lauro expected to be the manager. Octavio’s suspicions were well-founded...“Lauro, come closer!” Benjamin gestures to him, smiling wryly, “There’s something I want to tell you. Or did you hear me just now?”“I think I heard you. Will Alan Rocha be the supervisor?” Lauro tries to hide the fact that he screamed like an idiot.“Yes, he’ll help us. After all, you already have great responsibilities as a supervisor, don’t you guys think?” Benjamin turns to the others.“That’s right! Lauro is an excellent supervisor!”“If he takes on managerial responsibilities, he could burn out!”“Maybe he has fatigue or a stroke!”And so were the comments from other members of the hotel staff. Lauro clenches his fists with each sentence, but his fake smile remains on his lips.David approaches the commotion and opens space between the others. “Excuse me, is Ben Teixeira here?”A young lady cook pointed out, “Ben! That boy is looking for you!”Benja
At Octavio’s house, Sofia took Augusto to sleep.“Where is your room, Augusto?”“It’s at that door over there. How do you say? ‘Good morning’?” Augusto is confused.Caroline laughs, “Just say ‘have a good rest’.”“OK. Have a good rest, Dad. When I go to the hospital, I want to see my little sister.” Augusto winks at Octavio and leaves.Octavio smiles at his son and then turns to the ladies. “Let’s go to the kitchen.”There, Octavio shows the pans and what’s in the fridge. “There’s still some rice and beans, but Jane wanted to sauté some cuts of chicken with potatoes and seasoning.”“We get it, Mr. Motta.” Rosemary said. “You can sleep peacefully as we’ll take care of the rest.”“Thank you so much, girls.” Octavio sighed, “Thank God, everything went well.”“Why wouldn’t the birth do well, Mr. Motta?” Caroline was curious.“I remember the day your betrothed was born.” Octavio replied good-naturedly, “Flávia had a huge problem with her blood pressure and almost died. Ironically, it was h
The next day, Cláudio showed up at his apartment with bags from the bakery and a bright smile. Karen was in the middle of the living room, allegedly working out in the rhythm of Jennifer Lopez’s song “Do It Well.”“Honey, why are you so smiling?” Karen noticed this.Cláudio broke part of his smile. This ‘honey’ and other affectionate expressions that Karen keeps saying don’t cheer Cláudio up.“Well, since you’re curious, I’ll tell you.” Cláudio replied, “I received a call from Quantium Agency while I was passing through the lobby here. They want to see you for a campaign they’re organizing!”Karen stopped ‘dancing’ and opened her eyes wide. “Am I hearing you right? Will I be hired?”“Calm down, Karen.” Cláudio laughs, “First, you’ll talk to them, do an interview, maybe take some photos... but with my thumb extended upwards, you already have one foot in!”“Ah, my love!” Karen hugs Cláudio very tightly, but she is sweaty.“Karen, behave!” Cláudio lets go of her. “Let’s have breakfast fi
At Marçal Publishing, Maggie and Rosemary talk about the favor Beto asked.“I just came from Jane Motta’s house,” Rosemary tells Maggie. “The baby is beautiful. She is a girl and she’ll be called Anne.”“Very interesting,” Maggie responds, gesturing to the chair. “Sit down, Rose. Let’s talk about the favor your father asked of me.”“I’m a little embarrassed to bother you, Maggie.” Rosemary sits down.“Don’t be like that. It’ll be a pleasure to help you. We need to make it clear to people on the Internet that you’re happy and fulfilled as a woman with a kind and attractive guy like Thierry Lafayette. By the way, where is he?”“He’s working in his studio on other projects,” Rosemary replied.“Can we do a story in the studio?” Maggie starts writing down notes in a notepad, “Not only will we have the interview, but you can also promote his studio.”“Hmm... Interesting. I’ll ask him if he approves.” Rosemary smiles widely.“It’s great to see you smile. Your father was very worried when he
At Quantium Agency, Karen took improvised photos in a green setting, striking poses ordered by the agency’s photographer. She smiled, crossed her arms, blew kisses, sat on a stool and crossed her legs, etc. Cláudio was around, smiling at the result. Everything indicated that Karen would be approved and offered a good contract to be part of their cast. Maybe Karen will be able to catwalk in the fashion show that Josias organizes for charity... “There, Karen, congratulations!” The photographer smiled. “You did great! I can’t wait for the photos.” “Thanks.” Karen smiled at Cláudio as if to say ‘I killed it’! Cláudio’s agent leaned in to gossip, “Did you know? Angel Store signed a contract with us and will use our models for their commercials. It seems like Karen would be perfect for this type of commercial.” “Serious?” Cláudio widened his smile. “Does Karen already have a job waiting for her?” “Well, some are turning down work, so there’s room for others.” His agent responded with a
Cláudio bought the newspaper and was shocked by what he read in João Paulo’s column. Sitting on the bench in Ibrahim Square, his hands were shaking, as if he were going to crumple the pages of the newspaper.“But... Who saw us in the sand... was it Carol? But she protected me! How did these people find out?”Felipe passed by at this moment and heard Cláudio’s last question. He smiled victoriously.“How did the people find out? Obviously, you moaned so loudly that the residents of Sunset Village recognized your breeding dog voice!”Cláudio removed the newspaper from him and glared at Felipe. “You... KID! Was it you?”“It could be anyone. Your presence is stamped on the sands of the beach.” Felipe scoffs, “I better bring chlorine and disinfectant to step on the sand when I go there.”Cláudio smiles evilly, “You’re jealous because you’re still a virgin and you couldn’t convince a girl to moan your name under you on the beach! You’ll never know how good it is to love a woman...”Felipe ge
In the next issue of Maggiezine, two important articles appeared in the magazine. The first, the cover story, showed Octavio and Jane smiling with Anne Motta on her mother’s lap. On the inside pages, there was an interview with Rosemary and Thierry, revealing that they were in a serious relationship.Josias read the magazine with pleasure in his office at Rocha Mansion.Melissa came in and found him engrossed in reading. “Do you like it, darling?”“Yes. Rosemary has never been as happy as she is now. Maggie knew how to conduct the interview very well.” Josias put the magazine on the desk.“We have a lot of couples who are going to progress to marriage. Especially our daughter.” Melissa positions herself on the other side of the desk.Josias is interested in the subject. “Has our daughter expressed any desire to go through with the wedding?”“Not yet, but her brother’s wedding has motivated her.” Melissa smiles, “She’s not even attacking Sofia like she did before.”“I hope this fight e
At Rocha Mansion, Josias and Melissa discuss the subject brought up by Caroline cautiously.Melissa hugs Caroline. “Daughter, we’re happy with your concern. But the situation cannot be treated like that. First, wouldn’t we ironically be foreshadowing the death of our elders?”“It sounds crazy, Mom, but I need to be aware of the fact that no one is eternal.” Caroline answers, “Who could say that Reuben’s father would no longer be with us?”Josias takes a deep breath. Caroline has a point. Uélton would be forty-three or forty-four years old now. He died younger.“I understand, daughter.” He approaches her, “But if you want a wedding like this, everything will be rushed. Maybe your plans of having a beautiful and perfect wedding won’t come true.”“I’m willing to give up comfort and preferences, as long as my future husband doesn’t suffer because someone else in his family was unable to attend our wedding ceremony,” Caroline states with conviction.Melissa and Josias are amazed at their d