Caroline is now at Rocha Mansion, in the comfort of her room, studying for the college entrance exam. She has already written the article about the birth of her nephew and handed it to Maggie.Smiling, she looks forward to the moment when she will be dealing with more serious and important subjects, such as Politics and World Economy.Her phone interrupts her daydreams and she answers when she sees that it's her father."Hi, Dad! What's up?""Daughter, I ask you not to panic," Josias speaks directly.It's the kind of phrase that has the opposite effect. Caroline started to feel shivers down her spine and her heart raced."Dad, when you say that, something horrible must have happened. My nephew...?""Nothing happened to your nephew, but to your fiancé."Dora enters at this moment. "Carol...""WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO REUBEN?" Caroline yells in despair.Dora approaches and puts her hands on Caroline's shoulders.Josias is in the hospital corridor, sighing deeply. "Erasmo showed up at t
Josias holds Caroline, who trembles with fear."Daughter, remember what I told you?" He gazes at her, advising her affectionately."Father, don't come to me with tales." Caroline shakes her head, "Reuben is dying and I want justice! I want, I DEMAND, that you dig a hole in the beach sand and bury Erasmo alive! He needs to die! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!"Simeon and Dora feel compassion and distress at seeing their granddaughter so desperate and bloodthirsty."Where is Melissa?" Josias turns to them."Melissa is with Izzy at LCN, in a meeting with the soap opera directors," Simeon explained."OK. I need you to take care of her." Josias hands his daughter to her maternal grandparents.Dr. Hogan repeats the information, "We still don't know the results of the tests, but your fiancé won't die, Miss Rocha. But he probably won't be walking well on the day of the wedding."Caroline starts trembling in stress again. "No, doctor, this can't happen! Our wedding is scheduled, we've
In the General Hospital lounge, Dr. Hogan reappeared with a calmer expression."Everyone, Reuben is being taken to surgery. I hope everything will be alright. Unfortunately, his right leg was affected, and we detected a fracture in the exams."Melissa was present. Josias pointed her out to the doctor."Dr. Hogan, this is my wife, Melissa. Your mother also treated her.""He's Dra. Silvana's son?" Melissa looked closely at the doctor and noticed the resemblance."Yes. And he's treating our friend Reuben." Josias nodded.Flávia approached Josias. "Josias, although I think Caroline exaggerated out of desperation, I agree with her that Erasmo needs to take responsibility."William echoed the complaint. "Exactly. He knocked the boy down and then shut the door with him still in the doorway. What kind of violence is that? All because his loan was denied?"Josias looked at the ground, pondering the implications of the events."Reuben didn't help by calling him 'senile old man.' But I agree, Er
Hours passed. Reuben woke up from surgery and found himself lying in his bed in the Intensive Care Unit.Flavia and William were the first to see him."Mom, what happened?""Take it easy, son." Flavia smiled through tears, "You only broke a leg. You need to rest to recover.""Recover?" Reuben has the same anxiety as Caroline, "Mom, I can't relax. The wedding is coming! Carol has already bought her wedding dress!"William approached and put his hand on his shoulder. "Reuben, calm down. I know this is annoying, but this unexpected event happened, and you need to take care of yourself. You don't want to walk down the aisle in a wheelchair or crutches, do you?""No, that would take all the grace and glamour out of the occasion," Reuben joked with a grimace.He wants to be healthy to perform well on the honeymoon!Flavia was relieved to see her eager son understanding. "Okay. Carol is already comforted thanks to Pete. And since the wedding will be at your future father-in-law's ceremony, t
Caroline enters Rocha Mansion with a triumphant smile.Hector greets her at the entrance. "Good afternoon, Miss Rocha. How was the entrance exam?""I'm confident that I'll pass, Hector. Thank you very much for your concern." Caroline winks at the butler.Hector smiles gently. "It's not a matter of concern. I know that you will ace it.""Thank you, Hector. I really need good vibes."Melissa appears from the living room. "I hear voices... Oh, it's you, daughter. Was the entrance exam very difficult?""Many questions, Mother. The essay was tough." Caroline sighs and pretends to be tired after running a triathlon.Melissa hugs her daughter. "Soon, we'll have our daughter coming out on top in the overall results.""I'll settle for first place in Journalism." Caroline smiles happily, "I don't want people to think that Aunt Maggie is putting me in Maggiezine out of favoritism or nepotism."Melissa releases the hug and shakes her index finger. "Don't think that way. You are a smart young lady
Caroline visits Reuben. Pedro is already gone."Hi, my love! I ran into Pete in the hallway. He has been a great friend, hasn't he?"Caroline kisses Reuben. Reuben would have possessively held Caroline's head if it weren't for his condition."Yes, and I hope he continues to be a friend." Reuben hints.Caroline sits in the visitor's seat. "What do you mean?""Why do I have this strange feeling that Pete will be my rival?" Reuben frowns.Caroline, however, dismisses the hypothesis with a kind smile. "It's just your impression. You can't listen to Daniela's gossip.""Is Daniela his girlfriend, right?" Reuben frowns, "Why does she say these things about her boyfriend?""Because she's a bitch." Caroline responds as if it were something simple, "Anyway, can I talk about the entrance exam I took?"Reuben pushes his insecurities to the back of his mind and smiles lovingly. "You don't need to. You aced the whole exam and got a perfect score on the essay.""How do you know that?" Caroline laugh
At the Vasquez Mansion, the family finishes breakfast. Sofia is at home with A.J. in her arms, breastfeeding him."He still wants more, guys. I'll have to stay here.""I'll keep you company, dear." Alan offers lovingly."No, my love, you need to show up at Rocha Constructions." Sofia declines with a beautiful smile."My father said I can take as many days off as necessary." Alan caresses the head of his eldest son.Alan's phone rings and he answers, curious about who is calling."Hello, Uncle João Paulo? Yes, go ahead... Yes... OK, see you there. Tell the people at the entrance not to stop me. Bye."When Alan ends the call, Erasmo, Olivia, and Sofia are staring at him with curiosity."Uncle João Paulo wants to talk to me," Alan only says this."I wonder if he wants to do another interview," Olivia asks excitedly, thinking about publicity."He probably does. But we're already going to be in Maggiezine thanks to my sister."Sofia makes a face, continuing to breastfeed.Olivia gets up, "
Alan enters LCN and is welcomed by João Paulo in his office."Hey, don't make that suspicious face. Everything is going to be okay." João Paulo smiles like a spider, leading Alan to the visitor's seat."I'm still curious and spent the whole trip in my car trying to guess what you could want with me," Alan admits uncomfortably."Wow, am I that dangerous?" João Paulo forces a laugh that doesn't convince Alan.Alan looks at his uncle suspiciously. "I think I know what you really want. No, the loan wasn't authorized. In fact, it was denied. My father WANTED to lend."Seeing that they had decided to be frank and direct, João Paulo widened his mischievous smile even more and proceeded to take notes in his notepad. "Hmm... I see, and what did your father-in-law not agree to?""Is that really your business, uncle?" Alan furrows his brow."The public needs to know if Vaztrans will or will not be a subsidiary of Rocha Empire." João Paulo smiles maliciously."Rocha CONSTRUCTIONS, as the name sug