Weeks go by. At Silva Constructions' office, Romualdo, Josias, and Tiago are in the majority partner's room. Romualdo is wearing a gray double-breasted suit with two buttons and a sober tie. Josias and Tiago hardly believe that this old man wore a cement-stained shirt and jeans in the buildings.
"The rumor is no longer a rumor, guys." Romualdo starts the meeting, "Yes, the City intends to make the coastal strip of our city habitable. At the moment they are going to open a new neighborhood called Sunset Village, aimed at the upper class. There is a demand for residents of this type in our city."
"And when these high society residents come across our construction company..." Tiago barely manages to finish his sentence, wondering how much money he will earn.
"However, my fellows," Romualdo continues to speak seriously, "We cannot be negligent with these clients. Tiago, we will need a legal sector for our company, in case we find a client as problematic as Adrian Ba
Josias is at the supermarket doing some shopping for the office. He is on the shelves of the coffee and tea brands, undecided on which brand to choose when a guy his age is going the other way pushing a shopping cart. The man wore glasses and had black hair; his white skin was sunburned. The boy adjusts his glasses when he sees who he was and approaches."Josias? Josias Rocha?"Josias shakes his head looking for whoever called him, and when he finds the boy, he smiles in recognition: "Octavio Motta!"The two are close and Octavio reaches out to Josias to greet him. Both are grinning.Octavio asks curiously: "Dude, how are you? We haven't seen each other since—""Since my father was murdered and I ran away from Rainbow Garden, I know." Josias adds, already intending to change the subject, "And you, how are you doing?"Octavio notices the change of subject and does not want to force Josias. He just kept smiling and replied: "I'm fine, st
The supermarket is being set with Phil Collins's song "You Can't Hurry Love", but Wallace is not excited by the cheerful music. He goes to the office of the supervisor who fired Pamela last year."Sir, my girlfriend has already given birth and has recovered. Can she go back to work?" Wallace asks suddenly.The supervisor takes a start and then pulls himself together. "Is she going to be pregnant with you again?""Not so soon, obviously," Wallace responds, feeling offended.The supervisor disagrees with his thoughts. In his opinion, muscular and robust men like Wallace usually father at least five children.Wallace takes advantage of the supervisor's silence and adds: "And I also need another job at this supermarket. Otherwise, I will have to resign."The supervisor smiles very slightly and raises an eyebrow. How daring is this boy! "Well, Wallace, since you plan to grow in our company, I can refer you to another position. You with your big p
On Tuesday morning, Beto is having breakfast in the kitchen. To remember the time when Josias lived with him, Teodoro happily prepares a delicious breakfast.Beto is already chewing bread with scrambled eggs when Teodoro puts another frying pan with fresh, tempting-smelling bacon on the table. "Okay, Dad, I don't need anything else."Teodoro does not seem to have heard, as he puts on the table guava jam and buns. Then the landlord pulls out his chair and sits down. "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.""You still treat me like I'm eight." Beto is not complaining; he is talking with a wistful smile.Teodoro cuts a bun, fills it with guava jam, and hands it to his son without knowing if he wanted it or not. "So, can I already buy a camera to photograph the busted?"Beto starts to laugh. "I don't know. How are we going with Vera?""Vera is not coming very often." Teodoro explains, "She said that Pamela's mother was at the apartment
Pamela is drinking a passion fruit tea, sitting on the sofa in the living room of her parents' house. Coincidentally, Carmen is also there. Since Cristina made peace with her youngest daughter, the oldest daughter has also been forgiven.But, it seems that the owner of the house still holds the same opinion. Raymond steps down in a dress shirt and jeans, going straight to work. He just mumbled a "good morning" and left without paying attention to his daughter, who is shaking with anger and stress.After he leaves, Cristina takes a deep breath and asks her daughter: "Should I tell your father later?""Better not. I don't want him to know that I'm fighting with Wallace, I don't want him to be excited about looking for him to find out what's going on.""So he is not accepting the story of Caio and Josias," Carmen says."No, he wants me to stay with Caio, to challenge Josias in court." Pamela takes another sip, "But, I already said that I don't want to
Later, Tiago is talking to Romualdo about why they should hire Octavio. Romualdo has a skeptical look on his face while Tiago speaks excitedly."The boy is leaving college with new and modern ideas." Tiago argues with gestures, "And it would be a good incentive for him if he has a company that supports him so soon.""Is he not too busy with the monograph?" Romualdo asks with a slight smile."We will ask in tomorrow's interview," Tiago answers with confidence."You also said that it has to do with the loan shark that nobody knows the name of?" Romualdo leans back against the back of his presidential chair."Yes. He and Josias were high school classmates. If he joins Octavio plus Moacyr Barbosa, Josias will finally pursue justice for the murdered father." Tiago breaks his smile, "This crime cannot go unpunished. It's been three years...""Yes, those who killed Tony Rocha are under arrest, but the guy who ordered them to kill is still at large.
Inside the auto repair shop, Simeon is talking to the owner and his boss, resigning. Of course, he will not speak the real reason."It hasn't been easy for me, sir." Simeon tries to explain, "Now I'm living in Green Park, on the other side of town, and I'm taking two buses to come here."The owner comments: "It is a pity that we do not yet have a train or subway." He is a fifty-year-old man and is wearing formal clothes, "But, are you sure, Simeon? Do you already have something else to do, another place to work?""My future son-in-law is helping me. In fact, he helped me move there.""Ah, okay, I thought you hit the lottery. Green Park is not for everyone to live in." The owner laughs when he says that.Simeon also relaxes. The two continue to deal with his dismissal. Moments later, when Simeon leaves the small room of the now ex-boss, Jeremiah is hurrying away, but it is clear to Simeon that he was spying."Hey, Jeremiah!" Simeon cries out
Evandro is at the cafeteria serving his customers. Among them, Moacyr is drinking another cane juice and eating ground beef pastry.Octavio strides up and slams both hands on the counter, all cheerful and excited. "I don't drink beer, but I'm going to celebrate with cane juice! Evandro, serve me a very cold cane juice and see me that stuffed pizza pastry!"Evandro and Moacyr are infected with the boy's joy.Moacyr risks asking: "Any news?"Octavio does not know Moacyr, but he is so happy that he decides to answer: "Do you know Silva Construction Company? I will have the privilege of working for them as an architect! A nice girl just called me asking to come to the office tomorrow!""That deserves a little song!" Evandro opines. He goes to the radio and turns it on. Ironically, it is sounding "She Works Hard for the Money" by Donna Summer."Hey, I know enough English to know that this song is not talking about men," Octavio informs, and the r
Adrian is visiting Moacyr. Moacyr's new house is now furnished. The sofa and armchair are lined with white cloths sewn by Moacyr's late wife. Moacyr is sitting in the armchair while Adrian is standing in front of him, examining him as if he were a doctor. Moacyr's appearance is not good; he is pale and is complaining of a headache."Dad, we have to go to the doctor. You may be having a stroke." Adrian, despite being a sucker, is an extremely loyal son to his father.Moacyr smiles weakly, indicating that it is not so much. "I'm fine, son. I'm not indicating the classic symptoms of a stroke.""So that must be a lot of blood sugar." Adrian walks away and folds his arms, "Have you been eating again at Evandro's cafeteria? Watch out, Dad, you may be or maybe you already have diabetes. I, who am younger, don't keep stuffing myself with these fatty snacks."Moacyr licks his lips as if he wants to eat more. He smiles just like Teodoro: "Actually, I killed myself