The girls leave the cafeteria satisfied with their afternoon coffee.
"Well girls," Melissa turns to both of them, "Better get back to work."
"Melissa," Stacy asks meekly, in a humble tone, "when you marry Josias, would it be possible for me to take your post as secretary?"
Melissa smiles and feels sorry for Stacy. Elisa hugs her from her side.
"Don't worry, Stacy." Elisa sentences, "William will have enough money to support you and your children."
"Actually, he already has a—"
Stacy is abruptly interrupted by a Chevrolet Driving School car that suddenly appears, trying disastrously to park on the sidewalk. As if it were the Blues Brothers car, it climbs onto the sidewalk and terrifies pedestrians.
The girls take five steps back and also scream in terror. Adrian leaves the cafeteria all terrified, thinking that Melissa had been run over.
"Melissa, are you alright?" Adrian just asks her, forgetting there are Elisa and Stacy
Later, at the gym, Josias is running on the treadmill, while in the middle of the room several women and a few men are exercising to the sound of "Maniac" by Michael Sembello. Since "Flashdance" came out on movie screens, this song has become a must-have feature on the gym's playlist.Some girls wore the same Lycra outfit as the protagonist, drawing male attention. Many smartie boys pretended to exercise, but they just stared shamelessly at the girls' bodies.Josias, however, was there to keep fit. Now that he's engaged, he only had eyes for Melissa. The way she'd shown up earlier to help him get his car off the sidewalk only reinforced his certainty that he'd made the right choice.Melissa is one of those women who encourage and cheer the men to do their best, who believe in their potential to overcome limits.So Josias doesn't understand how Melissa could be friends with Pamela. Pamela is quite the opposite: she sinks man as a mermaid sinks a sailor on
Moacyr confronts Adrian for maintaining a lively interest in Melissa while dating Carmen."Son, I'm not going to encourage you to try anything with Melissa because she's committed to Josias. But dating Carmen and making a fool of her isn't the right thing to do either.""I'm not cheating Carmen." Adrian crosses his arms."No, you're not cheating on her because it will be impossible. Melissa will never give in to your charm." Moacyr sentences harshly.Adrian feels his heart sink. Why is the father being so cruel to him?"I don't want my son acting irresponsibly with two women at the same time." He continues."And if by chance I manage to win Melissa over, would you give the blessing?" Adrian asks smartly and maliciously."Of course I would." Moacyr wisely replies, "But, as I told you, it will never happen. Melissa is a down-to-earth girl, she's not frivolous.""If Josias and Melissa's relationship fails, it won't be her fault."
Teodoro, Vera, and Beto react scared when Wallace suddenly appears while they are talking about Pamela. Did he hear something?Wallace smiles and approaches the counter, "Calm down, guys! Looks like you're seeing a ghost."Vera is the first to disguise it. "It's just that you gave us a scare, Wallace. We were pretty focused on a family matter.""Well if it's a family matter then I won't ask again." Wallace decides, and behind him, Beto lets out a sigh of relief.Teodoro hands him the key. "Are you feeling better, Wallace?""Better to know Pam isn't pregnant yet." Wallace replies nodding, "I don't know if I'd forgive her again. In fact, her parents definitely won't let me talk to her at all, to see how we're going. They've already decided for her that the relationship is over."Teodoro frowns and doesn't hold his tongue: "But, Wallace... wouldn't it be the case then that you take the opportunity and look for another love or at least cool off
Josias is thrilled with the prospect of expanding Silva Construction Company."Guys, what excellent news!" he exclaims."Of course we will celebrate. Barbecue at my house this Saturday," Tiago already decides before the others manifest themselves."Entitled to the presence of all employees?" Romualdo asks. Everyone understands who Romualdo was mentioning."I think we can invite Moacyr Barbosa for his son to come along," Tiago explains."Fine by me as long as he doesn't bother me," Josias shrugs.Melissa enters the office. "Good morning gentlemen!" She notices the excited expression, "What happened? Any more clients?"Josias approaches Melissa and hugs her. "My dear fiancée, this Saturday we are going to celebrate the expansion of Silva Constructions! We are moving to a bigger location."Melissa vibrates with emotion: "My love, what wonderful news!"Tiago opens his eyes wide and gets excited: "Hey, how about we tak
At night, Carmen was visiting her parents and anxiously asking Raymond: "Daddy, you have to help me! It's up to Adrian to beat those heartless people who keep despising him for being just the office boy!"Pamela huffs on the sofa, learning to crochet. "But I didn't expect much from these people who worship Josias. The guy didn't get along with the sovereign sheik and everyone around him decided to despise Adrian."Raymond scratches the stubble in his chin. "Well, I know a friend who works at a real estate agency..."Carmen widens her eyes, grabs Raymond's arms, and shakes him, the chair being pushed along with him. "That's it! Give me the address; I'll talk to him today!"Raymond smiles: "Calm down, dear daughter. Get me pen and paper and send your boyfriend to visit him tomorrow."Carmen finds her phone book and passes a pen. Cristina is watching a performance on TV by Rita Coolidge singing "All-Time High", and she shakes her head in time to the m
The next day, Adrian hands out with a proud smile the business card of the real estate agent recommended by Raymond. "Here, Mr. Silva. You can call that this agent will be willing to assist you at any time. It seems that the fame of Silva Constructions is not indifferent to him."Romualdo has no choice but to accept the business card. In his room, there are also Tiago and Josias. Both are clenching their fists in anger that Adrian stood out.Adrian turns on his heel and doesn't even face who is dying of envy; he leaves Romualdo's room closing the door in a civilized manner."What the hell!" Tiago punches the file cabinet."He's going to be bragging about it for the rest of the year now." Josias, however, is calming down and accepting the defeat, "Let him be happy for now.""Well, I'm going to ask Melissa to set up a meeting with this real estate agent. And when it's time for him to show him his options, tell Adrian to go. Let's see if his luck goes
Pamela is reacting angrily to the thought that Josias and Pamela might be getting engaged. "That can't be. I love that man, Jeremiah, how could he be getting engaged to another bitch?"Jeremiah raises an eyebrow, sensing that the story is wrong. "Pamela, I don't think Melissa is a bitch. The two of them have been together forever.""Yes, and I've always tried to separate them. Looks like I'm going to have to seduce Josias and get pregnant with him for the third time!"Jeremiah smiles mischievously and approaches her. "You don't want me to help you with this plan?"Pamela gives Jeremiah a push even though her hand is holding the bakery bags. "Get out, Jeremiah! This time the father really has to be Josias's!""So you confirm that Caio isn't?" Jeremiah asks mockingly.Pamela shakes her head; her mind is totally on screws. There are so many lies that Pamela tells that even she is not realizing."Pamela, stop pretending." Jeremiah takes h
On Friday, Adrian goes to Tiago and repeats Carmen's request to let Pamela come to tomorrow's barbecue.Tiago's reaction is instantaneous: folding his arms and narrowing his eyes. "Dude, what is this crazy idea?""My girlfriend asked for this favor." Adrian confidently explains, "She thinks that with the excellent results I bring to the company, I could have that right."Tiago breaks his frown and laughs. "Are you still new to the company and talking about the results you've brought?""Well, I'm specifically referring to the real estate agent and the new location for the Silva Constructions headquarters.""That's still up to us to decide." Tiago smiles from the corner of his mouth, "if the location you and the realtor have chosen is beautiful and suitable, I'll allow Pamela to show up. But, she can't complain later!"Adrian doesn't understand what Pamela might complain about later and shakes Tiago's hand.***Later, the real es