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2021-07-10 19:01:27Later, Pamela is at the kitchen table having breakfast with her parents. She's chewing bread with peanut butter like crushed glass.
"Is the peanut butter bad, daughter?" Cristina asks.
"No Mom, the peanut butter is great." She replies grumpily, "It's the article I read in the Economy column. They interviewed Silva Constructions. They moved to a more chic and modern building, close to the Main Square."
"And why are you so angry?" Raymond asks, "You should rejoice or leave them alone."
"So much stress can harm you, daughter," Cristina warns her with genuine concern.
Pamela remains thoughtful, trying to decide what to do.
Later, Pamela appears in the lobby of the Vargas Building. The huge enclosure leaves her speechless. Countless people in business clothes pass by. Pamela is in a plain print blouse and a pair of worn jeans, so she makes an easy target for receptionists.
They understand that Pamela is not a regular in the building and so
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Josias leaves Octavio's room and goes to the entrance. He finds Melissa typing and Adrian sitting in a chair near a shelf, reading the newspaper and listening to music on his walkman. He nods to Taco's song "Putting on the Ritz."Josias gets furious when he sees his rival idly, with nothing to do. Romualdo didn't assign him any task? He approaches and slaps Adrian's head, trying to rip the headphones off.Adrian's walkman is of a better make and newer model than Melissa's. That's why Adrian is scared and afraid of the functioning of his device. He carefully removes the headphones and strafes Josias with his gaze. "Hey, watch out, this walkman is new!""And which money did you buy this walkman?" Josias asks sternly, drawing Melissa's attention."Not everyone has a careless father like yours!" Adrian insists on poking at Josias's wound, his father's absence, "I feel that deep down you are jealous of me, so you try to stay close to my father, wanting to stea
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Adrian knows that Josias was in the driving class. Josias's desolate, weary face betrays that he was terrible once again. "What's wrong, couldn't you keep the engine running for fifteen minutes? You're going to end up ruining the car's engine and the School Driver will charge you for the repair!"Josias approaches Adrian with slow but intimidating steps. "What else is missing for me to punch you?""It's missing the fact that I could sue Silva Constructions for assaulting a simple employee. The Labor Court will love to hear about it.""We have money to pay any compensation and we have Igor Bento as a lawyer.""Ah, but there's also my father!" Adrian always touches Josias's wound, "He's going to love knowing that the boy he so admires assaulted his real son."Josias stops and takes a deep breath. He doesn't want to lose Moacyr's favor.If Moacyr learns that Josias punched Adrian, he might be furious and decide to report him to the loan shark!<
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Josias shakes his head regretfully. His voice came out weak and dismayed: "I can't, Octavio, I can't against this guy." "What's so deterring you from seeking justice?" Octavio insists firmly. "The guy is powerful. That's it when I ran away in 1980. Three years went by and no one did anything, imagine what he must be like now?" Octavio ponders, "Well, his house looks like it's from Europe Garden, and he'll probably be Sunset Village's first resident." Josias has a start and shivers. "We can never let the shameless choose our company!" "And how will we know if we don't even know his name? I've only seen him once or twice myself, I wouldn't recognize him if he appeared in front of me today." Josias heaves a sigh. What a difficult situation! Octavio gets up. "Let's go out, cool off a bit. You need it." Josias looks at him piously. "It's true. I hope he doesn't find me." Octavio chuckles. Sometimes Josias's fear is so irrational that it's funny. ****** Pamela comes home from work
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Josias visits Café Montanha for a coffee and finds Rodrigo there. “Rod, how have you been?” Rodrigo is taken aback. “How am I? You’re the one who suffered a horrific loss recently!” “But you also lost your father. We’re in the same situation,” Josias explained as he sat down on a stool. “I’m okay, Josias. Life has a way of cheering me up. For example, I’m back at the diner after Thierry decided to take his place at the supermarket.” Rodrigo smiled. “What about the photography studio?” Josias smiled back. “It’s still going to operate, and Thierry will make periodic visits. But he’s going to appoint one of the staff to manage the studio.” Rodrigo served a pizza pastry to Josias. “Thank you. Well, I hope everything is alright between you two. I need to visit Rosemary and meet Jean Luc — is that the name of the baby?” “Yes, the name of the supermarket heir. Meanwhile, Frank will be here or somewhere else.” Josias interjected, “If Frank wants to work at Rocha Constructions, count
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Chapter 3144 Benjamin Requests a Transfer
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Chapter 3140 Let’s Request a Transfer
At Café Montanha, Daryl walks in for a coffee and finds Rodrigo at the counter while Neilton serves the others. “Hey, are we back to the old tradition?” “Don’t be a clown, man.” Rodrigo laughs. “Yes, Thierry is at the supermarket, as we agreed.” “Hi, Neil. Can you make me a cappuccino while I enjoy a natural sandwich?” Daryl places his order. “Sure thing, Mr. Mountain.” Neilton heads to the back. Daryl sits on the stool. “So, how do you feel after getting back to your element?” “I don’t regret at all helping my dear wife at the supermarket, Daryl,” Rodrigo admitted while preparing the natural sandwich. “I’m not talking about regrets.” Daryl joked. “But it’s undeniable that after Uncle Francisco’s passing, you prefer to stay here, carrying on the legacy he left.” “Just like Crystal Blue.” Rodrigo smiled. “Hey, I’m aware that you’re looking to open another restaurant in Sunset Village. Do you think you can manage it? How’s the prospecting going?” Daryl picks up the sandwich but
