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2021-08-05 18:50:53Josias is disgusted by the prospect of Carmen being hired as a secretary in Melissa's place. Romualdo, Tiago, and Octavio are apprehensive.
"What is all this despair about?" Romualdo feels entitled to be surprised.
"You, in addition to catching me by surprise with my fiancée's firing, are you going to hire the sister of her archenemy?" Josias questions him.
Romualdo shrugs indifferently: "Josias, again you don't address the issue objectively. Note that you didn't mention 'Melissa' or 'Carmen', for you it was 'my fiancée' and 'sister of the archenemy'. I, as a businessman, can't stick to the mess you're always making."
"If you hire Carmen, you're going to get involved in the mess," Josias warns him dryly.
"Is this a threat?" Romualdo raises his voice.
"She is the threat!" Josias slams his fist on the table.
The atmosphere gets even tenser. Tiago clears his throat.
"Josias, let me take responsibility for Carmen. She
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