"Ouch!" Uélton exclaims.
William leaves the tile box on the floor carelessly and runs to see Uélton before he falls from the ladder.
Stacy puts her hand over her mouth to not scream like the female characters in horror movies.
"Uélton, is everything okay with you?" William asks extremely concerned.
Uélton just takes a deep breath and composes himself. "It's alright, buddy. It was just a shock."
"JUST a shock?" William scolds him, "How many times has Josias begged you to be careful? Your work is dangerous, Uélton; you could be electrocuted to death!"
Uélton, however, smiles and shrugs. "I can't die yet, buddy. That maid needs to be mine."
"What maid?" Stacy asks, feeling calmer.
"That hot maid Melissa and Josias hired. She's mine." Uélton speaks too confidently.
William turns to Stacy holding back a laugh. They already know about Uélton's way of being, just like what
Adrian is slightly uncomfortable seeing Josias Rocha's secretary up close. What?Wasn't that the late moneylender's secretary? What is he doing with Josias?Ernesto smiles slightly when he recognizes Adrian, but his attention is focused on Laerte: "Mr. Gomes, Josias Rocha has ordered that sales of the Silva building be suspended. An emergency has arisen and the remaining apartments will be reserved for a humanitarian cause.""Oh, how noble of Mr. Rocha!" Laerte pretends to agree, but inside he's dying with disappointment.Laerte will not profit from Josias's humanitarian gesture."We appreciate the help this real estate company has provided. We will soon have new buildings for you to help us with. Excuse me."Ernesto shakes Laerte's hand and leaves, with Lilian guiding him. As soon as the secretary walks away, Laerte breaks his smile and shows the anger he really feels."But what the hell! What's gone into Mr. Rocha's head to do chari
Vera crosses the Ramos supermarket to go to the bathroom. The venue is being set by Sting's song "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free".Vera purses her lips at the irony. She loved Wallace, but now she wants him to be arrested, for him to rot in jail forever.When she is in the short hallway that leads to the restrooms and drinking fountains, she tenses and her body stiffens. One of the lamps is broken, creating an ominous atmosphere. Vera is afraid of squatting while drinking water from the drinking fountain and being surprised from behind by Wallace.However, she shakes her head, mocking herself. "Calm down, Vera. You can't be paranoid."Then Vera bends over to drink water.Nonetheless......male and vigorous hands grab Vera's waist and drag her to the men's room!When Vera realizes what's happening, she opens her eyes wide and tries to scream, but one of his hands covers her mouth, almost sinking it due to the force used in this ge
Moacyr is horrified to learn that his only son was messing with a married woman. "Son, for all that is most sacred... I didn't teach you these things!"Adrian kneels in front of his father, "No father, allow me to explain! Vera Freire has proven to be a worse woman than Pamela! She deceived me, and deceived her fiancé.""Explain better that I don't understand." Moacyr caresses his beloved son's head.Adrian continues explaining at a hurried pace, "We met, as I told you before, and got intimate. I was thinking about asking her to date. One night we went to bed and behaved worse than dogs in heat. it was her first time. So she walked away, she never called me again.""Yes, I know that.""So, after you encouraged me not to give up and try to find out what happened, I went to look for her at the Ramos Supermarket. Pamela approached me and said she was her ex-friend and now her sister-in-law. She took me to lunch and then she told me everything:
Josias is appalled when he hears from Moacyr's mouth what he's been suspecting about Vera, but he never dreamed that Adrian was involved in the story!Moacyr gets up hurriedly. "Josias, a thousand pardons... I needed to talk to you!""Seu Moacyr, wait a moment and I'll speak to Mrs. Chaves first." Josias recovers from the shock and resumes his serious boss posture.Cristina gets up, also shocked, and accompanies Josias to his office.Carmen sits at her desk and prepares to type. "Can you explain to me what you just said to me?"Moacyr collapses back onto the sofa. "I'm sorry Carmen... so the lady who just left is your mother?""Exactly, and you just confirmed that my ex-boyfriend was mating with the late Teodoro's daughter!" Carmen explodes in wrath."Your mother just told me he passed away from grief." Moacyr apologizes, "That girl must have been very naughty and troublesome!""And everyone points their harpoons at my sister..
Josias and Moacyr try to understand what is going on between Wallace, Pamela, and Vera.Moacyr nods with Josias's last sentence, "That's right, Josias. Since Vera and this guy drank too much, they can't say for sure if they had intercourse.""It was Vera who stated categorically." Josias ponders with a hand on his chin, "And Wallace left her apartment. Unfortunately for fate, he was robbed and beaten, ended up being admitted to the hospital. While he was still being treated and covered with bruises on his face, Pamela found out and broke up with him.""But, she married her ex-friend's brother." Moacyr frowns. What a complicated story!"That was because she got pregnant by him." Josias replies, "The fact is, Wallace shouldn't waste time with either of them. He was a serious, quiet, church-going young man. From a religious guy to an abuser of women, what a hideous transformation!""I asked Adrian to stay away from this intrigue." Moacyr stands up, "A
Wednesday. Josias enters Beto's building, noticing the presence of police officer Prates guarding the place. He doesn't ask questions and goes upstairs.When he arrives on the floor of Beto's apartment, he knocks on the door.Vera opens right away wearing a white and lacy nightgown, made of transparent fabric except for the private parts.She widens her eyes, visibly embarrassed. "Oh, Josias! What a fright, I thought it was—""Wallace?" Josias roars past her and enters, "Are you still in love with the man who wants to attack you?"Vera slams the door shut, frowning. Why is everyone thinking this about her?"But of course not! I thought it was the policeman downstairs protecting me."Josias sits in the armchair smiling mischievously. Lois Lane Syndrome? Well, it's better than Stockholm Syndrome!"I want to talk to your brother." He announces."I'll see if he's awake." Vera heads to his room.Moments later, Be
Pamela is sweeping the living room, wearing an apron and curlers in her hair. Vera is lying on the couch, idly, listening to Tina Turner's "Private Dancer". She shakes her head and feet in time to the music.Upset, Pamela turns off the radio and asks: "You keep listening to music just like your father! Isn't there anything to do?"Vera straightens up on the sofa. "Hey, why did you turn off the radio? Am I to blame if I have to stay hidden at home?""Why can't the cop accompany you to the supermarket?""Because I don't just stay in the warehouse. I have other places to go, and I don't want the cop following me around every room, especially the ladies' room!"Saying this, Vera remembers the day Prates grabbed her around the waist and took her to the bathroom. She smiles mischievously at the memory.Pamela cuts through her musings: "Honey, you better get a cloth and help me dust off the furniture.""Me, huh!" Vera gets up thinking that s
Tiago and Igor are meeting in Romualdo's room with Josias to talk about Marcelo's idea. Everyone is seated and Carmen has already served coffee."Well then, the Bento brothers have the floor," Romualdo says.Tiago begins: "Our younger brother visited us suggesting that we sponsor the Happiness Slum's soccer team. Stacy is hired as a waitress and she talked about how the team is excelling.""They are in the semi-finals." Josias completes, satisfied."All this is thanks to William Campos." Romualdo nods. As seen, everyone is watching the championship."It is the first time that a team from the lower class has achieved an excellent result." Igor continues, "If it's their competence to win this year, surely other companies will want to sponsor them. So Marcelo thought: why not us?""We have every reason to be the sponsors." Tiago concludes, "We live in the favela, the top scorer is Mr. Rocha's brother-in-law, and so the team is on an equal footi