Melissa and Dora are horrified to see Flávia slap Elza, a young lady attacking an older lady.
Flávia notices the presence of the two and immediately defends herself: "Cousin! You arrived just in time! I'm defending myself from the aggression of this abusive woman!"
"But what's going on here?" Dora yells, "I'm seeing the exact opposite!"
Elza sits on the sofa and says nothing for now.
"Elza, are you alright?" Melissa approaches her mother-in-law.
"I'm fine, darling. I've been through insults with classier people."
Flavia explodes with anger: "This bastard is always humiliating and diminishing me, I couldn't control myself! She slapped me first!"
Dora approaches Flávia and confirms the red slap mark on her niece's face. She looks at Melissa and nods.
Melissa takes a deep breath: time to control the situation like Mrs. Rocha.
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Adrian and Vera enter Crystal Blue for lunch. Stacy is surprised to
Stacy is extremely upset at having to attend to former enemies in the restaurant as a waitress."Sir, you must be Adrian Barbosa, the guy who bothered the entire construction team when building your father's house. I'm aware of the story. The question is: do you still remember that story? That was in 1982!""I still remember that if it weren't for my father's kindness your little boyfriend would be unemployed!" Adrian growls.At this moment Marcelo appears in the hall and sees Stacy standing at the table."It would be even better so he'd be back to soccer early. Did you follow last year's championship?"Adrian withers in spite. "Yes, but naturally I cheered for my neighborhood team.""Who was defeated 5 to 0, ha, ha, ha!" Stacy laughs, attracting the attention of other customers.Marcelo gently approaches Stacy. "Everything okay around here, Stacy?"Stacy finally remembers she's on duty. "Oh sir, it's all right! I'm handing out
Adrian and Vera are almost finished with their shrimp risotto. So far they've only talked about Wallace's arrest and her misadventure."Vera, I'm so sorry you went through a humiliating situation." Adrian finally expresses condolences, "If we were a real couple, you would have another story."Vera gulps down the wine she asked for and takes a deep breath. "Well, we never got a chance to talk about it. Adrian, understand that I needed to sleep with you to keep lying to my husband that he was my first man."Adrian is red in the face with irritation. "But that's absurd, Vera! You still speak of the criminal with sweetness and respect. Can't you see that it was exactly what you did to me that made him turn into a monster? And I didn't like being used in a plan either.""Oh, you mean only men can use women?" Vera asks without a sense of the absurd."No one should deceive anyone, that's the answer." Adrian asserts grimly, "I believed you were interested.
Melissa turns the radio back on and turns the knob until she tunes to the song "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister. Flávia feels challenged by this action."From now on, don't use the radio in the house anymore. Buy yours or listen on your walkman, in the calm of your room. That way my mother-in-law has nothing to complain about.""What if she breaks into my room and demands that I listen to Mozart?" Flavia spits out the words."She won't do that, as my mother is talking to her. I'll look for information about bus departures at the Bus Station for you to leave tomorrow."Dora and Elza return to the living room and find the discussion. Elza slyly smiles at the maid."Are we interrupting?" Dora asks."No, Mom. We've already reached a consensus." Melissa approaches Elza, "Dear mother-in-law, please apologize to Flávia. She's leaving for Victoria and will never touch the stereo again."Elza holds back a laugh. She thinks Flavia was
At the arrivals platform at Rodoviária de Vitória, a first-class bus stops coming from Lagoon City. Adolfo, Mirtes, and William are waiting for Flávia to disembark.When she gets off the bus, only Mirtes remains standing there with the same sour face as the men approach to greet her."Daughter, good to see you again!" Adolfo hugs his daughter."And I hope it's forever!" Mirtes cackles.Flavia, however, only has eyes for her beautiful and hunky cousin. "You dare stand before me in this boring shirt?"William smiles, "I have to show respect."Flávia flirts him cluelessly: "I bet you stay naked in your hotel room!""Don't bet, you'll lose!" William responds by laughing, not joining in the immorality."Erh, let's get your bags, daughter?" Adolfo cuts off the bizarre conversation and goes to the bus to get her bags.As the men pick up their bags, Mirtes approaches his daughter, frowning as usual: "
William is horrified to see his uncle's house. When he was a child, he and Melissa used to be taken by their parents to visit relatives in the Capital. They knew that the neighborhood was poor and that the Teixeira family house was also poor.However, now in 1986, William realizes that the house has never progressed or been renovated. Everything has deteriorated: the walls are moldy, the paint is peeling, the floor is grimy, the columns are bulging and corroded by the sea air, the weeds in the backyard are untamed, and the accumulated garbage attracts rats and centipedes.A pile of newspapers beside Adolfo's torn armchair indicates that he has been trying to look for decent jobs through the wanted-ads.When he enters Flávia's "room", he feels sorry for the old bed, the mattress full of mites, the grimy sheets, and the crooked wardrobe with warped drawers. "Is here where I keep your clothes?"Flávia closes the door and smiles mischievously at
Already dressed, Vera pours coffee for Pamela while Officer Prates is watching outside, as he should have been.When Pamela drinks the coffee, it's sugarless and bitter as gall. Pamela grimaces in disgust and Vera scoffs at her."What's wrong? Oh, I forgot, it's just that I have coffee without sugar here. You know, we have to keep our bodies in shape to hold our husbands."Pamela slams her cup down on the table and counters it defiantly. "So you drink!"Vera is scared. It looked like Pamela was going to take the revolver from Prates's holster. Cornered, she pretends she's used to drinking coffee without sugar, but the disgusting grimace she makes is undisguised."Yes, you can see how healthy you live!" Pamela feels vindicated, "I just don't understand what those eggs and bacon are doing on your plate. Do you want to die from the heart like your father?"Vera raises her cup to throw the hot coffee in Pamela's face, but Pamela is quicker and d
When Vernon shows up at Silva Constructions, Carmen welcomes him as the efficient secretary she is. "Good morning, Mr. Queiroz. Would you like to speak with Mr. Rocha?""That's right, miss. Is it possible?""I'll call that secretary of his," Carmen speaks with some disdain.When he knocks on the door to Josias's room, Ernesto opens it and frowns when he sees her. "What is it now?""What's this bad mood early in the morning?" Carmen teases him, "Josias's stepfather wants to see him."Ernesto closes the door in Carmen's face and turns to Josias. The Chief of Engineering was in his chair reading the paper in the Economics column."Sir, your stepfather is here and wants to see you."Josias raises his head. It's strange that Vernon is referred to as his 'stepfather'. "Send him in."When Ernesto opens the door again, Vernon is already waiting outside with a slight smile."The secretary said she went to make coffee. May I come
On Sunday that will have the match between Happiness Slum versus Vila Velha, Melissa decides to bring up the subject of the biography with Josias while they have breakfast in the kitchen."If your mom catches us eating breakfast here in the kitchen, she'll say Flavia influenced us." Melissa makes jokes while chewing bread with cranberry jam."And when will Flavia return?" Josias asks without laughing."After the game, probably tomorrow," Melissa replies nonchalantly."You better call to make sure." Josias decides dryly."And have you decided if you're going to accept being biographed?" Melissa asks leaning on her husband's shoulder.Josias remains silent. In the time he's thought about it, he's found an obstacle, but he doesn't want to argue with Melissa.Then he replies, "Not yet. I'm nervous and embarrassed, baby.""Darling, don't you remember that Everaldo promised you that your life would be wonderful?" Melissa lovingly tri