Josias is drumming the fingers of his right hand on the desk as he tries to read the reports given by the people in charge of the existing works. Ernesto notices the boss's nervousness.
"Sir, can I help you with something?"
"I'm wondering if when I get back home, I'll find my wife still alive."
Ernesto smiles in understanding, "I think Mr. Reis should have this concern."
The joke makes Josias relax.
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At the warehouse, Roberto receives a visit from the lawyer appointed by Igor. He is a gentleman in his forties, wearing glasses and a slightly shabby suit. "Mister Roberto Reis?"
"It's me. Are you the lawyer sent by Igor Bento?"
"Claudio Soares, at your service. Where can we talk properly?"
"In my office," Beto responds and then laughs, feeling amused that he has an office, "I always wanted to say that."
The two gentlemen go to the local.
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Pamela starts telling Melissa what she's here for.
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Melissa is uncomfortable when Pamela asks if everything is okay between them.Pamela gives a slight smile, "I think I forced the situation.""Pamela, don't get me wrong." Melissa tries to justify herself, "But the truth is, I was getting used to not having you around. Of course, I don't hate you anymore. Josias told me that last year you wanted to ask for forgiveness on your knees. That's not necessary.""What do you mean?""We somehow forgive you. We no longer hold grudges. We even learned that the Freire family is on good terms with your parents.""Yes, I'm happy, fewer people to hate.""But then, to think we'll be friends again... I don't know."Pamela decides to end Melissa's annoyance. She stands up, "I understand perfectly, Melissa. We've said and done a lot of horrible things to each other. Forgiving is difficult, perhaps impossible. However, I ask that we at least treat each other with civility.""Oh, that's for sure!"
After Vera is embarrassed among countless warehouse employees, Beto is still calmly in front of her, just waiting for the opportunity to speak."Are you over yet?""You're the one who's already ended this illusion that you're going to make me a spinster!"Beto takes a deep breath, gathering patience, "Vera, that lawyer was from the supermarket. Mr. Ramos has a lawyer to serve the best interests of the business we work in. And I, as a manager, needed to meet him.""And what did he come for today?" Vera neighs.Beto smirks, "Oh no, I'm not going to tell you supermarket secrets. Do you want me to get fired? Who's going to pay my apartment bills? Who's going to pay Rosemary's diapers?""Maybe you can ask Josias Rocha for a job!" Vera vomits the answer.Beto is a little shaken but goes on defending himself, "What do you have against Josias now?""Are you going to tell me it wasn't your idea that he showed up at my apartment early in
The next day, Vera entered the cemetery using her walkman, coincidentally listening to the song "Who Wants to Live Forever" by Queen. Her black dress and sad face indicated that she was going to pay a visit to her father's grave.When she found the headstone, she remained standing in front of it. Vera turns off the walkman and removes the headphones from her ears, and puts the object in the purse that was slung over her shoulder. Tears start to come down her eyes.Beto approaches coming from another path and finds his sister from afar. He feels a slight start and then rushes his steps to get closer to her."I'm glad I found you here," Beto speaks suddenly.Vera turns around and finds her brother wearing a black shirt and black dress pants."Did you think I wouldn't come?" Vera asks slightly offended."I needed to talk to you and the timing couldn't be better." Beto takes a deep breath, "Vera, I want to know exactly what you said to my dad la
Claudio and Wallace talk about the likelihood of annulling the ridiculous marriage that Vera insists on maintaining."Is your current wife suffering from Stockholm Syndrome?" Claudio asks in a worried tone."She is not feeling love for the abuser." Wallace growls, "I doubt if she ever had some kind of love for me. It was just a matter of winning me over and defeating Pamela. Something I'll never understand, as Pamela never did anything bad to her.""Maybe she's one of those pampered daddy girls who think the world belongs to them.""It might be." Wallace shrugs, "The bottom line is that I was about to marry her thinking I was the first man in her sex life. Her father forced me and her brother punched me for it. However, everyone now knows that was a lie.""False motives and coerced marriage. This applies perfectly to one of the reasons for annulment, not divorce. With the annulment, Vera Freire will irreversibly become Vera Reis."Wallace sm
"Europe Garden?" Tiago whimpers, "Wasn't there another less flashy neighborhood?"Josias justifies himself, "Romualdo already got that he was a lawyer. I wasn't going to say that Mr. Soares lived in Rainbow Garden!"Ernesto jokes, "With that suit, he could be a resident of Happiness Slum!"Josias and Tiago just laugh to relax. The fact is that now Romualdo will wait for a building to appear in one of Lagoon City's upscale neighborhoods!Or would it be better for them to tell the truth and be reprimanded as if they were elementary school children?Octavio enters the room at this point with some blueprints under his arm. "Good morning, Josias. I created some blueprints that might interest new customers." He observes the tense environment, "Is there a problem, I arrived at a bad time?""Have you done any projects for Europe Garden, Octavio?" Josias asks with a mischievous smile."Yes, it's kept at home, gathering dust, because we can't g
Everaldo takes it as an unfunny joke that Josias is at risk of losing his job. "May the ten plagues of Egypt come upon him who fires Josias!" he exclaims.Tiago widens his eyes. Since everyone thinks Everaldo doesn't belong on the material plane, he believes that Romualdo will have the water in his house full of blood, that he will get boils, that Silva Constructions will be invaded by frogs, and that the eldest son of Romualdo will die."Calm down, Everaldo!" Tiago exclaims and gestures, "Before you invoke the Divine wrath, I'll explain. Josias is helping his best friend's family get rid of a whore. Romualdo thinks this distracts him from working at the construction company. To cover up for the lawyer who he had just visited us, Josias said he was a client of Europe Garden.""Ok, I got it." Everaldo nods.Tiago is in doubt. Did he really understand? "That's why I'm afraid Josias will get in trouble because we don't have any client at Europe Garden."
After being served, Simeon and Uélton delight themselves with the lizard in Madeira sauce. The other customers have calmed down with the unusual visitors.Marcelo gets close (maybe too much) to Stacy and asks, almost whispering in her ear, "And how was it with those two?""It's okay, Marcelo." Stacy smiles sweetly, "They've stopped joking about the Madeira sauce and are enjoying the dish. I just hope they can afford it.""Well, we accept credit cards and checks." Marcelo smiles slightly, "And my brother ordered us to give a discount to anyone related to Josias Rocha.""They must be working around here as they are still wearing their construction clothes. Ah, more customers are arriving."Stacy will assist them. When she passes by Simeon and Uélton's table, the eldest whispers to the youngest."I'm getting scared for Stacy.""Why?" Uélton shrugs, as usual, thinking the world is rosy, "There's nothing at Stacy for y
Carmen is typing the fictitious client's contract with a dubious expression on her face. She doesn't remember taking any customer over the phone who expressed a desire to build a mansion in this upscale neighborhood. When was the contact made?Octavio approaches and she doesn't miss the opportunity, "Octavio, do you know who is the person that requested a mansion to be built in Europe Garden?""I don't know Carmen," Octavio responds calmly on the outside but trembling with fear inside."Oh, too bad, I don't remember having answered anyone by phone requesting something like this. But here in the contract we even have the construction and land sizes.""Yes, based on the floor plan I made. Excuse me."Octavio, when he went to get the floor plan, still believed there was a client. When he returned, Josias and Tiago opened his eyes.***Pamela goes to the warehouse in the supermarket looking for Mr. Ramos. She stops an intern who is carryi