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
Simeon returns home after a strenuous day of work. He takes a day off, just for the exquisite lunch at Crystal Blue, almost ruined by Uélton's undisciplined tongue.He sits down in the armchair and throws off his boots. Dora approaches wearing her apron."Oh honey, we're going to have to wash these socks, huh?" She grimaces when she feels the foot odor."Is there a good song for us to listen to?""This year is full of good songs. I'm going to Downtown one of these days and buy the soundtrack of one of the soap operas."When Dora turns on the radio, they hear "Duel" by Propaganda."Today I had lunch at Crystal Blue. Can you find the recipe for lizard in Madeira sauce?"Dora sits on the sofa, interested in the plate. "Um... isn't it a secret recipe, owned by the Bento family?""No, Stacy said the recipe is in the public domain."Dora doubles her interest in the conversation at the mention of Stacy, "Um, you find her
Saturday. Josias will stay in the penthouse to spend time with his family.Flávia serves breakfast thinking about what Uélton said. In the dining room, Josias, Melissa, and Caio are at the rectangular table choosing the options."Yeah, peanut butter!" Caio vibrates."Enjoy it while you still don't have pimples." Josias jokes."What is it, uncle?""You'll find out at twelve."Melissa smiles. Flávia leaves the coffee pot with her face expressing concern.Josias notices the maid's restlessness. "Is there a problem, Flávia?""Uélton said that—"Josias cuts her off, but gently, "Flávia, first of all, never start a sentence with 'Uélton said'. We all know he's a hardened gossip guy.""Yes, and then they say we women are the gossips!" Flávia defends her sex, "Anyway, now that I've started, I'll finish: is there any reason to believe that the Bento family belon
Uélton is having breakfast with his family. Suddenly he manifests."Um…" He swallows the bread he was chewing, "Shall we visit my girlfriend?"Isabel and Harold look at each other."Well, won't Josiah mind?" Harold asks."Of course he doesn't care! Josias is my best friend and he likes you a lot."Isabel works around the situation before it becomes a problem, "I'd better call and see if he's home.""OK, I'll do it." Uélton immediately gets up and goes to the phone.Harold chuckles, "This son of ours, always impulsive.""Now let's know if we won't be a nuisance." Isabel sighs in relief. She knows very well how impolite it would be to show up at Penthouse Rocha without being invited.Meanwhile, Uélton calls Flávia."What a cool song you're listening to, dear." Uélton opines.On the other side, in the penthouse, Flávia responds, "It's David Bowie, I just don't k