Last Updated:
2021-10-02 18:14:03Simeon 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
Previous Chapter
Related Chapters
Building My Life Chapter 663 Again That Question
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
Building My Life Chapter 664 We Were Invited
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
Building My Life Chapter 665 Does This Go to the Biography?
Elza is furious when she sees that Flávia rudely interrupted a conversation between her and Melissa. And why is she talking like she's a tour guide?When she composes herself and gets up, she observes that, in the open door of the master suite, there are, besides Flávia, her big-eared boyfriend and the dazzled family.Elza looks up and down and disapproves of the Freire family attire. Obviously, they didn't buy these clothes at the same fancy store she does.Then, she expresses unpleasantly, "But, what's going on here?""Sorry ma'am, I'm showing the rooms to my boyfriend's family." Flávia responds with mockery.Melissa gets up and reacts rationally. "Good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Freire. I didn't know you were coming. How are you?"Harold is ahead of her, "We called. I think your husband has heard.""Elza Rocha Queiroz and I were talking inside here. Ah, I heard the phone ring..."Uélton asks loudly, "W
Building My Life Chapter 666 Material for the Biography
Flávia thinks that Elza is getting revenge on her for wanting to know about Wallace, embarrassing Isabel. The atmosphere becomes hazy in the kitchen."What do you mean, Ms. Queiroz?" Flavia questions harshly, "Melissa never told you about Wallace Freire?"Of course, Melissa said, but Elza wants to create a mess to cut Flavia's good mood. She smiles pretending, "I think my daughter-in-law said something."Isabel replies with her head down, "Yes, I have two children, but unfortunately one is in jail.""Oh yes, good to know who is the family where the maid is going to marry." Elza scoffs.What irritates Flávia is that Melissa never publicly reprimands her mother-in-law for such insults.Melissa just says, "Let's go back to the living room. Flavia, can you get us some coffee?"Flavia would gladly respond, but Elza replies, "Of course she can, darling! Her job depends on it."The women withdraw only to leave Flavia sno
Building My Life Chapter 667 The Client Appeared
Next Monday, Vera is having breakfast while listening to Loverboy's song "Heaven in Your Eyes" on her walkman. Just as she's about to take a sip of grape juice, someone knocks on the door.She gets annoyed and leaves the glass on the table, then getting up. "Did everyone decide to visit me early in the morning?"She strides to the door and opens it without asking. She sees a bailiff with a summons for her to appear at the Family Court."Who are you, man? Can't you see I'm having coffee?""No, I don't see it." The man replies, "Mrs. Freire?"Vera smiles proudly at being called 'Mrs. Freire', "Now and forever!""It won't be forever." He holds out the manila envelope, "Here is your subpoena to appear at the Family Court to arrange for the annulment of the marriage."Vera reacts openmouthed. She takes the envelope like a robot. "Divorce?""Your husband Wallace Freire has decided to seek an annulment, which is different from a divor
Building My Life Chapter 668 Jungle Constructions
Marcelo is walking through Crystal Blue's kitchen. Around him, the cooks and sous chefs do the mise en place and check the stoves so that they don't have unforeseen problems during the service.Stacy is checking the dishes of the day with a young female cook who befriended her. Marcelo smiles when he sees Stacy, remembering the conversation he had with Tiago last Saturday.When the two girls walk away, Stacy retreats towards Marcelo and he intercepts her."Hello, Stacy! How was your Sunday?""It was wonderful. I don't need to ask how yours went, because it sure was way better than mine."Marcelo smiles kindly, "Oh, not really... I just spent the day at the beach where the Sunset Village neighborhood will be.""Well, you must have pleased countless women by strolling at the beach only in trunks." Stacy, without realizing it, flirts with her boss.It is known by all women that the Bento brothers own sculptural bodies, and Marcelo is no
Building My Life Chapter 669 The Defeat
Romualdo is appalled to see such confusion in his company. "What's going on here?"Vera justifies, "Sir, I came here to complain about this citizen who interfered with my marriage to Wallace Freire!"Romualdo looks wide. He was thinking that Josias had stopped meddling in other people's affairs and had focused on his service.Josias and Tiago burn with anger that Vera has revealed the truth they wanted to hide. What a stroke of bad luck!Romualdo turns to Josias, frowning: "Is that true, Josias? Are you again neglecting your duties?""I'm not neglecting my job!" Josias asserts."Romualdo, stay calm." Tiago expresses, "This matter about Wallace Freire was already being dealt with by us before you made the request. Now the lawyer appointed by Igor will take care of this matter so that we can return to focusing on the company. It was this hysterical woman who showed up here unexpectedly.""The lobby downstairs tried to call, but I was ha
Building My Life Chapter 670 Almost Fired
Stacy has no problem talking to Marcelo. In addition to being her boss, he is handsome, hot, seductive, and she has no prejudice because Marcelo is black.The problem is that when she sees Simeon and Uélton standing at the door of Crystal Blue, they might think she's cheating on William.However, it is precisely Stacy's fear that makes Simeon think that she is wanting to get preggo with Marcelo.The usual receptionist appears and attends Simeon and Uélton. The two go to an empty table and Stacy hands them the menu.Simeon curtly greets Stacy while Uélton is more effusive."What's slop today?"Stacy rolls her eyes, "Does your food card reach enough for caviar?""I need to eat something to fill my tummy, dear Stacy." Uélton responds between giggles, "See me this grilled salmon with vegetables and garlic sauce."Stacy widens her eyes. This salmon dish is low in calories and fat! Didn't Uélton wan
Latest Chapter
- Building My Life
Chapter 3148 Josias Is Insane
Josias visits the Rocha Hotel since he didn’t have a day off for the staff. In the management room, Eugenio gathered David, Benjamin, and Sybil. “Why is that mere cook present at this meeting?” David asked disparagingly. “Because that’s how our boss ordered it,” Eugenio replied dryly. “I didn’t say anything and didn’t call this meeting, so if you’ll excuse me...” Benjamin and Sybil were horrified to see David leaving the meeting just like that. However, when he opened the door, David came face to face with his father. “David, where do you think you’re going?” “DAD!” David exclaimed, extremely surprised. “I didn’t know you were coming!” “Didn’t Eugenio tell you I was coming?” Josias asked with a scowl. David understood who the ‘boss’ was. Benjamin and Sybil felt vindicated. Josias sat down at the desk, taking Eugenio’s seat, while the manager remained humbly standing. “Very well,” Josias began the meeting in a formal tone, “I’m here just to make things crystal clear. First
- Building My Life
Chapter 3147 Josias Instructs His Firstborn
Melissa and Mary visit the Mountain Café.“A guava juice for me, Mr. Mountain!” Mary requested, smiling sweetly.“Of course, my princess!” Rodrigo replied, thinking Mary was very adorable. “Neil will make a delicious cup for you.”“Thank you. But the princess is Carol,” Mary responded, striking a serious pose.Melissa and Rodrigo laughed heartily. Mary is something else...“Rod, how has it been managing the café in your father’s absence?” Melissa asked seriously.Rodrigo served a baked chicken pastry with ketchup to Mary. “I'm getting by, Melissa. Josias was here earlier, more concerned about my loss than his own, as always. Isn’t he supposed to be resting?”Melissa nodded. “My husband is like that: he only relaxes when all of us are relaxed.”“An impossible mission because of certain people.”Neilton approached with the glass. “Who ordered a guava juice?”“I DID!” Mary grabbed the glass and went to a table.Melissa leaned forward, “Neil, Rod, how are Daryl and Diane? Behaving?”“Cont
- Building My Life
Chapter 3146 We Need to Talk - Dad
At João Paulo’s house, he and Josias were about to have a significant conversation.“Walter, do you want to go with your mom to the kitchen?” João Paulo asked, looking at Helen. “I think she made some walnut cake.”“It was carrot cake,” Sandra replied, already getting up from the couch.“You got it.” Helen appeared and picked up Walter in her arms. “Let’s let Dad and Uncle Josias talk.”“Bye, Uncle!” Walter waved goodbye to Josias.“Bye-bye, I want a piece later!” Josias chuckled.Once alone with João Paulo, Josias became serious. “Don’t let anything or anyone ruin this family scenario, little brother.”“I’m fine. No one wants to ruin anything,” João Paulo replied casually.“Well, I hope David hasn’t caused you any trouble.”“He probably doesn’t even know I exist, man.” João Paulo shrugged.“But I stopped by Café Montanha and found out that the Vasquez family has replaced the Mountain family as the ‘annoying people.’”João Paulo sighed in disappointment. “Yeah. They—”The doorbell ran
- Building My Life
Chapter 3145 João Paulo Is a Good Father
Josias visits Café Montanha for a coffee and finds Rodrigo there. “Rod, how have you been?” Rodrigo is taken aback. “How am I? You’re the one who suffered a horrific loss recently!” “But you also lost your father. We’re in the same situation,” Josias explained as he sat down on a stool. “I’m okay, Josias. Life has a way of cheering me up. For example, I’m back at the diner after Thierry decided to take his place at the supermarket.” Rodrigo smiled. “What about the photography studio?” Josias smiled back. “It’s still going to operate, and Thierry will make periodic visits. But he’s going to appoint one of the staff to manage the studio.” Rodrigo served a pizza pastry to Josias. “Thank you. Well, I hope everything is alright between you two. I need to visit Rosemary and meet Jean Luc — is that the name of the baby?” “Yes, the name of the supermarket heir. Meanwhile, Frank will be here or somewhere else.” Josias interjected, “If Frank wants to work at Rocha Constructions, count
- Building My Life
Chapter 3144 Benjamin Requests a Transfer
At the Rocha Mansion, Josias receives a visit from Benjamin. “How have you been, Ben? Any news about your parents?” The two embrace. “Actually, that’s what I want to talk about.” Benjamin scratches the back of his neck. The embrace breaks. “Let’s go to my office.” The two gentlemen enter Josias’s imposing office. “Any problems with Adolfo?” Josias asks, becoming serious. “Not yet, but I hope not to have any,” Benjamin replies with some sadness. “You know, Josias, what happened with your father made me think about my family, about how important it is for all of us to be together in the final moments.” “That’s true. João Paulo can tell you that better than I can.” “I think you can say it too. Vernon was the father you never had.” Benjamin clears his throat. “So, I’ve been looking into some hotels and realized there’s a demand at the Rocha Hotel in Victoria.” Josias looks at Benjamin, understanding where he’s going with this. “You want to go to Victoria to be close to your pare
- Building My Life
Chapter 3143 Return
Someone rings the doorbell at João Paulo’s house. The homeowner goes to answer after taking a shower and putting on clean clothes. But when he opened the door, João Paulo felt like slamming it in the visitor’s face. “Don’t be rude!” Erasmo exclaimed. “What do you want, you old bore?” João Paulo shot back. Erasmo barged into João Paulo’s foyer. “The mourning is over. Let’s pick up where we left off.” “Are you crazy? Who decides how long mourning lasts? We just got back from the trip!” “Not exactly, it’s been a day. Life goes on, my friend!” Erasmo replied mockingly. João Paulo remained serious. “But I don’t want to continue living this way, where fights and intrigues are the order of the day. Mr. Vasquez, you have a business to run, and I have a family to raise.” “But you found time to slap my son-in-law when he was here defending his family, didn’t you?” “Alan was extremely rude, but that was some time ago.” João Paulo frowned. “I don’t feel the same anger as before.” “So a
- Building My Life
Chapter 3142 Let’s Launch Another Biography
At the Vasquez Mansion, Alan could hardly believe that the people were thinking about more intrigues and disputes. “Guys, don’t you understand that I even forgot the reason I slapped Uncle João Paulo?” “Ridiculous!” Erasmo gestured. “You just maintained respect because it was a difficult occasion. But now, the mourning is OVER!” “Do you think João Paulo will rest, dear?” Sofia asked, sitting next to him. Alan shook his head. “If Uncle João Paulo doesn’t want to rest, then he is truly despicable. But my dad is back in town. He wouldn’t dare to do that.” The news should have been uplifting, but the members of the Vasquez family merely exchanged silent glances. With Josias present, it’s quite likely that he will put a stop to their fighting. Alan turned to Olivia. “In the meantime, we should celebrate the recovery of my dear mother-in-law!” Olivia and Sofia smiled awkwardly because of the secret they were keeping. “That’s right, let’s celebrate life!” Erasmo wrapped his arm arou
- Building My Life
Chapter 3141 Respect the Mourning
Josias Rocha and his family returned to Lagoon City. Those who were waiting for them stayed in the mansion and greeted them cheerfully in the foyer. “WELCOME BACK!” Melissa, crying, embraced her parents, William, and the twins fervently. Josias greeted them with a light smile. “Where’s João Paulo?” William asked. “He went straight to his house. His kids needed to rest from the trip.” Melissa wiped her tears with her fingers. “Alan went straight to his mansion. Especially now that his mother-in-law has woken up from the coma.” “That was a scare; I thought we’d have two funerals,” Simeon commented. Everyone headed to the living room. “Is Paris very beautiful, Mom?” Mary asked. “Yes, sweetheart, it’s stunning. We’ll go shopping together another time, okay?” “Do you have pictures?” Ignacio asked anxiously. “Yes, son, we took some pictures.” Melissa sat on the couch, pulling out a package from her bag. Josias sat in the armchair, taking a deep breath. William approached him.
- Building My Life
Chapter 3140 Let’s Request a Transfer
At Café Montanha, Daryl walks in for a coffee and finds Rodrigo at the counter while Neilton serves the others. “Hey, are we back to the old tradition?” “Don’t be a clown, man.” Rodrigo laughs. “Yes, Thierry is at the supermarket, as we agreed.” “Hi, Neil. Can you make me a cappuccino while I enjoy a natural sandwich?” Daryl places his order. “Sure thing, Mr. Mountain.” Neilton heads to the back. Daryl sits on the stool. “So, how do you feel after getting back to your element?” “I don’t regret at all helping my dear wife at the supermarket, Daryl,” Rodrigo admitted while preparing the natural sandwich. “I’m not talking about regrets.” Daryl joked. “But it’s undeniable that after Uncle Francisco’s passing, you prefer to stay here, carrying on the legacy he left.” “Just like Crystal Blue.” Rodrigo smiled. “Hey, I’m aware that you’re looking to open another restaurant in Sunset Village. Do you think you can manage it? How’s the prospecting going?” Daryl picks up the sandwich but
