Simeon widens his eyes in true astonishment when he hears his son joyfully proclaim that there will be a wedding.
William chuckles at his father's grimace, "What's wrong, Dad? You look like you're surprised!"
"But of course I'm surprised." Simeon enters the room and leaves the door open, "I suspected you were going to talk about it, but not that emphatically."
William smiles not understanding what his father meant. "I thought we were late."
"Sure, we're late!" Stacy doesn't accept to delay what she wants, "Simeon, we've loved each other since 1983, and 1986 is ending. Time flies. I don't want to wait any longer to be part of your family. And I don't think Caio can wait for more time."
Simeon nods, but something inside him is beeping, an inner alarm. "I understand. Caio needs to get out of Josias's penthouse before he calls his uncle 'father.' But are you willing to live in my old house?"
Stacy smiles, "If Will's career progresses, we won't b
The next day, Wallace is waiting in the parlor with the face of someone who is fed up with so many visitors. His appearance has deteriorated, his beard is untamed and the deep dark circles under his eyes indicate he is not sleeping well.He is shocked to discover that the one who has come to visit him is the wife he no longer wants.Vera sits down vis-à-vis and smiles in wonder at seeing in front of the man she "loves", even though he is in the situation described.Wallace gets angry and questions this, "Stop smiling like I'm an Australian soap heartthrob! Can't you see I'm all sloppy?""Yeah, but when you're in love with someone, we don't really care about looks. I understand you can't keep yourself clean because of the limitations of this place.""Place where I left off because of you!" Wallace growls.Vera has her first shock of reality. She bounces in her chair and breaks her smirk, "What? Why are you blaming me, Wally?""I
Days later, the residents of Happiness Slum are dazzled to see tractors driving and leveling the vacant lot that will be the future soccer field for their beloved team.Josias and Octavio soothe Romualdo's heart and are present on the first day of work.Two workers nail a sign to the ground announcing the construction of the new field with the Silva Constructions logo."Look, we'll have a decent soccer field with a locker room and stands!""Thank God, we deserved it!""After so much prominence thanks to Will Campos, it was the least."Raymond appears among the people to also see up close. He meets with Josiah."Hello, Josias! I saw the sign. Are you really going to build the soccer field for us mere dweller slums?"Josias smiles, "Hello, Mr. Chaves. Yes, I think you deserve it. How can the team have been performing excellently since last year and not have a decent training venue? Not to mention that when the team is not trainin
Melissa leads Simeon to the penthouse balcony. They catch a refreshing wind, the day is sunny."Here you have a nice view of the city." Simeon puts off the conversation."Dad, let's get down to business." Melissa seriously asks, "What makes you suspect that something is going wrong between Stacy and Will?"Simeon takes a deep breath and stares at the horizon as he responds, "We have a simple renovation of an apartment right here in Downtown. That's why I took the opportunity to visit you.""Oh yes, good.""With that, we're enjoying it and having lunch at Crystal Blue. Tiago Bento assured us that he would give us a discount on the dishes. All that's missing is your old father to eat caviar."Melissa smiles and pats her father's shoulder.Simeon continues, "With that, I've seen Stacy acting as a waitress. I don't deny she does a good job.""Wait, the problem is with her?""I hope not. The fact is that I've seen Stacy very
Stacy is taken aback by Marcelo's question: is there something sinful about telling everyone that she took ingredients from the restaurant to make that original stroganoff that pleased her beloved boyfriend?No, what is sinful is Stacy's uncontrollable desire to go to the beach in an illogical expectation of finding Marcelo only in swim trunks, so the two of them will mate worse than dogs in the hot sand.And what's dangerous is the fact that Simeon is almost guessing by deduction that Stacy is hot for Marcelo.After all, this goes through Stacy's mind at lightning speed, she just smiles mysteriously and replies, "No, I'm being silly and irrational. Excuse me."Stacy walks away from Marcelo to carefully study the menu.***When Simeon leaves, Flavia approaches Melissa to hear the news from her mouth, "Cousin, do I deserve to know what's going on?""Sit down, Flavia." Melissa requests. That would make Elza and Elisa have aneurysms, tha
Elisa is shocked and disgusted when Melissa directly accuses Marcelo of sleeping with Stacy."What are you talking about, my friend?" She questions her face red with anger, "You asked as if that were confirmed true!""Isn't it then?" Melissa remains calm."Of course not! That would never happen among the Bento family. We are people of honor and decency!""Elisa, it wouldn't be the first time a man has had an extra feeling for a committed woman. The problem is wanting to turn the feeling into actions."Elisa shakes her head strongly, "No, that's impossible!""So, I must rest assured that nothing is happening to hurt my dear little brother?""I swear to you, Melissa!" Elisa responds in a shaky voice, it looks like she's going to cry, "I'm eternally grateful that your husband has saved me from Jeremiah's clutches. My family has him in great esteem. It would be a very serious offense for Marcelo to commit this ignominy. I'll talk to him!"
Stacy is annoyed when she sees Adrian and Vera at Crystal Blue, but this time she decides not to attract attention and serves them professionally."What do you want, Vera?""I think I'll try this grilled salmon with vegetables. It's a light dish, I need to keep in shape.""You definitely don't look fat to me." Adrian flirts with a slight smile.Stacy rolls her eyes and takes the orders. Then she withdraws."This waitress apparently hasn't married Melissa's brother yet." Adrian comments."Will there still be a marriage? He lost the soccer match and Happiness Slum's team was knocked out of the league. Shame on them, my father must have turned over in his coffin of revolt."Adrian puts one of his hands in Vera's, "You must still be grieving for your loss."Vera sighs emotionally, "To think that I was the last person to talk to him and that our last conversation was a heated argument makes me depressed, Adrian. And now I have one m
Adrian and Vera were leaving Crystal Blue without suspecting that Josias and Moacyr were heading in the same direction."Think about it, Vera." Adrian insists, "You don't deserve to be an inmate's wife. Especially when he's the one dying to divorce you.""So, do you forgive me for using you in my plan to have my first time?" Vera asks with a pathetic smile.Adrian clears his throat, "Well, how about we start over from scratch and take it easy? I'm not going to lie that I didn't enjoy our hot night of lovemaking... I just didn't expect to be part of a web of lies."Vera nods, "OK, if you still have the same phone, we can talk more calmly. Gotta go, bye!"Adrian gives Vera a light kiss on the cheek, showing no commitment. Vera hurries back to the supermarket.***Elisa enters the restaurant and finds Stacy from afar serving clients, probably businessmen, because the impeccable suit doesn't let her think of another type of man. The busin
Moacyr feels a pang in his heart when Josias says coldly that Adrian will be transferred to Victoria. He decides to plead for his son."Are you sure about that, son? You know, I wanted to take advantage of the fact that we're here to talk about this."Josias raises his eyebrows, "Do you have something against it?"Moacyr quivers in his chair, "You know how it is: I'm a grumpy, lonely father. I wouldn't feel good being away from my son.""You are not a curmudgeon, Seu Moacyr," Josias responds between giggles."Anyway, can you make an exception and leave my poor son in Lagoon City?"Josias sighs. He was looking to get rid of Adrian as soon as possible. "OK, I can leave him here. As long as he leaves me alone and stops flirting with my wife...""Has he been doing this lately?"Only then did Josias stop to reason and realize that the answer was no. It had been a long time since he had dealt with Adrian, and Melissa had by now forgo