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2024-10-29 19:42:56William Campos is already in the Intensive Care Unit at the famous Lagoon City General Hospital. Thanks to Mayor Ibrahim's management, this hospital has the look of hospitals you see in American movies and TV series.
In the lounge, family and friends await with anticipation. Josias is sitting on the sofa next to Melissa, who despite being more awake still shows weakness. Alan is at his father's side, eating a packet of chips they bought on the way.
Simeon and Carlos are on another couch, impatient for news. Dora stayed home, she refused to show up.
Raymond is on his feet offering solidarity. Tiago, Igor, and Elisa are also around, rooting for their master's brother-in-law to recover.
The door opens and Elza, Vernon, and João Paulo enter. Elza goes straight to Melissa and bends down to talk to her.
"Oh my dear, how are you doing? What a stroke of bad luck for Will!"
"You can say that, Elza." Melissa tries to make a joke, but it's evide
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Building My Life Chapter 858 Chat Between Brothers
Josias and João Paulo walk down the hospital corridors to the cafeteria to get something to eat."So, how are you doing with your studies?" Josias asks in camaraderie, "Please keep to the Rocha family tradition and tell me you are a dedicated student."João Paulo smiles and proudly responds, "I am a studious student, brother. I'm not the first in the class, but I don't do the stupid thing of failing."Josias nods satisfactorily, "That's right. If the world of media and publishing is what you want, you'll need to make an effort mainly in Grammar and Writing. Do you like to read?""Does your biography count?" João Paulo makes a joke. The two brothers laugh.Then, as if reading Josias's mind, João Paulo becomes serious and says in an apologetic tone, "I'm sorry for my father's ill-advised joke. He's looking for a new biography."Josias clenches his fists in anger. He hadn't been mistaken in the guesswork.They
Building My Life Chapter 859 Denial
The next day, Melissa, Elza, Elisa, and Vânia appear at once at Simeon's house and are extremely shocked by what they see.Dora is using the walkman without the headphones to replace the radio she had shattered. And she's dancing wildly to Tiffany's song "I Think We're Alone Now," looking the same age as the singer."Mother, what do you think you're doing?" Melissa goes to the bookshelf, takes the Walkman, and turns it off. So she misses the radio, "Where's the radio, what happened?"Dora, bizarrely, smiles as if she's on drugs, "Hello, dear friends! Come in, let's get some coffee."The other women enter, totally embarrassed. They are aware that Dora is so upset about William in a coma at the hospital that she is in a psychological process of denial.Elza tries to broach the subject gently, "Dora, my dear... I know you must be going through a difficult time...""What difficult time?" Dora responds wildly, you can tell that her joy is f
Building My Life Chapter 860 He's in Love
Josias is selling a house in Rainbow Garden. The excited couple who are about to get married is thrilled with the new acquisition. It also adds the fact that this is another property built by Silva Constructions.Josias is in full swing with the sales pitch, "As you can see, Silva Constructions always strives for excellence and first-rate quality." They stroll through the empty living room, "The porcelain floor doesn't crack on any impact and it's easy to clean. The walls have been double plastered and the used paint doesn't fade with the first rain."Hubby checks everything Josias says. He bends down and pats the floor, then checks with his hand the quality and texture of the walls. There are no cracks or rain seepage."This house has been vacant since 1987, and as you can see, it's in very good condition. It urgently needs to be occupied for the necessary maintenance." Josias insists."OK, let's stay with her." The hubby looks at his wife adoringly, "Wh
Building My Life Chapter 861 Men Don't Cry
Caio is startled when Beto sternly forces him to stop crying and be a real man. He expresses, "But Daddy Beto, I'm a man!""Not now!" Beto grunts, "You're being a little woman with that crying. And worst of all, it's making your mom and your little sister cry. Your mom is expecting another little brother of yours, she can't be sick!""That's why even though I don't want her to go to kinder with me; the bad woman will hit her!" Caio starts to cry, regardless of Beto's macho advice."Shut up, Caio! Swallow that cry now!" Beto leans forward and abruptly and impolitely sticks his finger in Caio's face to wipe away the tears. The action hurt his cheeks."Ouch, that hurts!""Stop complaining! Be a man! Finish your breakfast and get ready for school!" Beto gets up."And my dad, when am I going to see my dad?" Caio still has the breath to ask.But, Beto leaves the kitchen strafing the boy with his eyes. Beto thinks that, as Caio is not his le
Building My Life Chapter 862 The Striptease Worked
Melissa is surprised by the information that she is pregnant for the second time. Then, when she finds out that the pregnancy has already taken two weeks, she starts to laugh.Silvana gets a flea behind her ear, "Did I say something funny, Mrs. Rocha?""No, doctor." Melissa replies, adopting a mischievous tone, "It's just that two weeks ago I asked my husband to perform a striptease for me. He bought a sheik costume, so I couldn't resist..."Silvana bursts out laughing. She knows very well who Melissa's husband is and has the same opinion as 100% of the female population of Lagoon City: JOSIAS ROCHA IS HOT AS HELL."Jeez, Mrs. Rocha, I can only imagine your husband dancing all sexy... he really does look like an Arab monarch." Silvana wipes away the imaginary drool, "Is he not related to Mayor Ibrahim?""No, but his son became friends with my husband just the same." Melissa takes a piece of paper, "Does the doctor have a pen so I can write down the
Building My Life Chapter 863 I Have to Say
Melissa appears smiling at Gomes real estate. It is the first time she enters after Josias had taught her one day where the company was located. The news that she was pregnant was so pleasant she just couldn't wait.Upon entering the entrance hall, Vânia is the first person to see her, "Niece Melissa! What a pleasure to see you here."Vânia gets up from her desk and the two embrace."Is Josias here?" Melissa asks.Vânia breaks the hug and looks at Melissa with pity, "Oh my dear, what bad luck... your husband is at the registry office doing the paperwork for the sale he made earlier today. You know how it is: signatures need to be checked and authenticated. The old owner needs to transfer the house to the new owner's name."Melissa is positively surprised, "Josias got another sale? How nice! Well, he would tell me tonight.""And you, did you want to say something to him?"At this point, Adrian comes from the hallway a
Building My Life Chapter 864 Sweet Dinner
At night, Josias enters the Rocha penthouse and finds Melissa sitting calmly and with an angelic smile. Without her saying anything, Josias is already smiling. It's impossible not to feel loved by Melissa, this perfect being coming from Heaven to cheer mere mortals.Instantly, Josias kneels in front of Melissa and speaks in the most adorable tone possible, "Melissa, my love, my dear wife! Just seeing your naughty girl's face I already know you'll tell me good news!"Melissa strokes Josias's hair. While many men adopt the Mohawk hairstyle, Josias still kept the professional, businessman hairdo."Honey, you're absolutely right." Melissa sweetly announces, "I have good news. I went to the hospital..."Melissa can't finish anymore. Josias vibrates, laughs, claps, and then pats Melissa's stomach, "How long?"Melissa is surprised to see that Josias guesses. Did she respond...? "It has two weeks."Yes, Josias has connected the facts. He blushes wit
Building My Life Chapter 865 The Engagement
Saturday arrives, and with it, the celebration of Carmen's engagement. She and Tiago are beaming at Crystal Blue, talking to Elisa about the anticipation."Everything is ready for tonight, dear brother." Elisa proudly comments, acting as the restaurant's new owner, "We've already put a notice out there announcing that we'll have the venue reserved for a private party."That's great, little sister!" Tiago smiles back, "And you, Carmen, what do you think?"Carmen seems to wake up from a reverie, "Eh? Ah, I'm mesmerized by everything so beautiful!"Elisa pretends she believes it. Carmen is not acting like the excited bride who is about to get married.***In the Rocha penthouse, Melissa is in the living room slowly dancing alone to the sound of "You Make Me Love You", by Roger Hodgson. She puts her hands on her stomach and smiles as if she can already feel the baby.Josias appears shirtless and in shorts. Today is Saturday and he doesn't
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
