In Beto's apartment, Pamela is kneeling in front of Rosemary, tucking her backpack onto her back. Rosemary is still sad about Caio's absence.
Ironically, their radio is playing "Someday We'll Be Together" from Santa Fé.
Beto still appears with the face of a few friends. The blanket still crumpled on the sofa indicates that Beto has been sleeping on the sofa since the beginning of their fight.
Cristina enters their apartment and finds the mood bleak, "Hello everyone, what a beautiful day it's been out there!"
"It looks like it's going to rain," Beto responds in a harsh tone.
Pamela rolls her eyes, "Mommy, escort Rosemary out, please."
Cristina more than quickly takes her granddaughter's hand, "Come on, granddaughter, let's wait for the school van."
"Bye Mommy, Bye Daddy!" Rosemary says goodbye trying to be nice.
Cristina gives Pamela a look as if to say 'behave yourself' and hastily leaves the apartment, closing the door.
On the way to the restaurant, Stacy and Flávia talk animatedly about their lives. Flávia pushes Reuben's pushchair."How old is he, Flavia?" Stacy asks curiously."He's two, will turn three in November." Flávia proudly replies, "I'm taking him to the dentist because he's been crying with his finger in his mouth.""It must be the teeth that are growing, they say the last teeth are the most painful for them," Stacy comments as if she were an experienced mother.Flávia nods. The two continue to talk as they approach the restaurant."Well, dear friend, I hope your son is all right." Stacy starts to say goodbye.But, seeing the facade of Crystal Blue, Flávia frowns and wants to prolong the conversation, "Stacy, how's it been working at the restaurant?"Stacy thinks Flávia refers to her time as Marcelo's sex doll, "Oh my dear, it's better now. Knowing you won't be dragged to Sunset Village beach any
At recess, João Paulo sees Benjamin in a corner of the courtyard practicing his boxing moves, punching an imaginary bag in the air. Even the facial expression of someone concentrated and the pose of a boxer he is doing."Hey, almost-cousin! What are you doing, practicing here?"João Paulo gets closer and notices a punch mark on Benjamin's cheekbone."As you can see, I'm pretty out of shape." Benjamin apologizes.João Paulo laughs, "Oh, don't worry, man. With time and practice, you can improve.""The problem is: my classmates think I lost another fight with those bullies," Benjamin responds by punching the air three times in succession.João Paulo narrows his eyes, "Look, since you mentioned it... they didn't show up to bother you anymore, did they?""They must be afraid of you, yes," Benjamin responds unconcerned.What the two boys don't know is that the school principal talked to the bullies and thr
Beto is extremely irritated in his office because of discussions involving the custody of Caio. He tries to concentrate by reading the schedule of the trucks that will deliver goods to the warehouse today.A porter respectfully appears at the door, "Mr. Reis, do you have a truck for today?"Beto takes out his anger on him, "Of course there's a truck for today, you idiot! Are you thinking you'll have free time to scratch your balls?"The porter widens his eyes and decides to retreat fearfully. But before he can close the door, another hand stops it."I'll go in, excuse me."Beto abruptly tosses the spreadsheet on his desk when he hears the voice and knows whose voice it is.William enters the office with a confident, confrontational stance, "We need to talk, buddy.""We have nothing to talk about." Beto gets up furiously, already wanting to punch his supposed rival, "You can leave because unlike you, I have work to do!""Ha, ha,
Beto and William are arguing about their and Caio's situation. Beto is furious and is almost hitting William, but William is calm and with a slight smirk."You are over thirty, Roberto." William teases him, "You shouldn't be so impulsive and explosive.""You're the one wanting to die!" Beto exclaims, "Stop the clowning and go back to following the agreement made by the Juvenile Court!"William pulls away as if Beto's bad breath bothers him, "Do you really care that much about my son, Roberto?"Beto is taken by surprise. He's already admitted that he doesn't give a damn about Caio; he only engages in contention for the pleasure of chaos."What crazy question is that?" Beto disguises, looking around, "I know Caio is not my son, but if my wife is happy with him, so am I. And Rosemary is his step-sister, she has a right to see him.""If Pamela stopped the enmity, she could visit him on the penthouse.""It was your sister who didn't want t
Beto takes a deep breath in the office after having the clash with William. He sat at his desk, groping eagerly until he found his calendar. As he flips through it, he finds a desired phone and smiles. So he dials the number almost breaking the dial.After waiting, knocking their knees in anxiety, someone on the other end responds, "Hello, Mr. Soares? Nice to meet you, Roberto Reis. I'm Vera Reis's brother, whom you helped Wallace Campos to annul the marriage... yes, it's a pleasure too. Can we talk? I need your services... tomorrow? Great, at Crystal Blue..."Beto picks up a pen to write this appointment down on his calendar. The smile lights up more and more...***Josias is leaving the residential complex's construction site. He looks over the horizon towards Sunset Village.Octavio, who's with him, comments jokingly, "You really don't want to come to live here, huh?"Josias remains serious and wiggles, "No, not yet, Octavio. I know Sunse
The next day, Pamela is brewing coffee in the kitchen when Beto appears, still shirtless and only wearing boxer shorts. When she finished straining, he suddenly hugs her from behind, squeezing her between his body and the kitchen sink.Pamela feels some sudden pleasure of being touched by that hot, manly, and muscular man; she even lets the strainer fall in the sink carelessly. She closes her eyes and moans, feeling her husband's excitement under his boxer shorts.When she thinks she will be banged right there in the kitchen, Beto whispers in her ear, "Today I'm going to talk to Cláudio Soares."Done! All the excitement is gone. Pamela opens her eyes and moves away from her husband, elbowing him in the stomach, almost hitting his private parts."Argh, you bastard! You cut out all the romantic mood!" Pamela picks up the thermos and slams it down on the table.Beto smiles mischievously, "You pretty liked it, huh? That's why I want to solve Cai
Uélton appears at the bank branch, and like the other characters, he is lucky to be attended by Raymond."Hello, Uélton! Let's get a bank loan? Take advantage of the fact that we have the lowest interest rates on the market, and because you're my friend, I can give you a discount."Uélton almost accepts the loan, until he switches from clueless mode to realistic mode, wiggling, "Erh... actually, Mr. Chaves, I came to ask what went wrong with my bank account."Raymond narrows his eyes, "A young man like you, being a householder, can't afford to have your bank account in disarray. How Reuben's milk gets?"Uélton smiles and hands his ID and CPF to the bank teller, "That's what we're going to find out."Raymond leaves to find out what happened to our big-eared friend's bank account.***Igor and Stacy are walking on the sidewalk among passersby, each heading to their destination."So you at least are in
Raymond returns to the cubicle embarrassed by Uélton's banking situation."My dear friend Uélton... have you been paying your credit cards?"Uélton returns to clueless mode, smiling and shrugging, "Oh, there are so many that I'll pay what I can. I have to help my dear parents, poor ones."Raymond looks like a doctor who is going to announce to the patient that he has cancer, "Ehr... I'm sorry for the bad news I'm going to give you, Uélton... but your bank balance is R$0.45."Uélton bounces on the upholstered seat. He's surprised, "What do you mean, Ray? I'm the team leader of the electricians at Silva Constructions! I can't only have forty-five cents in my bank account! Someone sure robbed me!""We've never had a bank robbery in this town, thank God, Uélton." Raymond explains with Job's patience, "Could it be that, while helping your parents, you didn't realize you were running out of money for your account
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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