At the Vasconcelos Mansion, Katrina returned after being discharged from the hospital. Family and staff welcomed her back with pomp and celebration. "Welcome back, Mrs. Ross!" "Daughter, welcome back!" Gilson hugged her fervently. Althea cautioned him, "Be careful, Gilson! She needs to rest." "Grandma, I'm not that fragile." Katrina smiled gratefully. "Everyone, thank you for your prayers. The Lord has been very merciful to me; we owe it to Him!" "AMEN!" Gilson and Claudia raised their hands in a ridiculous manner. Sandro and Nadir exchanged indignant glances at the fake Christians. When was the last time they set foot in a church? James led his 'dear wife' to the living room. Katrina sat in the armchair that Althea usually occupied. "There you go, dear. Rest well, the maid will bring in a tray with tea and biscuits." "Please, put sugar in the tea," Katrina joked. "Eating and drinking in the hospital was medieval torture." Everyone laughed heartily. The others sat on the sof
"Are you saying I need a hidden motive to make love to you until the next day?" "MARK FERRO!" Briana stepped back, horrified and aroused at the same time. "Admit it, darling." Mark continued to smile mischievously. "You just love it when I'm crushing you and loving you mercilessly." Briana wanted to argue with Mark but felt a fiery passion burning inside her with each word from Lord Ferro... She shook her head. "That's not what I came to talk about. I want to question the motivation behind this week."You knew how James defended me from the ridiculous accusation of sending you to cut the brakes on Katrina's car, and you felt jealous." "If you're already talking as if it's a confirmed fact, why are you asking me?" Mark continued to be sly and pretentious. "It's just that I don't want you to feel threatened." Briana crossed her arms. "I love you, and you love me. What more could I want for my life?" "You could perhaps make that clear to James, right?" Mark jokingly insinuated. B
James reacts wide-eyed upon hearing a spicy and forbidden audio recording. "HEY! What does this mean?" James lunges at Christopher, desperately trying to grab his phone. Christopher, acting like a high school teen, shakes his hand away from James several times, preventing him from getting the risky and compromising phone. Meanwhile, Magdalena's indiscreet moans play and echo throughout the office, making the situation even more awkward! "Turn off that audio! TURN IT OFF!" James grabs Christopher by the collar. No longer holding back, James punches his brother-in-law with all the hatred he could muster. Christopher was caught off guard by the momentum. His body floated a few inches backward before crashing into the desk. Just a little more, and Christopher could have hit his head on the edge of the desk, causing a serious... or fatal... accident. James, panting like a bull, shot daggers at Christopher with a murderous look, as if regretting that the worst hadn't happened. Chr
At Glamour, Briana and Mark were getting up to leave. "Shall we go to lunch, dear?" Mark asked in a loving tone. "Yes, how about we go to Rocha Hotel? Your manager friend can get the diamond member menu, right?" Briana asked not too jokingly. Mark sensed that, being cautious in his response, "I don't know, dear. Why?" Briana approached him, speaking seriously, "I wanted to know if you still have that card." "It's with me, but you can have something lighter for lunch if you want," Mark suggested somewhat hastily. Briana shook her head. "No, dear. Give them that card back." Mark took a deep breath. Is it time to reveal to Briana that the hotel actually belongs to him? Mark's phone beeped with a message notification, and he quickly pulled it from his pocket to check. Upon checking the device, he saw it was just a message from Linda. "Mark, what's up?" Briana craned her neck, wanting to see the screen. Mark quickly shoved the phone back into his pocket. "Nothing, dear. A messag
James pounded the table, indignant about it.Then, without wasting time, he grabbed the phone from the desk, dialing an extension."It's good that you're there! I need to talk to you urgently!"James slammed the receiver down hard.Then he tried to take a deep breath in an attempt to meditate.After feeling that it wasn't working, the door opened, and Gilson and Sandro came in."We were together in the office," Gilson explained unnecessarily."Were you guys with Magdalena?" James asked harshly, diverting from the focus."What do you mean?" Sandro asked, frowning."Nothing much, forget it." James got up, shaking his head. "I just found out that the main actor of Katrina's series signed a contract for a ridiculous show aimed at nerds."Gilson and Sandro exchanged confused looks."What do you mean?" Gilson broke the awkward silence. "If the actor was with us, how did he run off to another project?"James smiled bitterly. "Guess what: he was supposed to sign the contract on the day Katrin
Celia was startled beyond belief when Adrian suddenly pushed her head into the takeout!To make matters worse, when she tried to lift herself up, Adrian pressed both hands behind her head, forcing her to stay stuck in the meal!The sensation was unpleasant and suffocating.Celia struggled as best she could, trying to remove Adrian's heavy hands that felt like stone columns, but it was impossible!Her cries for help were muffled by the food, and the tip of the fork threatened to poke her left eye if she continued to squirm so much.Adrian gritted his teeth, consumed with rage, "Come on, keep talking, keep expressing your jealousy over Mark!""Hmmm... HMMM!!!"Feeling he had achieved the desired outcome, Adrian released his hands, ending the torture.Celia quickly straightened up, coughing violently.Her face was smeared with sauce and various grains of rice and beans. She looked like a child learning to eat.Adrian thought this and started laughing maniacally.Celia, previously fearful
After they entered the office, Mark noticed that Luana was not there and continued, "Darling, although you were drugged that day, we have to admit that we continued our loving union when the effects of the drug wore off."Briana blushed to the roots of her hair. "What do you mean?""When you came to your senses, you knew it was me, your chosen lover," Mark replied with a charming smile.Briana swallowed hard.She would never admit that she would prefer Mark to help her deal with the effects of that drug rather than having to go to the hospital.As unusual as it was, it was here that Briana's life began to change for the better.Thinking of her shows as part of the improvement, she sat down at Luana's desk to discuss business. "It was announced on LCN. Jake Silver has been chosen to be the lead in 'Times of Glory.'"Mark smiled broadly again. "Of course. Karl did a good job.""Why are you grinning so much? Karl didn't want to pick someone so handsome and toned.""But for the lead to be
James couldn't believe he was being kicked out of his own office by his father-in-law's brother, a man of lower status."James, please leave," Gilson said.Only because his father-in-law had asked, James left, shutting the door behind him."Thank you," Sandro said.Tense, Gilson continued, "Alright, big bro, let's have a real talk. What's going on with you?""What's going on with ME?" Sandro responded in disbelief. "I'm just tired of all this unjust harassment of my daughter!""It's my daughter who ended up in the hospital after a car accident," Gilson shot back. "An accident I'm starting to have doubts about.""You believe that nonsense because your son suggested it.""No, Sandro. Tell me, how did two of the most important actors today end up signing with Glamour when they were first approached by Vasconcelos? And all this while Katrina was in the hospital.""I'll say it again: if they had given me that task...""You're desperate to take on important tasks, just so you can try to win