Althea put her hand in the middle of her chest, feeling her heart freeze with shock.Gilson, noticing the opportunity that had arisen, stood up with a challenging expression. “What’s wrong with you, man? Aren’t you hungry? Why did you throw the food on the floor with so many people starving?”“Gilson, SIT DOWN NOW!” Althea ordered imperially.Gilson was stunned by his mother’s outburst. “Mom, are you only going to complain now? What about dinner?”“The servants will bring new platters of options. Someone will clean this mess, unless you want to do it since you’re so concerned!” Althea retorted sternly, a very expressive frown on her face.The other family members were at a loss for words, somewhat paralyzed.Althea turned to Christopher. “Didn’t I order you all to stop with these baseless accusations against Briana and her husband? Didn’t we have the police forensic examination confirming that there was no tampering with Katrina’s brakes? Didn’t we have the doctor saying that Katrina
Mark noticed Briana’s hesitation. “Dear, did Luana happen to tell you about the video? I know she was talking extensively with the club staff.” Mark took his wife’s hands in his.Briana cleared her throat. “Yes, you saw how nervous she got when she found out there was a switch.”“And did they tell or show Luana what the other video was?” Mark kindly asked, practically guiding Briana to tell the truth.Seeing that Mark was genuinely concerned, Briana decided to explain everything. “Yes, darling. Luana knows.”“She must not have wasted any time telling you, right?” Mark asked once more.Briana sighed. “Mark… you won’t believe this. Someone got a video of that day when I was drugged by Anthony Curtis, and you saved me...”“What a great rescue…” Mark joked, self-deprecating.“HEY, don’t do that!” Briana lightly pushed Mark. “You really saved me. I’m grateful to God it was you and not some other guy who could have really taken advantage of me in the situation I was in.”“Thank you, dear.”
The next day. Adrian wasted no time and headed to HR at Glamour to resign. The HR manager was scratching his ears, trying to understand what was happening. “Did I hear that right? You’re resigning?” “Cut the theatrics, it’s not like you’re going to miss me that much!” Adrian grumbled, impatiently. “I just want to get out of here. Glamour isn’t the same company since you allowed a slum dude to act as a manager.” “Are you so prejudiced about Mark Ferro rising from janitor to manager that you prefer to be unemployed?” Gene raised an eyebrow. “I’m not going to be unemployed. I received a better offer at a company that only hires qualified people.” Adrian smirked. “Adrian, are you really going to use that flimsy argument?” Gene shook his head. “Why don’t you just tell me the real reason for resigning?” “I already did. I don’t want to work at this company anymore. What’s wrong, are we still in a slavery regime?” Adrian raised his chin defiantly. Gene pursed his lips. This guy is up
At the Vasconcelos Company, the situation was chaotic in the hallways. Employees were racing against the clock to prepare everything for the Katrina series.The teasers released by Briana, even though a day late, devastated the Internet, garnering massive likes and shares.Gilson wanted to taste what it was like to be ‘viral’ online too for his daughter! Why should only Briana be the winner?Sitting in his office's presidential chair, Claudia was massaging her husband's shoulders from behind, acting as a masseuse instead of the CEO's wife.“Calm down, sweetheart, calm down...” she said. “Don’t let this little setback defeat you.”“What setback? Honey, we’re losing. You saw last night at dinner,” Gilson grumbled.“Althea is trying to boost Sandro’s morale to see if he stops being the useless member of the family,” Claudia commented, “But even if he achieves a few things, nothing will erase the fact that it’s you who commands the Vasconcelos Empire.”Gilson smiled mischievously after ha
Katrina looked closely at Adrian: the guy could be handsome if he took better care of himself. When he smiled, he showcased a missing tooth.However, his body seemed to be trying to get in shape. Was he recently going to the gym?“Well then, Mr. Curtis,” Katrina extended her hand, and Adrian handed her a brown envelope. “Tell me what you did at Glamour besides kissing my annoying cousin’s ass.”Adrian noticed an entrance and explored it. “Huh? Mrs. Ross, with all due respect, I did not kiss Miss Vasconcelos’s ass.”Katrina felt chills of hatred coursing through her body. “Please, don’t use my sacred last name for that harlot. She is now Mrs. Ferro.”Adrian nodded but expressed, “I apologize, Mrs. Ross. It’s just that I never accepted that shameful marriage. I don’t care if the ceremony was held in the Aurelia Cathedral; Mark Ferro never had the qualifications to marry your cousin, yet it seems she’s willing to lower herself for a… certain male organ.”Katrina smiled faintly, looking a
While the two series were in production, Briana and Luana decided to play detectives.They went to the Braz Social Club to investigate the video exchange further.Something inside them told them that Adrian was responsible, but they had no proof.As Briana parked her car, she said, “Luana, would you believe me if I told you that Adrian Curtis resigned just today?”Luana reacted with disbelief, her mouth agape. “WHAT?”“That’s right, don’t get too worked up.” Briana confirmed with a hint of irony, as if it were no big deal.But Luana didn’t want to calm down. “Briana, that’s a confession of guilt! Tell me, what was his excuse?”“I didn’t hear it from him. Gene approached Mark and me in the hallway and gave us the news.” Briana pulled the handbrake and turned off the engine. “He said he got a better offer from another company.”Luana got out of the car with her lips pursed.A better offer from another company? Yeah, right!“You know what I think?” Luana said as the two women headed to t
Mark walked into the office with Gene behind him. Both wore grim expressions, about to discuss the new discovery. “So, Adrian Curtis pretended to be fulfilling one of your requests and asked the parking staff for the security camera footage,” Gene concluded. “Yes, and he took the opportunity to make a copy of the footage from the day his father drugged Briana,” Mark replied with a fierce scowl. “Lord Ferro, do you realize that you have a problem on your hands?” Gene tried to be helpful by recalling this detail. “Even with Mr. Curtis resigning from here, he still has that video in his possession. He could display the video at any moment in some anonymous vlog or sell it to some low-tier gossip site.” Mark nodded, sitting down at the desk. “You’re right, Gene. We need to make sure that the video is destroyed.” “How are we going to do that without raising suspicion?” Gene raised his eyebrows. “There’s no way around it.” Mark thought for a moment and decided, “Adrian will realize th
After awkwardly falling off the treadmill in a comical way worthy of becoming a ‘meme’ on social media, Adrian stood up, extremely embarrassed, realizing that the beauty he had been watching had long since exited the treadmill and was chatting animatedly with the gym’s personal trainer.Luana shook her head, smiling dismissively. “Forget it, Adrian. Your future is Celia. Maybe not, if she finds out what you did…”“For your information…” Adrian caught his breath, tired from running, “...I’ll be working at the same company where she got a position as an assistant.”“Oh, I’m happy and sad for her at the same time!” Luana mocked. “And you plan to mess up and sabotage the projects at your next job?”“I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Adrian shouted, turning red with anger and not from the exercise.“You know exactly what I mean.” Luana smiled, delighted with the effect she had on Adrian. “You managed to get an intimate video of Mark and Briana, taking what really happened out of con