Antonio is surprised by Eduardo standing at the door of his office."Eddie!" He exclaims, startled, "What are you doing here?"Eduardo smiles like a mischievous boy, "I needed to see you. We need to properly plan our revenge scheme."Antonio quickly opens the office so that no one finds the kidnapper free and on the loose talking to him. After that, he locks the door so he won't be surprised by anyone."Let's talk fast." Antonio is a little apprehensive, "May Reggie not find you here. I haven't even told my wife that you left."Eduardo smiles evilly, "Correction = you didn't tell Mrs. Ferreira that I was FREED by you."Antonio smirks, "Sit down. What do you want to know about?""I want to know when I can contact your daughter." Eduardo sits down.Antonio wiggles, "You crazy. The news still hasn't reached my daughter and you already want to spoil the surprise? For the plan to work perfectly, you'll have to go days or weeks without talking to her!"Eduardo disagrees and even shakes with
The next day, Reginaldo is sitting on the bed of the master suite, frowning, searching his cell phone for new information about Eduardo's arrest. Laura is in the closet getting dressed to go out."Honey, I couldn't find anything about Eduardo. The guy is so insignificant he didn't even get a newspaper article."Laura swallows hard. She still hasn't told Reginaldo that the maniac is on the loose, "Better this way."Reginaldo chuckles, "Now our lives will have peace at last."He gets up and goes to the bathroom to shower. Today is another working day at the hotel.While he was in the kitchen having breakfast, Reginaldo took out his cell phone to see the sales report. A message from Bruno informed him that Aline had not come to work because she was 'indisposed'. Reginaldo frowns again.Afraid of misunderstanding Laura, he doesn't call Aline now, with his wife beside him putting slices of low-fat cheese and ham on her roll bread.But as soon as he's in the staff room at the Ferreira Hotel
Antonio waits for Marianne to finish speaking and leaves without looking at her."See you later, dear! You were just leaving without saying goodbye..." Marianne subtly teases him.Antonio gathers his strength and walks over to his wife to kiss her forehead, "See you later."Antonio bolts away with a scowl, muttering through his teeth, "Why do I get the feeling she already knows? Well, that'll make my plan easier."When Antonio arrives safely at the hotel, he summons Mr. Rosendo for a meeting in his office.Rosendo enters with a serious, icy expression, "Here I am, Mr. Ferreira.""Rosendo, I am aware that Reggie Silva is still working at MY hotel." Antonio leans back in his chair, "What's left for you to fire him?""It remains to infuriate our guests who are eternally grateful." Rosendo boldly responds, "Reginaldo got 100% approval."Antonio twists his nose, "Come on, someone must have complained!""Yes, guest Gustavo Barroso. But we already know that this guest often exaggerates and l
Antonio continues with his meeting between him and Mr. Rosendo. The Chief of the porters and bellboys are still standing, listening to the absurdities of Ferreira Hotel's owner."Mr. Rosendo, I want to take this opportunity and inform you that we will have an autograph session in honor of the excellent writer Eduardo Casemiro.""Never heard of him," Rosendo responds dryly and indifferently.Antonio gets embarrassed, "Ehr... he showed up here on Miss Mendonça's birthday and danced with the birthday girl who wasn't wearing panties.""What was identified as your daughter's boyfriend?"Antonio gets more nervous, "He's not my daughter's boyfriend, that was fake news in the tabloids." He calms down, "Anyway, I want your guys to be prepared for a larger concentration of guests.""Thank you so much for letting me know, sir. I'll text them all." Rosendo remains serious and formal."Text message?" Antonio wiggles, "Why don't you get everyone together and announce like we used to?""Because it w
Marianne is extremely upset when she hears her husband announcing with pleasure that Eduardo Casemiro will have an autograph session in the hotel's ballroom, the same place where he made a scandal with their daughter..."Have you completely lost your mind?" She faces him."Why does everyone think I'm going crazy?" Antonio asks mockingly."Because that's what it looks like to me!" Marianne barks, "Do you want to call the man who tried to kidnap your daughter here? How will Laura react to that?""Like a normal person," Antonio responds dryly."There is no normality in such nonsense!"Antonio shrugs, "Marianne, let the maids know they'll have extra activity. I already sent word to Mr. Rosendo."Marianne's eyes widen, "Mr. Rosendo? So Reggie already knows?"The door unexpectedly opens and Reginaldo appears inside, snorting like a bull, "Yes, I already know, and I demand explanations!"Antonio genuinely gets a fright. Marianne smiles slightly, pleased to see Reginaldo defending her daughte
Tension and stress were the orders of the day for Antonio. Reginaldo closes the door with such strength that the doorknob becomes loose again and falls.Antonio points to the doorknob as if it were an object of incalculable value, "See? I'll charge it from your salary, you careless!""Don't divert the subject!" Reginaldo asserts, "That doorknob was already loose. Now answer me, father-in-law: how do I get the text message that we will have an autograph session for Eduardo Casemiro if the criminal is behind bars?"Antonio sits up with a devilish grin, "I thought you were smart, Reggie."Marianne heaves a sigh, "Eduardo is on parole.""But under what conditions? Who let him out?" Reginaldo yells furiously.Antonio shrugs, "I have no idea, my mind is on my hotel business."Reginaldo purses his lips, and then asks, "And how did the guy you despise now become a key player in boosting the hotel's profits?"Antonio mockingly responds, "Oh, I forgot, you're now so busy with the porter job tha
Marianne and Reginaldo realize how Antonio is only interested in chaos and confusion.She opines, "Darling, you're turning into a monster. Who is this Antonio Ferreira I'm seeing right now?"Antonio responds as if giving her a whip blow, "I'm the same guy you married! Don't tell me that now you're going to be against Eduardo Casemiro. You were the first to be friendly with him, encouraging him to be the lover of our daughter!""It's just because that day I didn't know that the maniac would be able to kidnap our daughter!" Marianne asserts with a grim face.Antonio shrugs, "The matter is closed, there is no room for discussion. I think next week will give me time to organize everything."Reginaldo is not satisfied, "You still haven't said what your plan is, rogue."Antonio punches the desk, "Respect your boss, imbecile! Go carry bags of demanding ladies, that's all you're good for!""Don't think this matter is over." Marianne blurts out, "As soon as Laura finds out, she'll be the next
Reginaldo presses Antonio to the wall with the fateful question about him being responsible for Eduardo's release. After all, everything indicated so!Antonio's extremely violent reaction to smashing his cup on the wall, almost hitting his son-in-law, was the answer Reginaldo wanted.He smiles, satisfied, "Thanks for confirming my question.""Get out of here, insolent brat!" Antonio barks."Brat?" Reginaldo feigns indignation, "I'm twenty-five, sir, I already know what life is like. I already know how there are people who can't be trusted.""Are you implying that I'm not to be trusted?" Antonio gets up."You were the one who took the bait." Reginaldo blinks mockingly and then finally leaves.Antonio collapses in his chair and eagerly searches for the pills to take. Without the cup, he takes the pills dry, three at a time, more than recommended, just to calm down.Meanwhile, Reginaldo enters Marianne's office."You can answer me, mother-in-law." He blurts out as he enters, startling Ma