Reginaldo is impressed by the beautiful girl who was crying."Calm down, Anestor. It looks like some trouble has happened."Anestor replies with his nose turned up, "Obviously, her client got disgusted with her and she ran out of there."Aline yells as she sees that everyone is classifying her as a harlot, "You don't know who you are dealing with!"Aline runs out so she won't be humiliated further because of her dress.Anestor shrugs, "Sir, do you still want to go in? The music that was playing has now ceased."Reginaldo nods and enters the ballroom.When Reginaldo entered, the guests near him stared at him in astonishment. His navy blue tuxedo was different from the other models, standing out among the crowd. Who was this rich young man that just walked in?"Will anyone have the guts to tell him that the party has just been shut down?""What's going on here?" Reginaldo asks the guests."The birthday girl came in a scandalous, immodest dress and caused Miss Ferreira's ire for dancing
The next day, Laura walks into the kitchen for breakfast and finds herself with Reginaldo drinking coffee from a mug. He smiles from the corner of his mouth as he reads the news on his tablet."Your and Miss Mendonça's mischief is all over the gossip portals."Laura sits down, picks up her cell phone, and checks to see if this is true.Laura's face tenses as she opens the first website and checks for herself, "This has got to be clowning!""Yes, for the first time we agree on something!" Reginaldo declares jokingly.Laura reacts indignantly, "Reggie, don't put any more fuel on the fire!""Apparently, your father has forcibly released me from the obligation of me being your husband." He reads the article, "'The birthday girl danced with Laura Ferreira's boyfriend and made it clear to him that she was without panties'."Laura screams foaming with rage, "Ed is not my boyfriend!""No, he's your lover.""Reggie, stay out of it!"Reginaldo thickens his voice, "But of course, I'm going to me
Reginaldo and George have coffee at the Mountain Cafe after paying a few months' rent on the loft. George delights in the creamy, minty coffee."Reggie, you've never bought me a coffee in this coffee shop. What's going on?"Reginaldo continues mysteriously, "Let's just say things are changing for the better, buddy."George continues stubbornly to refuse, "I can't accept this. You're burning your meager savings..."Reginaldo puts his hand firmly on George's free hand."George, just STOP! I've told you three hundred times that I'm fine, that I won't need this money! You talk as if I'm unworthy of spending money on fancy things!""Excuse me, Reggie."Reginaldo takes a deep breath and controls his voice, "As I told you, I have spent these three years saving what I earn from the popsicles. The help I've given you will be the beginning of many things I intend to do. I won't be on the Ferreira family's tab forever."George becomes interested, "Um, what has changed?"Reginaldo leans forward a
Laura slams the door to her father's office and challenges her parents."What right do you have to tell me what I should or shouldn't walk with? Are we past this stage already?"Antonio retorts annoyed, "I don't think we should ever have passed! You still behave like an irresponsible child! What does it cost you to find a decent man?""I already got this man, the name is Eduardo Casemiro.""What does this imbecile do?" Antonio asks disdainfully.Marianne replies before her daughter catches her breath, "He's an author at Marçal Publishing."Antonio rolls his eyes, "Oh, how wonderful! A writer, what a beautiful profession!"Laura is outraged, "DAD! Have you ever heard of Isabel Freire and Jack Motta? Being a successful author in this important publishing house is not synonymous with failure!"Antonio sneers, "Still these two authors DO NOT live here in Sunset Village, right? They live in the urban part of Lagoon City, and so will this Eduardo. He won't earn enough to satisfy your desire
Anestor arrives and Reginaldo welcomes him effusively. They go to the master suite."Let's talk inside, no chance of being interrupted.""And where is Laura?" Anestor asks him.Reginaldo shrugs, "She must be getting laid with the writer.""So, master? Say what you have in mind!"Reginaldo makes a soap opera suspense and finally blurts out, "I'm going to ask my father to open a branch here."Anestor is surprised, "Why do you want to work at some branch when the head office is in Victoria?""I still want to keep my Reginaldo Silva disguise."Anestor gets impatient, "And I thought you would stop being a lapdog of this dishonest family!"Reginaldo smiles slightly, "Anestor, you must understand that I could very well use my last name to end all this at once. But then it wouldn't be funny, got it? I will take revenge, but it will be slower. I want the Ferreira family to suffer pretty slowly.""Oh, I see. You'll get revenge drop by drop and they won't even realize they're being punished."Th
Laura is tired of being pressured by Eduardo."Ed, how many times will I have to say that I love you and want to marry you, but it won’t be NOW?"Eduardo shrugs, "You can say as many times as you want. This has a solution. You just have to want to.""It’s not that easy.""You complain that your parents treat you like a child, but in the end, you give in and obey meekly as they always expect." Eduardo collects the chair he had kicked."Eduardo, let’s do this: focus on your book, publish it and pray that it becomes a bestseller. So you’ll appear on Maggiezine and be interviewed on Lisandro’s Show. When my parents see that you are no small thing, they will accept the idea that you deserve me."However, Eduardo is more shocked, "So is that it? Do your parents compare me to worthless Reggie? Do they think I’m a loser too?""You remember that my mother had a favorable opinion." Laura rolls her eyes, "All you have to do is convince my father. So sit in this chair and finish that book, it’s o
After undoing the hug, Bartolomeo leans back at the head of the king-size bed. Reginaldo feels refreshed to see his father. No one needs to ask ‘forgive me’; this was already implied in the look and smile of both.Anestor smiles and retreats to leave father and son alone."Dad, I’m very happy to be able to see you again.""And I’m very happy to save you." Bartolomeo remarks.Reginaldo sits on the mattress, "I think I deserve to hear 'I told you so'..."Bartolomeo denies with a wave of his hand, "No use crying over spilled milk. Especially when I know it wasn’t you who spilled it."Reginaldo frowns, "As seen, Anestor told you everything.""Son, this Ferreira family needs to pay for what they did to you for three years. Let me get this straight: Did they force you into a loveless marriage to their daughter by threatening to send you to jail for raping her?""Exactly, but I didn’t force myself on her. We both got excited about alcohol, and she was the one who found me." Reginaldo crosses
Back in Lagoon City, Reginaldo ponders what his father informed him about Gomes Real Estate."I’m sure she’d be the perfect place for my cover."Instead of putting it as 'Fabray real estate', he could keep the name so as not to attract suspicion.Upon entering the outside area of the Ferreira House, Reginaldo gritted his teeth. Laura’s Citroën was there, parked carelessly.When he entered, Laura was on the black sofa of the foyer with a cup of tea in her hands."Now you’ve forced yourself on female beachgoers... your Styrofoam box is still here."Reginaldo didn’t want to argue with her, but could not stand, "You have this obsession with thinking that I rape women on a busy beach instead of working!"Laura grins annoyingly, "I know Sunset Village is a crowded beach, but there are certain secluded places where couples take the opportunity to do that ‘ugly thing’. That’s where you drag your helpless customers.""You have a sick mind! If you keep thinking about me having sex with other wo