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
Reginaldo is so pleased with the conversation that he goes straight to the beach at Sunset Village to sell his popsicles, even though it's a Tuesday.Inside the car, he removes his clothes until he is in his swim trunks. The Styrofoam box was in the backseat.One of the things that helps Reginaldo to sell is the fact that the female buyers notice the wonderful body of the salesperson, well worked out in the exercises.It's not uncommon for the ladies to make jokes and obscene flirts, wanting to "suck" Reginaldo's huge "popsicle".However, different from what Laura thinks, Reginaldo just smiles and continues selling. After all, if he takes one of the female clients to one of the secluded corners and makes love to her, who's to say that this same client wouldn't falsely accuse him like Antonio Ferreira has been doing for years?As pointed out, today is Tuesday and the beach is not crowded. Reginaldo manages to sell it to the few regulars they meet.One of these beachgoers is Aline.She
Marianne doesn't understand why Laura doesn't want to tell Antonio about Reginaldo being a male escort, in her words."Daughter, you're lying to your mother, so you don't want your father to know?" Marianne folds her arms, "We'd better face Reggie with the truth. He's already a failure, there's no need to lie."Laura takes a deep breath, "Mom, what I told you about Reggie wearing new clothes is true. But telling Dad about this is the same as keeping quiet. Dad won't believe a word I say because of what I've done on that careless girl's birthday.""Miss Aline Mendonça, dear." Marianne complete with debauchery.The two ladies walk among the activity of porters, guests, and hotel maids. They go to Marianne's office. Unlike her husband's office, Marianne's contains feminine touches, such as flowers in vases and strawberry-colored walls."If you want, daughter, I'll tell your father that your husband is actually a male prostitute.""Thanks, Mom, but I'd rather hold that trump card." Laura
Reginaldo calls Márcio."Márcio, good evening. What time do you leave the store?"Márcio is surprised by Reginaldo's call, "Hello, buddy. I didn't think you would call so soon.""Did you think I would take this long?" Reginaldo thinks this is funny."No, it just takes a few months to start a business, don't you think?""Well, I'll fill you in on the details after you leave. How about it? At the Parmesan Pizzeria, on me?""Could be, I'm starving. See you there!"Both say goodbye and hang up.Moments later, Reginaldo and Márcio meet at the Parmesan Pizzeria. Being in the commercial area of Sunset Village, it is not necessary to describe how this pizzeria was built with the best material and how expensive and delicious the pizzas are.It's said that the owners are of Italian descent and prepare the pizza the same way it is made in São Paulo. The dough is not crispy and crumbly and the mozzarella cheese stretches while hot.Reginaldo ordered a pepperoni pizza and wine. Márcio is amazed