Anestor and Antonio go to the corner of the hallway where no one is passing at the moment."Boss, what are we going to do with this mess?" Anestor asks, "If I may say so, this has something to do with our favorite couple."Antonio is indignant, "You too, Anestor? I need you by my side!""What do you want me to do?" Anestor's eyes widen, "I can't imagine anything else. This fellow fell off the balcony of their suite, there's no other explanation.""It's one thing for him to fall, it's another thing to accuse Aline or Eduardo of murder." Antonio states, "I need the press not to mention their names.""Hey, good luck trying to talk to them." Anestor chuckles, "They're over there in the lobby, harassing the staff here. The receptionists will quit.""Then I'd better go over there to calm things down." Antonio takes a deep breath and walks away as if he were going to war.Anestor goes after him, but he notices voices in Marianne's office. He opens the door and finds Laura with Reginaldo."Cl
On Wednesday, Marianne gets a fright when she finds Aline and Eduardo very comfortable eating breakfast in the dining room. Aline is a little frightened by the sinister and dismal atmosphere of the Ferreira Mansion."Mrs. Ferreira, why did your husband build this mansion with so much dark red, gray, brown, and black? It looks like I'm in a medieval castle." Aline asks innocently.Marianne snaps, "What the hell is going on here? What are you guys doing at my dinner table?"Eduardo mockingly responds, "If your husband didn't tell you, I won't be the one to tell you. Take advantage and improve communication with your husband, it's better."Marianne snatches the cup of coffee Eduardo was about to drink, "GET OUT OF HERE! Weren't you in the suite—"Marianne gapes for a few seconds, remembering what happened yesterday, "Ah! The crazy guy who fell off the balcony was with you! You guys know something, right?""Mrs. Ferreira, that's not fair!" Eduardo complains, "You shouldn't be so smart. To
Reginaldo refuses to believe that Aline is to blame for all the bad things that happen. He does not agree with Anestor's thesis."You don't understand, Anestor." Reginaldo excuses her, "Aline is a sensitive and innocent lady, she needs a man to guide and protect her. And that man must be me, not Eduardo. I left her with the damn writer to see if it made any difference, but now we have the result.""Master, it was you who allowed me to take Aline Mendonça to your father-in-law." Anestor reminds him."Yes, I thought that if you 'found' Aline, Antonio would trust you more. Which indeed happened." Reginaldo smirks, "You've practically become my father-in-law's right-hand man. Hasn't he confided in you any dark secrets yet?""No, and apart from me finding Joshua escaping from the suite next to Miss Mendonça's, I didn't find anything bizarre or unusual about that place." Anestor sighs."OK, but we'd better keep investigating." Reginaldo sighs."But as for you feeling guilty," Anestor insist
Reginaldo sometimes wants to forget that he is married to care for and protect Aline, but his (former) butler insists on reminding him of this 'little' detail."Oh, Anestor, you know how to ruin a party, huh?""Me?" Anestor chuckles and sits on the other sofa, "It was you who decided to stay married to Mistress Laura."There was an ironic inflection in the 'mistress Laura' part that Reginaldo still hasn't caught."I know, it was my decision, but what should I do if she decided to side with me against her father?" Reginaldo justifies himself, "It's better than asking for a divorce and having her as an ally of my evil father-in-law.""But I mean it, master." Anestor returns to the topic, "Be careful. I saw how suspicious Laura got when you said so vehemently that you wanted to see her arch-enemy."Reginaldo wiggles, "Aline Mendonça is a drug that drives men crazy. Now I understand why Márcio became so obsessed with her. What's the secret?"Anestor responds directly, "She's dumb, stupid,
Reginaldo meditates for a few seconds before answering what he hopes to get from Aline Mendonça."Anestor, you must understand that, as pleased as I am with Laura now, Aline was my true love. My story with Laura started on the wrong foot. We were two strangers who were forced to marry under the tyrannical hand of an irrational father.""Yes, while with Aline it was a pure love story that was born out of the will of two people who wanted to be together voluntarily." Anestor philosophizes, "Therefore, master, you should have insisted on Miss Mendonça.""I can't." Reginaldo frowns, "Not when I realize how irresponsible she is. Didn't you realize, Anestor, that she could have avoided all this if she stayed faithful to Eduardo? How am I going to make sure she stays faithful to me?""Definitely don't know." Anestor is embarrassed, remembering how easy it was for him to also have sex with Aline, "Maybe it's true love with you. She said she didn't want anything to do with Márcio or anyone els
Reginaldo and Anestor continue to talk about what to expect for the next few days. "And so, master." Anestor insists on the wrong treatment, "I'm awaiting further orders." "Do you know where Aline is?" Reginaldo asks. Anestor chuckles wryly, "Looks like my new boss forgot to tell me." "Well, one day he'll tell you." Reginaldo smiles, "Here's what we're going to do, Anestor: we're going to rescue Aline from Eduardo Casemiro's clutches." Anestor breaks the smile, "Master, but you—" "I know. I asked you to hand Aline over to my father-in-law so he can earn your trust in bigger missions." Reginaldo reasons with him, "I'm sure Antonio will get you involved again. That's when we'll have to act." "How? If Aline disappears again, Antonio will suspect me." "Not if Aline voluntarily disappears." Reginaldo smiles like a lynx. "I'm still not following you." Anestor scratches his head. "It won't be difficult to find a rotten secret of Eduardo's that makes Aline give up this idea of bein
Aline goes to the bedroom where she and Eduardo are "hosted" at the Ferreira Mansion. She can't shake the feeling that she's in a medieval castle with so much red on the drapes and rugs, gray walls, and purple sheets on the bed. The bedroom lamp is amber in color. Aline had to pull all the curtains and open all the windows to get light."If only the ceiling and curtains were white to contrast with this macabre gray... I don't know if I'll be able to stay here for long!"She goes to the bedside table and takes out her cell phone. With that, she reads Carla's message."My best friend is worried. What should I do?"Aline ponders for a few seconds and decides to dial back.On the other side, Carla is standing on the balcony of her apartment, about to answer greedily, "ALINE! For God's sake, friend, what's going on with you?""Carla, please pay attention, I need to be quick and direct." Aline is serious."But what happened? Why did you disappear? I read the article, dear. Márcio... George
Aline and Carla go on to talk on the cell phone. While answering, Aline checks that the door is closed, afraid that Eduardo will enter."Carla, I swear to what is most sacred: I didn't kill Márcio. On the contrary, I wasn't even near the balcony."Carla trembles as she stands on the balcony of her apartment and returns to the living room. The TV was turned off and George left, "Oh, Heavens... So it was Eduardo?"Aline frowns, "That's where I don't know. He was the one on the balcony with Márcio. I just heard him yell for Márcio not to climb the railing because he wasn't Tom Cruise.""What?" Carla scratches her head."It appears that Márcio tried to escape Eduardo by jumping onto the balcony of the suite on the left, but Márcio allegedly slipped off the railing and plummeted to his death.""Supposedly...?" Carla feels a lump in her throat."Yes, friend," Aline vents her displeasure, "I wanted to explain to the police that it was all an accident, but Eddie stopped me! He said categorica