Aline opens the door and welcomes Carla to George's loft."Hmm, what an interesting place." Carla is looking around, "I never came here.""No time, huh?" Aline comments, "George always came to our apartment. Now it's yours.""Our apartment, George and I." Carla smiles hopefully, "So, Aline, how have you been?"Aline leads Carla to talk at the kitchen table, "I'm better."The two sit down. Carla asks, "Are you still on this mission of being Reggie Silva's lover?"Aline smiles hopefully, "Something tells me I won't be a lover for long, my friend.""Is he finally going to divorce Laura Ferreira?""I don't know if or when, but I notice he's growing more and more affectionate and protective of me." Aline sighs like a teenager in love."Well, at least I'm sure of my marriage, Aline." Carla cheers her up, "Do you want to help me with the engagement party?""Of course, friend, count on me!""Look, it won't be a big party. We want to invite the real estate agency people and my parents. Maybe G
Reginaldo is surprised to find Jacob smiling and standing at the door of the Ferreira house."What are you doing here, boy?""Good morning, sir. I think I arrived early, but I was sent by the employment agency." Jacob gives his best smile.Reginaldo remains suspicious, "Are you unemployed? What happened at the Mendonça mansion?"Jacob breaks his smile, "Didn't you hear the latest news?""I'm aware that your boss has been screwed with so many labor lawsuits. How is that? Does Mr. Mendonça still think we're in slavery?""I can speak for myself that Mr. Mendonça always treated me with respect and paid my salary on time." Jacob states, "I cannot speak on behalf of the bank employees.""Well, my friend, it turns out that the bank is your ex-boss's main source of income. He should be more careful about his business instead of patrolling her daughter's clothing."Jacob smiles depraved as he remembers this detail.Reginaldo notices the ignominious smile and scowls, "What's your name again?""
Reginaldo enters the loft and finds Carla and Aline talking. He notices that Aline's eyes are red."OK, what happened now?" he asks kindly as he closes the door."Hello, Reggie!" Aline stands up, "Why are you asking this?""It's because I'm seeing your red eyes. You were crying and Carla was comforting you."Aline takes a deep breath, "It's the problems in my life."Reginaldo hugs her. Carla realizes firsthand how right Aline was in saying that Reginaldo treats her as his wife, not her lover."Your troubles are over, Aline." Reginaldo breaks the hug and smiles kindly, "Today, I asked for a divorce. In fact, I categorically declared that Laura and I are going to divorce."Aline smiles pleasantly."Why did you state it firmly?" Carla asks."In case she refuses," Reginaldo says."She has nothing to refuse." Aline snorts, "I'll never forget the day she told my father's servants that I was in Eduardo's loft. She handed out my head because she was still jealous, she still loved that writer.
At Gomes Estates, George and Reginaldo enter the company's owner's office. After closing the door, Reginaldo addresses his friend."So, George? Tell me about the engagement arrangements.""It's Carla who's taking care of everything." George smiles, "Looks like I'll be lucky in marriage."Reginaldo sits in the presidential chair, "I'm very happy about that. I hope to be invited."George sits facing each other, "What the heck is this? Of course you're invited! Who told you otherwise?"Reginaldo chuckles, "Nobody, you fool. Carla went to talk to Aline in the loft. The two of them are catching up."George is still wary of Aline, "And how's she doing, man?""She's still devastated from living a secluded life." Reginaldo breaks his smile."Reggie, I realize that we were wrong to let her be Eduardo Casemiro's fake girlfriend. She suffered a lot at the hands of him and his father-in-law."Reginaldo sinks his hands over his head, "If regret could kill... I just did it so my father-in-law would
At lunchtime, Laura came downstairs after taking a shower. Paula didn't question why her boss was walking slowly, she assumed Laura was devastated by the divorce news.In fact, Paula is walking slowly because of the illicit activity she had with the new driver.Paula starts serving lunch, "Hello, boss. Eat, you look very sad to me."Laura was without makeup, "Am I sad?""The boss told you he's going to divorce you." Paula tries to confirm.Laura disguises herself by stating, "Oh, yes, it's true... Yes, Paula, I'm very sorry... But how did you know? I didn't see you this morning.""Boss Reginaldo locked me in the library when I threatened to tell you before him what he intended!" Paula blushes in spite, "He even slapped me!""I'm sorry, Paula.""Miss, you're not going to let this go cheap, are you?" Paula adds more fuel to the fire."I will double your salary to pay for your silence.""SILENCE?" Paula puts down a platter of lamb loin with a bang, "I don't care about silence. I want to
Reginaldo announces to Matias and Natalia that he intends to buy Mendonça Bank."That's cool, bro. That way you grow in power." Natalia praises him, "I can already imagine Henry seething with rage.""Speaking of the imbecile, is he still here?" Reginaldo asks worriedly."We don't know exactly." Matias informs him, "We don't want to run into him in the hallways to avoid the unpleasant surprise.""The less contact, the better." Reginaldo states, "Let the idiots play detective. Meanwhile, Danielle continues to lead her team to victory."Reginaldo, Natalia, and Matias burst out laughing.******As they laugh, Henry and Cássio are really playing detective, but the discovery they can get won't be funny.Anestor was heading to his apartment and Cássio was driving in his car behind him. As Anestor never bothered to know which car Cássio was in, he never knew he was being followed.When parking in the parking lot of his building, Cássio passed straight through and parked there on the sidewalk.
Reginaldo meets Bartolomeo at the Brisa do Mar coffee shop. He didn't want to meet in the suite so the hateful cousins wouldn't find him in the halls.Bartolomeo sips his Irish coffee slowly, "Son, I'm curious about your summons.""Father, I want to announce a decision I've made, the idea of our faithful Anestor: I'm going to buy Mendonça Bank."Bartolomeo is cautious, "Son, this crap is going bankrupt.""Because of Donald Mendonça's mismanagement. When everyone knows that the bank is under new management, customers will calm down, and those who withdrew their accounts will rush to reopen them."Bartolomeo smiles, "I'm enjoying seeing your confidence. Why weren't you like this four years ago?""Because four years ago I was a fool," Reginaldo responds without sparing himself."Calm down, son, God is giving you time to fix this mess.""And I'm enjoying it, Dad." Reginaldo smiles, "I asked Laura for a divorce over breakfast."Bartolomeo is taking another sip and choked on surprise. A
Bartolomeo returns to his suite where Matias, Natalia, and Sylvia are waiting for him."Hello, family together. Glad you all got my message on Zap.""Tell me soon, Dad!" Natalia is very excited."Be careful that anxiety can affect your baby." Bartolomeo sits in the armchair with a smile, "I talked to Reggie about his plan to buy Mendonça Bank."Sylvia was the only one who still didn't know, "Oh... what a brilliant idea my boy has!""Actually, it was the idea of our faithful Anestor." Bartolomeo emphasizes, "Our son, in addition to being brilliant, is modest and gives due credit.""Anyway, I'm not so interested in whose idea it was, but how he's going to put it into practice," Natalia says."He's going to go to the crazy Mr. Mendonça and make the proposal. Maybe Mr. Mendonça will resist at the moment because he thinks Reggie is just a realtor."Matias ponders and opines, "So Reggie will have to tell the truth?""If he has no other choice, yes." Bartolomeo confirms, "Of course, Mr. Me