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
Tuesday. Eduardo is in another master suite at the hotel, now with Denise Lynch. They are going out in casual clothes to walk around the neighborhood."You'll love the shops here, Denise. You'll feel like you're on the boulevards of Paris.""Wow, do we have designer stores here?" Denise's eyes are shining."Absolutely. Get your credit cards ready." Eduardo giggles.As they head for the elevator, Eduardo's cell phone vibrates. While they wait, he checks who it is and smiles slyly."Who is it?""Laura Ferreira, the promiscuous woman I told you about.""Oh, the one you're really in love with?" Denise fishes."'I was in love', past tense." Eduardo, even saying that, continues with his cell phone in his hand, "Now I'm open to new options.""You say 'options' like I'm a menu item." Denise is not stupid.Eduardo gulps, "Do you mind if I dispatch the deluded one?""Make yourself comfortable, I'm not jealous," Denise reassures herself with an elegant smile.Eduardo reads Laura's message with d
In the loft, Aline is stunned to discover that she has been the lover of Reginaldo Fabray, the heir to a mighty empire."Reggie... Why? What's going on? You... You weren't like that!"Reginaldo smiles mischievously and smooths his hand over his chest and his ripped belly, "I know, I was thinner and blonder. But in these four years, I changed my appearance and my last name so that no one would recognize me."Aline gets angry, "I don't believe it! Thousands of people would love to be in your shoes, but you just ignore the wealth and power you have and prefer to live incognito as a popsicle salesman!"Reginaldo gets up and approaches Aline. He's wearing sweatpants, "Honey, I had a nasty fight with my family and walked away from the real estate market. I wanted something else for myself. The Fabray Network is a snake pit. I have two hateful cousins who even tried to poison my father to obtain the throne!"Aline gapes, "How awful!""Thank God, the butler Anestor tracked me down and fille