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
Reginaldo is having breakfast with Aline. She was the one who made the toast with scrambled eggs and bacon. The latte was perfect and the apple was fresh."Why do I feel like you're already acting like Mrs. Fabray?" Reginaldo jokes."Maybe because I'm considering myself like that?" Aline jokes."Thank you, dear." Reginaldo takes a sip of coffee, "But I wanted to know something: do you want to work with me or do you want to take over your father's bank?""Can't I just be Mrs. Fabray, just like Melissa Rocha Montanha, Elisa Bento Neves, Diane Montanha, and other Lagoon City society ladies?" Aline asks as if working was torture for her.Reginaldo laughs, "Of course, you can. I just want to give you the option to work so I don't seem sexist."Aline shakes her head, "I'll never collude with those crazy girls. If they want to work and do men's things, let them do it, it's their choice. I chose to stay home and take care of the kids."Reginaldo gets serious, "Kids? Are you pregnant?""You ne
Reginaldo, now socially dressed in a suit and tie, calls Donald Mendonça.On the other side, Donald is on the beach, depressed and not knowing what to do with his life, "Hello?""Mr. Mendonça, don't turn off your cell phone. This is Reginaldo Silva.""Never heard of you, bastard. Don't bother me!" Donald rages, attracting the attention of those around him."You will hear of me very often: as the new owner of your bank and as your son-in-law."Donald was going to hang up, but upon hearing the last part, he was surprised, "Hey, I think I heard wrong. Did you say you're going to be my son-in-law?""Exactly." Reginaldo smiles."That will be impossible, my boy. I only have one daughter, Aline Mendonça.""I'm not interested in any of your sons." Reginaldo jokes."I meant that no one in their right mind would marry my daughter after finding out what she does.""Isn't the right term 'find out what she DONE'?" Reginaldo is firm, "Mr. Mendonça, I can hear the waves on the beach. Are you near th
Reginaldo meets a very curious Donald at the Brisa do Mar coffee shop. Reginaldo realizes how his future father-in-law has aged five years in five months.Donald looked around, afraid of being recognized."Mr. Mendonça?"Donald looks at Reginaldo and has the recognition, "It's you, bastard, who kidnapped my daughter! Why did you take her out of the house just to leave her with Eduardo Casemiro? Because of you, that boy died at the Ferreira Hotel, and now my bank went bankrupt."Reginaldo sits down, "Didn't I tell you I'm here to save your bank?"Donald sneers, "You'd better spend your money on another venture, young man."Reginaldo smiles in a feline way, "I insist on keeping the bank within the family. Mr. Mendonça, the story of Aline being temporarily with Mr. Casemiro has an explanation that is not worth telling now. What I can tell you now is that she's safe with me, we love each other and we're getting married."Donald starts to show interest, "Did she promise to behave with you,
Laura arrives at Ferreira Hotel. Jacob parks her car. Before she leaves, the mistress decides to continue to reason with the driver."Look, Jacob, not that it's any of your business...""I'm not demanding anything." He responds with some irony."...But the fact that we went to bed doesn't mean I don't love my husband."Jacob is unhappy with this, "You women complain that men separate love from sex. What are you doing then?""JACOB!" Laura doesn't know how to reply, "What's that? We went to bed once and you're already jealous of your boss?""No, I'm not jealous, I just hoped you'd be honest with yourself. And is your husband really my boss? He hasn't come home since yesterday."Laura gets angry at the thought that Reginaldo prefers to stay with Aline, "Wait for me here!"She leaves and strides toward the hotel.******At Gomes Estates, Reginaldo is talking to Anestor about the news in his office."Your parents are safe back in the capital, master.""Safe until the hateful cousins ret
Reginaldo returns to the loft and finds Aline watching television. But she gets up to listen to what her boyfriend has to say."Honey, you can keep watching television," Reginaldo says good-naturedly."I'm sure you have something interesting or important to say or both," Aline responds.Reginaldo is touched by Aline's loyalty, "OK, you say so. I talked to your father. He accepted my proposal."Aline hugs Reginaldo, very emotional, "Why am I still surprised? You get everything you want, Reggie!""Is that really true? Well, let's hope so."Aline breaks the hug, "So, when are you going to start?""I'll just be the money guy, Aline." Reginaldo sits on the sofa, "Your father will continue to manage the bank, with the difference that I will be the hidden owner. Your father will apologize to everyone at a press conference and I will try to talk to some clients who have left."Aline sits next to him, "What about our wedding, when will it take place?""We have to see the divorce first, honey."