At Mendonça Manor, Bartolomeo decides to chat first with Faron to get along with the new butler.
“Have you worked for the Mendonça family for a long time?”
“There were a few years,” Faron responds with a kind smile.
“And you were here when Aline was behaving indecently?”
Faron bows his head, “Yes, but I wasn't no saint either.”
Bartolomeo clears his throat and continues to eat tangerine in the kitchen, “OK, let's not go into unpleasant detail. I imagine you regretted it and Aline decided to give you a second chance.”
Faron picks up a segment of tangerine, “I'm eternally grateful for them. Before, I was helping at the tavern next to Laura Fabrics.”
“Oh, I've never exchanged a word with that minx, but I hate her so much...” Bartolomeo laughs, “Am I amoral?”
“I wouldn't say that, sir.” Faron responds, “It
Denise and Jacob have a snack at the Brisa do Mar cafeteria. The mood is romantic.“Denise, I've been thinking about you lately.” Jacob takes her left hand.“That's easy, I live next to you in the building.” Denise jokes.“Great. I want to tell you something, but you have every right to refuse.”“Oh, why always with that talk?” Denise rolls her eyes, “Every time someone makes me that kind of offer, the offer is one I can't refuse.”“So does that mean you will say yes?” Jacob does his classic smile.“With that beautiful smile of yours, how can I say no?” Denise melts like butter.“Not quite, Denise.” Jacob jokes, “If I smiled at you and asked you to rob a bank, would you say yes?”“You clown!” Denise throws a shrimp ball at him, “Tell me what the proposal is!”Jacob laughs. Nearby patrons smi
Bruno and Reginaldo can't stand George's petulance.“George,” Bruno complains, “we took you in when you had no skills as a real estate agent. We teach you the profession from scratch. You evolved and became our best salesperson. Now that you've acquired status and success, do you want to throw it all away over childish wars?”“It wasn't a children's war!” George screams, “Aline tried to kill Carla, my fiancée! I won’t tolerate such nonsense! Carla should have reported the crazy woman to the police, but she decided not to!”“If Carla chose peace, why are YOU the one making such a fuss?” Bruno asks smartly.“It’s because I don't want my bride dead!” George points the finger at Reginaldo, “I came here to demand that my boss do something, but to my dismay, he knows nothing, as usual!”“You imply that Aline has been keeping many secrets.” R
At Gomes Estates, George is fighting for his life.“I said that the conversation was unlikely to remain in the professional field, Bruno.” He states, “Here we are, again, talking about intimacies. You don't understand why I want to leave.”“No, but we are trying.” Reginaldo says, “I'm telling the truth, George, when I tell you that I'm not aware of this story of Aline and Carla trying to kill each other.”“Perhaps if you talk to us calmly...” Bruno asks, “George, understand that we are busy people, we have a lot of commitments. Reggie not only has Gomes Estates but also Mendonça Bank, and he is about to take over the entire Fabray Network! How do you expect Reggie to know about every little thing that happens in the world?”“I don't expect Reggie to know everything himself.” George says, “But I was hoping that Aline would have the courage to talk about what ha
Bruno is startled by Reginaldo's penetrating gaze on George. Is he thinking about 'disappearing' with his best friend?“Reggie... Mr. Fabray...?”After long seconds, Reginaldo states in a cold tone, “No.”George is even more surprised, “No, what?”“No to your dismissal,” Reginaldo repeats.George boils with anger, “Reggie, don't insist! Do you want Aline to stop fighting with Bianca and start fighting with Carla? I already told you that I won’t tolerate further aggression.”“There will be no next assault.” Reginaldo gets up slowly and decisively, “If there is, you are free to report Aline to the police.”“That's exactly what I'll do!” George exclaims.“But don’t forget to take Carla with you to the police station.” Reginaldo admonishes him with a slight smile.Bruno has a mental snap, “That's righ
The next day, Reginaldo, Aline, and Bartolomeo have breakfast in the dining room. Each one has a different thought.Reginaldo starts chatting, “Dad, how was your pilgrimage yesterday?”Bartolomeo smirks, “If Anestor is smart, he'll come today.”Aline's hand trembles, “Will he come here today? Why do we need him here? I think... I need to see if I have any clients for today!”Reginaldo puts his hand on her trembling hand, “Calm down, love. Anestor comes to talk to my father.”“Why don't we just let this old man be our enemy's secretary?” Aline frowns, “I was more at ease not knowing his whereabouts.”“Sorry for the inconvenience, my daughter-in-law.” Bartolomeo smiles, “I happen to need to know and take it out on this butler of mine.”Aline rolls her eyes, “Do you believe he will tell the truth?”“I want to hear what
Bartolomeo goes down the stairs, in place of the robe, it’s now a navy blue suit that matches his complexion perfectly.Anestor waits for him with curiosity.“Anestor, my old watchdog! How did we get to this point? Come, my son is with Aline in the library, his office, I'm not sure.”Anestor tries to hide his fury, but Bartolomeo manages to read the butler's gaze.So they choose the living room where George made the indecent proposal to Aline.“Have a seat,” Bartolomeo indicates the sofa as he sits in the armchair.“Mr. Fabray,” Anestor cuts the excessive formalities, “I don't understand what else we have to talk about. I asked your son to resign and moved on with my life.”Bartolomeo shakes his head, “But it turns out things don't work that way, man! First, I hired you. Second, you disobeyed my son's direct order. I was waiting for you back at the Capital mansion. OK, you wa
George is surprised by Carla foolishly hoping that Aline will forgive her after she has been unmasked.“Carla, honey, Aline tried to throw you off the balcony! Do you think this is an indication of someone who will forgive you?”Carla feels a lump in her throat, “But... maybe, if I talk to her another day, in a safer place...”“Yes, preferably on the ground floor!” George asserts sourly, “Carla, maybe all of this served to cut you off from Crazy Aline for good. You were out of patience with her. You had already broken off the friendship. Keep being friends with my family. My stepmother and half-sister will guarantee you pleasant moments.”Carla was going to say that she was also going to take advantage of Laura and Marianne to leverage her social media, but she decided to hold it. Maybe George doesn't like to know that she's going to shamelessly use members of his family!“OK, so how did your ta
“What exactly is there to understand?” Aline asks, laughing nervously and feeling her eyes water, “If you had told me... but the ironic part of it is that I found it coming from another enemy, Bianca! Of course, I didn't believe what she said. I thought she was looking for intrigue once again. Who would say? She got it right, and I, naive and dumb as ever, just using my brain to sleep with Márcio—”“We’re not going to reprise the past.” Reginaldo interrupted her.“We are going yes!” Aline demands, “Let's understand at once what happened! It was precisely because I lived in promiscuity, turning Carla's apartment into a whorehouse, that she got tired of me and decided to rat me out. She complained, warned me, advised me...” Here the tears flow, “But I didn't pay attention. So I started spending endless nights in Eduardo's loft, leaving Carla alone. That must be why, tired of being identi
Aline breaks the silence when she sees Reginaldo meditating, “Don’t worry, Reggie. I know the whole story that was in the newspaper. Denise Lynch was the killer. Although I heard the official explanation, I don't know the version of her. Why?”Reginaldo shakes his head, “Another plot by Eduardo Casemiro. He brought Denise from Europe to make Laura jealous, to convince her to return to him. When Laura and I got divorced, they arranged for Denise to seduce Jacob so he and Laura wouldn't be together. So, Laura started dating Eduardo again. But he continued to be the crazy stoner he always was. Laura ended her relationship with Eduardo again. He got angry because the relationship between Denise and Jacob remained intact. He demanded that Denise help him win Laura back, otherwise, he would tell Jacob that Denise won him over on purpose. Denise despaired, saw a rock near her, and...”Aline sighs, “God, this isn’t very Christian, but
Reginaldo stopped the BMW at the entrance to the Fabray House gate.As Faron wasn't there, he got out of the car and opened the gate manually. Automatic gate, only at Mendonça Manor.But when Reginaldo went back to the driver's door, he felt he heard some noise.Was anyone moving in the bushes? Was a thief waiting to rob him?Thinking about how unlucky it would be to be robbed just when Faron wasn't there, Reginaldo slowly opened the driver's door, aiming for the revolver he had inside the car.If he's faster, he can arm himself in time.However, a voice made him give up his weapons.“Reggie...”Reginaldo froze for a few seconds. If he were in the desert, he would think he was seeing a mirage. But he was in Sunset Village.So, how can you explain the fact that he was seeing Aline approaching him at a slow pace, coming out of the bushes as if she were a ghost?Aline was smiling, wearing a black k
Reginaldo Fabray appeared from the corridor. It seems he was already there before everyone else, as the reporters didn't see him pass by. Otherwise, they would have spent all their film stock on him.Reginaldo was wearing his navy blue tuxedo, the one he bought at the men's clothing store in Sunset Village when Márcio Rios wore his head up and was a good person. If it weren't for Márcio, Reginaldo would be thrown out of the store as if he were a beggar.Reginaldo tried to sweep these memories out of his mind. Márcio became a hardened pervert who constantly violated Aline, losing his life as a result.Aline, another problematic woman, caused him a lot of headaches by getting involved with other guys before deciding on him, and then, when she needed him the most, instead of trusting him, she decided to waste the gift that God gave her.George and Carla, those friends who proved more treacherous than Henry and Gilson, were deservedly exi
Days passed. Fabray House became a lonely corner, just for Reginaldo and Faron.With ‘Miss Correia’ no longer around, Reginaldo exempted Faron from the obligation to wear a suit. As a result, Reginaldo was already used to going downstairs in sweatpants and finding the butler wearing just boxers in the kitchen, preparing breakfast.“Good morning, Boss Reginaldo.” Faron greets him with a respectful smile, “How have you been feeling?”“Can you believe I still wake up reaching for the now empty side of the bed?” Reginaldo sits down, telling this as if it were a joke, “Or else, I wake up at dawn and jump on her side to bang her, but I only fall into the void.”“Yeah, I understand you. Try sleeping in the middle of the bed.” Faron advises him.“Maybe that’s better, or else go hunting for the next candidate.” Reginaldo sighs.Faron puts the breakfast options on the table while Reginaldo takes his cell phone out of his pocket to see what's new.The news written by João Paulo Queiroz Rocha sur
It's Taddeo and Marianne's turn to get shocked with the bombs. What's going on in Sunset Village?Everything that was built or combined is being destroyed or ceasing to exist.Taddeo sits in the armchair, “Can someone please explain to me in chronological order what is happening around here? Why do you insist on keeping things private and then expect us to just accept it?”George swallows hard, “Sorry, Dad—”“Don’t ‘sorry’ me, EXPLAIN YOURSELF!” Taddeo shouts angrily.George shakes a little. Taddeo is visibly furious. If he doesn't explain soon, his father will have another stroke, probably fatal this time.“OK, Dad,” George braces himself, “First, I want to reveal that during the months I was away from Reggie, I worked in the real estate agency of Henry, the hateful cousin.”“GEORGE!” Marianne exclaims outraged.“I know, it was a stupid move on my part. I looked like a tantrum child. I wanted Reggie to know what he lost by letting me leave Gomes Estates. But he never found out, and I
Joshua doesn't understand why George is saying goodbye once again.George thinks he will avoid the confrontation by starting the car and leaving for Gomes Estates.But Joshua palms the steering wheel, almost making George lose control of the direction.“OK, now you can explain to me what’s going on here?”“Josh, don’t make a fuss,” George states calmly.“What’s all this talk about Paris? What happened, did you and Reginaldo fight again?”George takes a deep breath, “Josh, Reggie’s hateful cousin has been defeated. The Mares Agency will likely be passed on to our boss, along with the team of real estate agents. However, when he and I were fighting, I was foolish enough to team up with Henry Fabray, working at his agency.”Joshua gapes, horrified.“Did you work for the enemy these months? And you still had the gall to come back to us without saying anything?”“I knew you would react in disgust.” George justifies himself.“And that’s why you thought it was better to hide this from us? Th
Reginaldo was paralyzed in the same way that Henry was before confirming his villainy.What's going on here?Does that mean he, out of nowhere, lost the fiancée he loved so much because of Henry?Does this mean that Henry finally managed to harm Reginaldo in something? Did he win, according to his last words?Still trying to assimilate Laura's words, Bartolomeo and Sylvia enter, back from the hospital.“We’re very excited for Natty's return tomorrow, son. What do you think? Do you think Natalia should spend some time here at the mansion, or should we leave her in her apartment, alone with her husband?”Reginaldo reacts quickly, “I think it's better to invite her to spend a few days with us, Dad. This way, Mom can help her with how to take care of João Lucas. She is a first-time mother.”Sylvia, like every mother, notices a change in her son's attitude, “Reggie, what happened?”“No big deal, Mom.”“Then why are you crushing your cell phone in your hand as if it were your uncle Gilson’s
This was too much for Laura. She once again felt wobbly in her legs and ran back into the mansion.When she was in the foyer, about to go up the stairs, she saw Reggie on the top step, about to go down. Laura notices the excited tone of her fiancé’s voice and hides in a corner to hear what he has to say.Reginaldo goes down the stairs, laughing, “Yes, Dad, I'm very happy. I'm sure Uncle Gilson will stay quiet in Europe, enjoying Paris and Milan, and he'll never want to come back here again. Yes, he will quickly forget that he has a dead son. Congratulations, Dad. Now we can finally work in peace.”Reginaldo finishes going down the stairs and goes outside to help dispose of his hateful cousin's corpse.Laura, in turn, with her heart pounding, runs up the stairs and reaches the second floor, going straight to the suite where she and Reginaldo are.She opens the closet and starts collecting her clothes haphazardly.Then, she takes her suitcase, opens it, and puts her clothes in without f
In the hospital corridor, Bartolomeo was serious, receiving Reginaldo's call.“Yes, son, congratulations on the mission accomplished. We got rid of Henry without bloodshed. The Bento family can rest easy this time, as we won’t involve them.”Sylvia approaches him from behind with a disposable cup in hand, drinking water from the water cooler.“OK, son, bye!” Bartolomeo ends the call and turns to her, “It’s over, honey.”Sylvia finishes drinking the water, “What’s up, darling?”“Henry was cornered by Reggie at the mansion, in one of our guest suites, and they had a confrontation where Henry kind of confirmed everything. He murdered Antonio Ferreira just so the police would think the killer was our son.”“But those who spent a few days in prison were Sabrina and Anestor, the most obvious suspects.” Sylvia smiles in contempt.“I know, darling. My brother's plan was ridiculous and full of holes. When Reggie told Henry that Paula was with us and she would report him to Sergeant Andrade...”