Reginaldo and Laura look at each other indignantly. They suspect Henry of having done something to Paula to make her run away, but now, Henry is taking advantage of a detail to play the victim.Reginaldo decides to be transparent, “OK, but don't think we want to hear you! My father came here to see this ridiculous engagement up close. He talked to you and called me, but he didn’t say he was going to talk to Paula.”“Of course, the old man was very cunning and mean!” Henry yells.“He only told me before dinner.” Laura states, “He also asked Paula to reconsider the engagement.”Henry shakes his head dissatisfiedly, “No, he must have said something else. Paula wouldn't be too upset just because of that. There are a lot of people telling her not to marry me. One more comment from Uncle Bart wasn't going to change her mind.”Reginaldo takes a deep breath, “Well, there is a possibility that this robbery has nothing to do with what we’re thinking. The fact is that the police believe that Pau
Reginaldo and Laura sit on the sofa and face Bartolomeo and Sylvia.“Guys, you’re scaring me.” Laura giggles nervously.“Sorry, we didn’t mean to cause that funereal atmosphere.” Bartolomeo remains serious, “But we have two pieces of news for you. First, we received a call from Matias.”Reginaldo rushes in, “Oh, my God! Did something happen to Natty?”“No, son, don’t worry!” Sylvia gestures, “Well, it happened, but it’s not a tragedy. Your nephew was born. Natty went into labor and is being treated at the hospital. By now, our grandson must be crying, registering himself in the world.”Reginaldo and Laura are relieved and laugh.“Cool!” Reginaldo applauds, “I’m very happy for them!”“Early tomorrow, we’ll return to Victoria to help them.” Bartolomeo states, “Meanwhile, you stay—”“Nothing like that!” Reginaldo protests, wagging his index finger, “I'm going with you. My sister brought my nephew into the world, I need to be in this family moment.”“Go with them, darling.” Laura puts her
Everyone at Fabray House is stunned by the confirmation.Reginaldo is the first to recover from the shock. He leans back on the couch, feeling like the cloud is lifting and the truth is shining in his mind.“Now I understand everything.” Reginaldo breaks the silence, “The police noticed that Antonio died ‘with an expression of surprise’ on his face. It wasn't just the fact that he was caught off guard by the killer. It was the identity of the killer, someone he only exchanged a few words with earlier this year.”Bartolomeo adds, “Henry came here and talked to Mr. Ferreira to reveal your true identity. After that, he was defeated and disappeared. I imagine the surprise Mr. Ferreira must have felt when he saw Henry inside the master suite of his mansion with a gun drawn.”Sylvia nods, “Yes, no one would expect it to be Henry, someone who was supposedly missing.”Paula tries hard not to cry, but her eyes are teary, “But I know that Henry was already in Sunset Village at that time, we wer
The next day, George receives a call from Reginaldo. Carla was preparing breakfast in their apartment.“Hello? How are you, Reggie?”Reginaldo is in Victoria, in the hospital corridor, “George, I need to inform you quickly. Natty gave birth to João Lucas.”“And who is João Lucas?” George scratches the back of his head.“My nephew, you clown.” Reginaldo shakes his head.“Oh, congratulations!” George immediately looks at his wife. If she were still famous...“We’re here in Victoria. Your sister came with me, but it’s for one more reason.” Reginaldo becomes somber, “Take extreme care with Henry.”George is embarrassed and tries to disguise himself, “But why should I be careful with your hateful cousin?”Reginaldo realizes that he still hasn't talked to his best friend about Henry, “Paula heard a macabre conversation. For the love of God, keep this between yourselves: Henry and my uncle were the ones who killed Antonio Ferreira.”George's mouth drops open. He would never have imagined thi
George just told the whole story. Carla is pale and shaking.“George... my love... I can’t believe this is happening!”“Believe me, my dear, it’s...” George points to his cell phone, “Don’t the web news say something?”Carla grabs her cell phone and fingers it to find out something.Indeed, she finds an article, “Henry Fabray's fiancée has apartment ransacked. Laura Fabrics' sales supervisor, Paula Santos, seems to have gone from heaven to hell. The day after being proposed to by Henry Fabray, Paula suffered a robbery in her apartment. The police found the place ransacked, with blood marks on the floor, but not the victim. Investigations suggest that Paula managed to escape. The fiancé is inconsolable and prays that it won’t be another case of drowning like Aline Mendonça.”George pounds the table, “DAMN IT! He suggested Aline Mendonça expecting to ‘suicide’ Paula and thus say it was the same thing!”Carla leaves her cell phone on the table with a shaking hand, “Oh, Lord... Did Henry
Reginaldo and Henry face each other once again in a guest suite.“Your path is your path, it’s your life.” Reginaldo reasons with his crazy cousin.“My life is to dethrone you and destroy you!” Henry yells, “Maybe, MAYBE, this way, you’ll learn that things don’t always have to go your way.”Reginaldo laughs at this joke, “You mean you're doing all this to teach me a moral lesson? Ha, ha, ha!”“SHUT UP!” Henry approaches him, “Shut up, otherwise—”“Otherwise, what? Are you going to kill me like you killed Antonio Ferreira?”Henry freezes his steps. His face shows terror.Reginaldo crosses his arms, “Yes, I know. I'm finally understanding everything, including the part of the investigation that emphasized an expression of surprise on the murdered man's face. Antonio Ferreira was taken by surprise because he never expected you to be in his master suite, pointing a gun.”Henry remains catatonic, neither denying nor confirming what Reginaldo said.Reginaldo continues, “Antonio could be kil
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...”
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
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...”