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
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
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
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