Vânia is making dinner after returning from work. Adolfo and Benjamin notice her distracted, stirring the wooden spoon in a pan that is already burning."Honey, the stew smells like burning!" Adolf does the alert."Oh gosh!" Vânia quickly turns off the stove, "Dinner is ready.""What's going on, Vânia?" Adolfo questions her."I was thinking about Shirley's dilemma." Vânia takes the pans to the table."The cook who provides the delicacies for you at Rocha Construction? What's wrong with her?""She is very worried about her daughter's marriage. She is convinced that it was a scam." Vânia explains seriously.But, Adolfo chuckles, "I didn't realize it when I saw them.""Me too, I felt that Mrs. Marçal loved her husband. They make a beautiful couple. If that was pretense, then she's a helluva actress.""Maybe it's not pretense and the mother has prejudices." Benjamin opines while helping h

Inside Josias's private office, Melissa and Octavio sit in Victorian-style upholstered armchairs to chat."I confess I'm confused." Melissa begins, "My husband wanted you to talk to me the same day you came back from your trip. I'm sorry, Mr. Motta, for not wanting to hear you; but I just wanted to enjoy Josias's return. There was the issue of my children too.""I understand, but it was Josias who drove his car straight here. I wouldn't have had a choice if you hadn't refused yesterday." Octavio scratches the back of his head."OK, so let's get this over with." Melissa gestures.Octavio takes a deep breath, "Mrs. Rocha… your husband and me went to a nightclub the day before yesterday to celebrate the progress of your building's construction.""It's not 'my' building, it will just carry my name." Melissa laughs."Right." Octavio is very embarrassed, "In this nightclub, there were a lot of people dancing and having fun. And I suggested

At the Crystal Blue restaurant, Josias and Melissa have chicken stroganoff with rice and vegetables. Lunch is delicious and Melissa has to hold back to continue eating with class and elegance.If she still lived in Happiness Slum, she would have already repeated two times and eaten voraciously.Josias watches her and seems to guess her thoughts, "Is your dish delicious, honey?""Wonderful. The chef here excels more and more." Melissa smiles."We need to congratulate the Mountain brothers." Josias takes a sip of dry wine."And so, darling, next time you go on a trip, always come back like this, romantic and affectionate with me." Melissa reaches out and caresses Josias's face.Josias smiles, but the smile doesn't come naturally. In fact, he comes with a pang of certain guilt on his conscience.Josias knows he is being affectionate with Melissa to make up for the adultery."So, when will the building that bears my name open?" Mel

Harold is furious when he discovers that Isabel has been kicked out of Marçal Publishing as if she were an invader. He clenches his fist and crushes the beer can in anger.Isabel is scared of her husband, "Calm down, honey! You don't need to be so angry.""Darling, how do you expect me to reassure myself when this injustice is done to you?" Harold gets up."I've already spoken to Josias and Melissa, so it took me a while to get back."Simeon thinks the party is over, "Guys, I'll leave you alone.""Thanks for coming, Simeon. The beer was excellent!" Harold says goodbye to him.Simeon waves goodbye and leaves.Harold hugs his wife, "Go take a shower while I heat the dinner. Let's talk about this more calmly."Isabel hands her purse to her husband and leaves, wiping her tears. Harold takes the purse and opens it. He takes out the manuscript that should have been in Bernardo's hands.******Meanwhile, Bernardo

Bernardo and Maggie enter her office, smiling and satisfied with what they know about the sales of the latest issue of Maggiezine."Did you see, honey, how many people flocking to buy my magazine?" Maggie's eyes were shining with ecstasy."Sure, honey." Bernardo nods, happy to see his wife happy, "As you said, we have to give due credit to Vernon Queiroz."Maggie raises her eyebrows warily, "Yeah… if some personal issue involving his family spills over here… we won't be able to get involved.""I don't believe that Josias Rocha will come here to make scandals or demand the resignation of his stepfather." Bernardo shrugs, "We businessmen know how to separate the professional from the personal."Bernard leaves. When opening the door, he almost bumps into Vernon, who was about to enter."Excuse me, boss!" He enters the office and closes the door, "So, Mrs. Marçal? Did you see your readers jostling each other for a copy of ou