Following day. Melissa walks into Rocha Constructions and finds Carmen happy with her pregnancy. She is standing sorting the mail.“Hello, Carmen! Is there still time to congratulate you?”“Melissa!” Carmen turns around and the two hug, “Sure, thank you very much. Finally, it happened.”“Tiago has certainly heard jokes about him being sterile.” Melissa giggles, “His honor has been restored.”“Anyway, how can we help you?”“Is Josias here? We need to talk about our children.”“Yes, he came to the office early. You can go there."“Thanks. I recommend you to Dr. Silvana, she is the best.”Carmen nods; she has already had her first prenatal exam with her.Melissa enters Josias's room and finds him with Ernesto.“Today you have a meeting with the current mayor, sir, to discuss another construction related to the housing project.”Melissa interrupts them, “Another housing project, Josias?”The gentlemen notice Melissa's presence.Josias smiles at her, “Yes, Melissa. We have many projects fo

Melissa is now at LCN talking to Daniel and delivering more scripts typed into the computer. Daniel checks how the scripts were written according to the required formatting.“Very well, Melissa. You have become an experienced TV writer.”“Thank you, Daniel. I visited my ex-husband. We don't need to be upset with Jack Motta.”Daniel embarrasses himself, “Is he still upset? I told you this is just business, Melissa.”“You know how it is: it's hard to hear that your show will come to an end.”“Jack Motta's book was a very round and closed story. There was no room for more stretches and seasons. But ‘Love Just Happens’, by Isabel Freire, was the opposite. The screenwriter in charge found many details to explore, especially the protagonists' best friends.”Melissa smiles sweetly, “And you think my story, ‘Sweet Love,’ will make it into more seasons?”“It will depend on how you write the story and how the audience will react. We hope our viewers are excited as I am.”Daniel's confident smil

A few days later, Pamela is having breakfast in the dining room. Lilian brings a tray of sweet potato bread and finds her mistress tired and with dark circles under her eyes.“Good morning, lady! I see you down and depressed. Can I get some pills?”“I'm already on the pill.” Pamela says through gritted teeth, “I think I'll take two at once. Miguel is too manly to be stopped by just one.”Lilian immediately understands the reason for her mistress's stern, “Mrs. Damascene, can't you ask your husband to be calmer and slower when it comes to intimacy?”Pamela giggles, “It's like asking a monkey not to eat bananas. At bedtime, it only cares about what Miguel wants. I still haven’t gotten used to that kind of marriage.”Lilian purses her lips and doesn't agree. She and Ernesto are as affectionate and careful as possible in intimacy, each one more concerned with giving pleasure to the other.Behold, Miguel enters the dining room. He is indeed beaming, satisfied, and satiated, hardly caring t

Josias doesn't know how to react to the conversation with Miguel about Pamela's attempt to obtain full custody of Caio. He doesn’t like either Pamela or William...“Mr. Damascene, I can only wish you good luck. As far as I know, William has been a neglectful father and I feel bad for Caio. You know, I raised him since he was a newborn, I watched him babble his first words, I taught him to walk...”Miguel smiles mockingly, “In short: you were the father who raised Caio, while Will Campos was just the progenitor. I am aware that he has had a soccer career, but even with Pamela making mistakes in the past, there was no need for you to take that responsibility.”“Raising Caio enabled me to raise my children better.” Josias smiles.“You can rest assured that Pamela didn't hide her version from me.” Miguel states, “I know about the deal you made in 1982, I know about the confusion that occurred between her and Vera Reis, I know that she tried to marry a guy named Wallace Freire who is now i

Dora is taking care of her grandchildren in the living room. Caroline plays with dolls while Alan and Caio are reading Spider-Man comics sitting on the couch. The radio is playing the song “Now and Forever” by Richard Marx.The landline rings and Dora answers, “Hello?”On the other side, a distressed Cristina is saying, “Dora, you need to be strong!”Dora feels shivers down her spine, “Cristina? What happened?”“Your son went to mistreat my daughter and she defended herself by hitting him on the head with the phone. William passed out and went to the hospital!”Dora feels her heart race, “What? Cristina, this story is badly told!”“I still don't know all the details, I'm just calling everyone I know! It was Lilian, Ernesto's wife, who warned me.”“But why did William go to bother Pamela? He was working at Ramos Supermarket!” Dora is desperate.The mention of William makes Caio stop reading the comics.“I'm going to Europe Garden. We need to know exactly what happened, we cannot suffer