Caio appeared at the Teodoro Building, still dressed from Rocha Constructions. He was surprised to find Thierry at the counter instead of Rosemary. “Huh? Did you abandon the supermarket again?” he asked, approaching the counter. “Nah, my sister said I could stay here for a few days. Soon, we’ll have more reinforcements,” Thierry responded cheerfully. “More reinforcements? Are you swimming in the tenants’ money?” Caio smiled. “Somewhere around there. This building must be the most profitable in the entire slum.” Thierry joked. “And the best part: no one tries to rob us.” “Of course, who would rob from the most powerful man in town?” Caio looked reverently at the portraits of Teodoro and Beto. “Your dear sister is in the canteen. I believe she’s the one you want to gossip.” Thierry pointed while heading to the computer. “Exactly. Thanks.” As Caio was leaving, he said, “She’ll tell you the gossip later!” Thierry chuckled as he took the computer out of standby mode. In the cantee

Rodrigo and Nadia were chatting at Café Montanha about family news. Frank was on one of the stools, eating coxinha without catupiry. “Is the coxinha delicious, son?” Nadia asked maternally. “Yes, Mom,” Frank replied with his mouth full. Rodrigo had already told his son not to do that, but it seems he forgot... “So, my cousin Felipe is leaving. What a shame...” Rodrigo sighed. “He’s not moving too far away,” Nadia joked. “It’s right there in Sunset Village. When we visit Josias and Melissa, we can take the trip.” “That’s good. But we’ll miss the daily contact,” Rodrigo admitted. Rosemary and Brigitte entered, the latter dressed as a lawyer coming straight from Damascene Lawyers agency. “I needed to talk to you about a family matter, sister-in-law.” Rosemary pulled up a chair and sat down, with Brigitte doing the same. “I’m curious. Is it about some case or about OUR family?” Brigitte wasn’t sure whether to adopt the tone of a lawyer or sister-in-law. Rosemary gestured toward

Rosemary returned to Lafayette Mansion. Walking through the mansion, she found the place silent. Looking at her wristwatch, she decided to go upstairs. Entering her suite, she heard the sound of water from the bathtub being splashed. Rosemary smiled, realizing Thierry wasn’t bathing alone. She entered the bathroom and was greeted with a little giggle from Jean Luc, who was happily splashing in the bathtub with Daddy Thierry. Thierry also seemed to be having fun, and to Rosemary, it looked like she was seeing two babies in the tub. Of course, sometimes Thierry held the child to prevent him from diving into the water or slipping and hitting his head. He asked in French, “Le bébé de papa s'amuse, hein?” Then he noticed Rosemary’s presence. “Regarde, Jean-Luc! Dis hello à maman!” Rosemary laughed, approaching. “I only understood ‘Mom.’ What silly stuff are you teaching my son in French, huh?” “Nothing, I’m a responsible father,” Thierry winked. Rosemary found a stool, dragged it

The news article from LCN was published, accusing Suzy of vandalism and hysteria in the editorial room. Suzy Cogo was portrayed as someone with mental health needs, a danger to society. The article detailed how she destroyed the glass panel separating João Paulo’s office using two staplers. Other journalists served as witnesses, implying a possible obsession of Suzy with the journalist, given that João Paulo is a handsome and hunky young man, eye candy for the women. After all, it wasn’t the first time Suzy appeared supposedly to complain about his articles. At Vasquez Mansion, Luís was reading the article for the fifth time, the newspaper pages already stained with his fingers. Alan and Sofia were worried about their cousin’s obsession. “Luís, your skim milk coffee is getting cold,” Alan broke the awkward silence. “I’m losing my appetite,” Luís murmured to himself. “A big man like you can’t go without eating, cousin.” Sofia nudged him, trying to be funny. Luís put the newspape

At João Paulo’s house, Helen appeared, upset upon discovering the cause of the raised voices. “Mr. Cogo, you again causing a scandal in my house?” she complained, crossing her arms. “Don’t you see how useless it is to defend your problematic sister?” “It wouldn’t be useless if you gave it a rest!” Jake pointed his finger at Helen. João Paulo moved Jake’s finger away. “Point that finger at your nose! Remember, you are in my house. Don’t scare my children.” “You have two children, while Suzy has none. You left her traumatized, preventing her from having healthy relationships!” Jake accused the journalist dramatically. João Paulo, however, simply pursed his lips, refusing to accept the blame. “Suzy wouldn’t be happy with Luís Vasquez acting promiscuously.” “So she should thank you?” Jake asked sarcastically. Helen countered, “No, she should leave my husband alone and not vandalize his office. You should wait for LCN’s lawyer, my dear.” “Where is she? Still in the city?” João Paul