In the living room of Vasquez Mansion, Alan and Sofia were with radiant smiles. “It’s a girl!” Alan announced excitedly, eager to be a father for the second time. Everyone clapped. Sofia caressed her belly, which was visibly pregnant. Luís looked like he had tears in his eyes. “Congratulations, cousin. May this daughter grow up healthy like A.J.” “Thank you, cousin.” Sofia wiped the tears that were already streaming down her cheeks. Josias looked closely at his son, wanting to see if Alan was showing any sign of jealousy. However, Alan was busy hugging Melissa. “You’ll have another granddaughter, Grandma Melissa.” “Good. I’m of the age for that.” Melissa stepped back. “Now comes the choosing of names,” Josias joked. “We’ve already chosen,” Sofia responded. “If it were a girl, her name would be Carla.” “That’s a lovely name.” Melissa nodded. Josias took the opportunity to approach Luís. “Luís, I wanted to have a little chat with you.” “Yes, Mr. Rocha?” Luís looked intere

Brigitte was in Matthew Hogan’s office, waiting for the results of some tests. Her face didn’t look very good. She was dressed in a business suit, obviously working at Damascene Lawyers until she was brought to the hospital by ambulance.On the phone, she said, “Darling, don’t worry. I was at my office, but I felt unwell and was taken to the hospital.”“WHAT?” Caio stood up from the stool. “Which department are you in? I’m coming there RIGHT NOW!”“I’m at Matthew Hogan’s office.” Brigitte gave a slight smile. “Don’t react with alarm, my love. It’s not something dangerous, I hope.”“Still, I prefer to be by your side. You did the right thing calling me. I’m here at Café Montanha; I won’t be long!” Caio ended the call, looking at his friends with slight desperation.“Is Brigitte okay?” Rodrigo asked, worried.“That’s what we’re going to find out. It seems she’s waiting for some test results.” Caio took out his wallet and pulled out a few bills. “The payment for the sugarcane juice.”Nad

The next day, Caio opened the living room window of his house, sleep still all over his face.From outside, people could see Caio shirtless, freshly woken up.However, from inside the house, they’d notice he was wearing even less...“SURPRISE!” His entire family showed up with gifts, wanting to celebrate the news.Caio, surprised, rubbed his eyes. “Huh? What’s going on here?”William laughed. “What’s up, son? Already trying to catch up on sleep in advance for all those 3 AM baby cries?”Caio looked at the wall clock and saw it was already 9 a.m.“I overslept. Hold on a sec!” Caio stepped away from the window.Simeon, ever observant, caught a glimpse of Caio’s bare butt, but kept the image to himself, chuckling quietly.Dora, however, voiced what her husband was probably thinking. “Guys, did we interrupt something?”Dylan shook his head. “No, Mrs. Campos. Caio and my sister already managed to create their firstborn.”Simeon replied neutrally, “Maybe my grandson was sleeping comfortably

At Crystal Blue, Diane was chatting with a few waiters who were helping clean up before the lunchtime service.“You’ll now have someone dedicated to cleaning up any mess or liquid spills on the floor. That way, you can stay focused on serving and taking care of our customers’ orders.”“Very well, Mrs. Mountain!” The waiters cheered.“And how’s your son?” one of them asked.Jake showed up just as Diane was responding, “Felipe is thrilled with the progress of our franchise. Expect an interview with him in my sister-in-law’s magazine.”“We’ll buy it and read it!” Everyone applauded.Jake broke the harmony, neighing sarcastically, “Meanwhile, we’ll be reading soap opera gossip pieces where my sister will be mocked!”All the waiters immediately stopped celebrating and gave Jake intimidating looks.Then, each one went back to their tasks. Ever since Suzy had been labeled ‘The Investments Whore,’ Jake had been ostracized at the restaurant.Diane approached Jake with a scowl. “Jake, do you ca

A few days passed. The article João Paulo wrote came out as expected, without sensationalism or any tricks that would make readers mock Luís. Not even the nickname “Spanish Stallion” was mentioned.Luís was floating on cloud nine as he read the article in the printed newspaper still at the breakfast table. He hadn’t even properly dressed, just wearing dress pants and a tank top.Alan looked at his cousin with some amusement. “Luís, eat the papaya, not the newspaper.”“Allow me to indulge a bit more, Alan!” Luís replied jokingly, repeating what João Paulo had written. “Listen to this: ‘The former general supervisor of Rocha Hotel leaves Josias Rocha’s domain to venture into the company that bears his surname. Luís Vasquez now joins Vaztrans alongside his cousin, Sofia Vasquez Rocha, and William Campos, to continue leading the most successful urban transpor