Monday.In a beautiful American-style house located in Green Coral, the Alvares family – at the moment, Gustavo, Linda, and Bella – were in awe in front of their new residence.It was everything they had never even dreamed of.Nathan, proud of making this a reality, laughed as he extended the keys to his older half-brother. “Heh, heh... I should take a picture of you guys! Come on, close those mouths and come in!”“Nate, this isn’t the house we saw the other day!” Bella exclaimed, surprised.“I know. The realtor suggested this one last minute, and I thought it was perfect. It has rooms for everyone,” Nathan explained.Some of the houses they had seen before only had two or three bedrooms, meaning someone – probably Gustavo – would be left out. Nathan made sure the entire family would have a decent home, at least until Linda married Walter.Gustavo finally took the keys and started walking. “Okay, let’s explore the new place!”“I’ll text Ernie with the new address,” Nathan promised, pu

Hélio and Vanda rolled their eyes in boredom as Karl went on again about how “Matthew and Patricia belong together,” repeating it endlessly.“Karl, you woke us up early to talk about THIS?” Hélio mocked.Karl stiffened his gaze and clenched his jaw.Vanda continued, also sarcastically, “We’ve already gotten over this fantasy.”“What fantasy?” Karl exploded. “It’s your responsibility to make sure your children have a decent future!”Hélio raised his eyebrows in a sarcastic posture. “Oh, so you mean we’ve failed in that department?”Karl retorted cruelly, “Let’s say that if it weren’t for my son Matt’s kindness, you’d still be living in a horrible, unfinished house in the worst part of Lion’s Den. Yes, you’ve failed!”Hélio dropped his ironic and petulant stance. Vanda also stopped finding the conversation funny.“I don’t believe this!” Hélio yelled. “We’re actually becoming enemies!”“That’s not true!” Karl raised his index finger. “I just want what’s best for my son. And that includes

Elaine moved her head away from the cellphone, pretending she’d been stung in the eardrum by Nayla’s loud shout.Matthew raised his eyebrows, worried. “What happened, dear?”“Nayla couldn’t control herself.” Elaine laughed, returning to the phone. “Calm down, friend. We’re still waiting for the result.”On the other end, Nayla spoke loudly, startling anyone passing by in the Golden Letters lobby, “But this is wonderful, friend! More reassurance that you won’t be expelled from the mansion!”“It’s exactly what I fear. Someone like Karl Sterling could use the pregnancy against me, saying I did it on purpose.” Elaine sighed dejectedly.Nayla shared Matthew’s opinion, “But that’s absurd! How could you have planned exactly when you’d become pregnant?”“I need to remember that for when it happens.” Elaine perked up.Kirk appeared beside Nayla. “Okay, friend, call me or text when you have the thing confirmed. I’m anxiously rooting for you!”Nayla ended the call and saw her brother on the othe

Nayla took advantage of Kirk not being around and grabbed her phone to call someone.On the other end, Gustavo slept like a baby when his phone woke him up.Gustavo frowned. It wasn’t his alarm. Who could it be...?Seeing Nayla’s name on the caller ID, he smiled and answered, “Hello?”“Ah, I woke you. Yesterday was Sunday and you worked your butt off at the Happy Snack Bar.” Nayla grimaced, having forgotten about that.Gustavo looked at his bedroom door. In the distance, Linda, Bella, and Walter could be heard moving their things.“Go ahead. I haven’t moved into the new house yet.” Gustavo smiled broadly.Nayla relaxed. “By the way, congrats on the new house. Nathan has been a good half-brother to you all.”“Yeah, I just wanted to make sure he continues with the same enthusiasm as the years go by.” Gustavo still smiled, but his voice sounded doubtful.“He’ll make it. Why are you worried?” Nayla raised an eyebrow.“Nathan has always lived in opulence and glamour,” Gustavo explained. “W

Jackson opened his front door and saw Matthew and Elaine peacefully interacting with his parents.What was going on? Jackson was intrigued.Hélio saw him first. “Jackson, good that you’re here! We have good news.”“Finally, has the contention and the awkwardness ended?” Jackson asked, looking at Matthew and Elaine.Vanda replied excitedly, “At least, it’s over on Matt’s part.”Matthew stepped closer to Jackson, his smile lighting up. “Jackson, don’t worry. The talk and the hopes that Patty and I would get back together ends today.”“How can you guarantee that? Your father is very determined.” Jackson still wouldn’t drop his guard.“He’ll have to accept it, whether he likes it or not. I’m not going to abandon my wife when she’s started bearing my first child,” Matthew answered with emotion.Jackson’s eyes widened as he stared at Elaine.Elaine, in turn, felt a twinge of mixed emotions.“Elaine... my congratulations. I imagine you wanted this very much,” Jackson broke the silence.“Not