Bryce was back at the Sterling Cultural Hall, gathering his things from his desk. The door opened and Tiffany appeared, annoyed again to see him like this, giving up his career because of her.“Bryce, stop this nonsense.” She slammed the door shut, startling the former second-in-command. “Stop gathering your stuff; you are not going to the Andrade Clinic!”Bryce continued gathering his things, his back to Tiffany. “Give me just one reason.”“Linda Alvares.”The answer took Bryce by surprise. He stopped gathering his things and turned to Tiffany, intrigued.“What does the receptionist have to do with all this?”“You wouldn’t happen to be taking a job at the clinic because of her, would you?” Tiffany crossed her arms.Bryce smirked cheekily. “What is this, Tiffany? Jealousy?”“I’m not jealous because I’m quite settled with your father.” Tiffany huffed. “But I worry about you getting involved with Linda Alvares. Because of her, my brother attempted suicide. And now, we’ve come to learn t

Elaine was bothered by Vanda’s appearance, sensing more trouble. Nayla straightened up, fearing Vanda had heard her question.“Vanda, how long have you been standing there at the door?” Elaine complained.Vanda raised one of her eyebrows, finding the question odd. “May I come in?”“Yes, you may. Nayla was just gossiping with me.” Elaine shot an enigmatic look at Nayla.Nayla nodded, feeling it was time to leave. She stood up and wasted no time withdrawing.Vanda sat where Nayla had been, a glint of mockery in her eyes.“What is it?” Elaine asked sourly.“Why do I get the impression that you two were gossiping about the divorce?” Vanda asked, interested.“If it were about that, why are you so curious? What’s the problem?” Elaine crossed her arms.“Nothing much. You need to discuss what needs to happen.” Vanda became serious. “Now, regarding my boy...”“‘Boy’ isn’t the word I would use to describe Jackson.” Elaine smiled maliciously.“You aren’t thinking of telling everyone that Jackson

“Y-Your sister?” Tiffany stuttered, fearful of retaliation.Nathan nodded. “That’s right. You must have heard the story.”“Honestly, I completely forgot.” Tiffany lowered her tablet. “Therefore, Mr. Gouveia, I suggest you be quick because I’m in a hurry.”Nathan was unpleasantly surprised. “Wow, what a change in attitude! For a moment, I thought you were scared.”“What do you want to talk about regarding Linda Alvares... Or did I even need to ask?” Tiffany smiled maliciously.“No, you didn’t need to.” Nathan stood firm. “I want you people to stop this nonsense of blaming Linda for what your brother did. What kind of joke is this? The man harasses Linda and then gets all upset when she rejects his shamelessness?”Tiffany’s smile faded, pursing her lips.******Nayla returned to Elaine’s office at Golden Letters. She found the expectant mother standing up with a determined look.“Elaine, where are you going now?”“Don’t worry about me, my friend,” Elaine replied, grabbing her purse. “I’

At the Gibraltar Club, the controversial conversation between Alessandra and Elaine continued.“What are you talking about?” Alessandra tried to compose herself, though she was nervous. “Look, Mrs. Sterling, I know what the news has been saying lately. I imagine you must be upset with Miss Borges—”“I’m furious because I always knew that woman was eyeing my man!” Elaine countered. “But that was only made easier when a certain someone slept with her fiancé. If it weren’t for that, Patricia Borges would be married by now, and Matt isn’t one to get involved with a married woman.”Alessandra understood where Elaine was going with this and felt more fearful.Elaine smiled diabolically, seeing the physical reaction she expected from Alessandra.“Am I right, or am I getting close? You getting close to Ronaldo Silva wasn’t a coincidence, was it?”“It’s not like I planned this, how absurd!” Alessandra tried to deny it.“No, it wasn’t you. Who was it? Did Karl Sterling happen to approach you?”

Wednesday.Matthew returned from a business trip to Lagoon City, the city where his grandfather’s empire actually originated. The first bookstore is still there, even though most of the new generation prefers reading on tablets and PDFs. The bookstore is maintained for historical and sentimental reasons.Upon entering Sterling Mansion, Matthew received a warm hug from his grandparents. Sheila was nearby, almost crying. Karl was absent.“Take it easy, guys!” Matthew laughed. “It feels like I was in Afghanistan!”“You really seemed so distant,” Alice dramatized. “Don’t ever do that again.”“Woman, our grandson needs to travel more and more if he wants to keep an eye on business,” Abner laughed heartily.“That’s right,” Sheila added. “Karl is here to take care of headquarters as the current president, while my son, still young, has the stamina for the trips.”Sheila and Matthew hugged as well.Alice didn’t want to agree, but she couldn’t disagree with her daughter-in-law. So she commente