“Good morning, Uncle Karl,” Ronaldo replied in a neutral tone.“What do you think you are doing, disturbing the peace?” Karl approached with a frown.“I came to see how things are going. I need to check the veracity of the information,” Ronaldo replied with perfect mental and emotional balance.But it was Karl who wanted to freak out. “What veracity? What is there to verify? Matt and Elaine got divorced; it’s not hard to understand that!”“Of course it’s hard,” Ronaldo asserted with Zen-like calm. “When I left the city, I left under a cloud of criticism, while your son was heralded as a model of the perfect husband and man. He swore he would never divorce Elaine to chase after Patty again.”Karl raised a finger. “Correction: he swore he would never divorce Elaine. Period. You are already twisting things by adding Patty.”Ronaldo nodded. “Very well. As Patty’s ex-fiancé, I have the right to know what is happening. I won’t question Patty because I know she is a lady and would never do a

“Matt, I wanted you to tell me that this isn’t true,” Patricia asked, sitting on the bed in her room.“Unfortunately, it is true,” Matthew sighed. “Ronaldo came back to town and didn’t waste any time coming here to question me.”“Why does he feel entitled to do something like that?” Patricia frowned, piqued.“Because he’s like that, crazy.” Matthew chuckled, wanting to lighten the mood.Patricia followed with giggles, relaxing her nerves. “Well then, whenever you want, call me so I can register my admission to the conglomerate headquarters.”“Let’s get everything arranged, and then I’ll let you know.” Matthew smiled, pleased by the change of subject.“Don’t worry, I know how to take care of myself,” Patricia decided to reassure her boyfriend.She exchanged kisses with him and ended the call.The door opened and Jackson entered, the doting and protective brother in action.“Did you talk to Matt?”“Yes, he was extremely worried. Ron left there.” Patricia got up from the bed. “And I didn

Walter felt the silence on the other end. “Matt?”“Sorry, I was thinking about something else.” Matthew shook his head. “I was thinking about what Ronaldo really wanted by turning Gustavo in.”“To get justice for his mother, now that he’s been discovered and arrested?” Walter didn’t understand.“Why would he say his mother contacted a drug dealer? Wouldn’t that look bad for Aunt Liz?” Matthew asked, reasoning coldly. “If he wanted to bother you and humiliate Linda just like the de Paula siblings, he didn’t think about the consequences.”Walter clenched his jaw, buying Matthew’s theory.Yes, Ronaldo could very well have come just to mock Linda!After all, does he really want everyone to know that his mother caused her own stroke by consuming a substance no one knows the name of or what it’s made of?“It seems your cousin still needs a few sessions with the psychiatrist,” Walter joked, thinking about it from that angle.“Keep an eye out, Walt.” Matthew sighed. “If he shows up again want

“Grandpa?” Matthew worried about Leonardo’s reaction.Leonardo controlled his breathing, gasping deeply and smiling sheepishly. “Don’t get scared. You guys can’t see an old man without thinking he’s dying!”The other gentlemen laughed and withdrew.Matthew continued.“So, what was the problem?” Matthew asked with a frown.“I find it a coincidence you talking about Ron not wanting to get close to Patty.” Leonardo scratched the nape of his neck.“Let me guess: when Ronaldo returned home, Patty was there waiting for him,” Matthew concluded without jealousy.“Are you cool with that?” Leonardo was surprised.“Yes. Patty had said, not very certainly, that she intended to talk to Ronaldo and draw a line between them. They must be talking about that right now, not that they are going to cheat on me.”“Matt,” Leonardo placed his hand on his grandson’s right shoulder. “Ronaldo won’t do that kind of thing.”“The guy screwed a model in the bushes at a beach, Grandpa,” Matthew mocked, but inside h

At the Siren Restaurant, Bella was shocked to learn from Linda that Ronaldo had returned to town intending to cause trouble for their family.“What does that mean? New substance? That sounds like a Hollywood script!”“I know it sounds bizarre, but that’s exactly what I was told.” Linda took a deep breath.“We got rid of the De Paula family only to now face someone who was attending psychiatric sessions!” Bella huffed. “Just great!”Linda’s voice had shadows in it. “Bella... You believe now that Gustavo is guilty, don’t you?”Bella shook her head vehemently. “NO! Linda, for the love of Christ, stay on your family’s side!”Jorge returned from the bathroom, sitting in his seat. “What happened here?”“Ronaldo Silva returned to the city, making a horrible and false accusation against us!” Bella hissed. “I want to see him prove it!”“It seems Gus sold a drug that was supposed to simulate stroke symptoms to Liz Silva,” Linda explained properly.Jorge was horrified. “But Mrs. Silva had a real