Later that afternoon, Matthew and Walter met at the Gibraltar Club to discuss what was happening, accompanied by some drinks.Walter complained after a sip. “But how is that possible? The guy says he won’t bother Patty, but won’t reject her if she wants a second chance?”“He HOPES that happens, my friend,” Matthew clarified in a somber tone.“Let him keep waiting, and he’d better be sitting down,” Walter mocked. “Patty will never abandon you. Not for the second time.”“She will, if she discovers that what happened between Ronaldo and Miss Fraga was set up by someone,” Matthew replied in a sinister tone, squeezing the glass as if it were someone’s neck.“We don’t know who would be capable of that.” Walter shook his head.Matthew had a hunch. “I already suspected my father...”“Please, Matt!” Walter raised his left hand. “My experience says that if you start thinking about that, you’ll end up finding ‘evidence’.”“What if it’s the truth...” Matthew took another sip, speaking with exaspe

Jackson chuckled. “Why the shock? That was bound to happen, right?”“Yes, but no brother looks forward to that,” Patricia’s voice sounded from the bathroom. “I bet you didn’t expect that from me either.”“I expected you to wait until the marriage, just like you decided with Ronaldo.” Jackson was joking, but he spoke a truth he felt. “By the way, I don’t even know why you decided to wait with Ronaldo if you already had your moments of intimacy with Matt.”Jackson only realized he had put his foot in his mouth when he was met with silence coming from the bathroom.******In Matthew’s suite, he stood still after Karl asked about his relationship with Patricia.“I haven’t seen you go out with Patty. It’s not as if she’s very busy, is it?” Karl insisted.Matthew took a deep breath. “You’re right, Dad.”“What’s going on?” Karl smiled, wanting to help.“Something tells me I shouldn’t rub my happiness in the face of certain people,” Matthew replied, crossing his arms.“You can’t be serious!”

“They’re coming!” Emmanuelle cheered softly.Jacqueline and Zachary entered, tanned and extremely excited.“Hello!”“WELCOME BACK!” Everyone cheered in unison, very loudly.Jacqueline and Emmanuelle hugged fervently, almost crying. Zachary greeted Charles respectfully.“Welcome back, son.” Charles tried to ignore the fact that Zachary spent the entire week sleeping with his little princess.“Thanks, Chuck!” Zachary didn’t hesitate and also hugged his father-in-law.Walter was calmer about it. “Hey, you guys got a killer tan, huh?”“Yeah.” Jacqueline wiped a tear that insisted on falling. “It was so much fun, Walt. You and Linda surely—”Jacqueline cut herself off upon not seeing Linda.Patricia replied, “She must be on her way, Jacque.”Emmanuelle gestured. “Well then, while she isn’t here yet, let’s go to the veranda. Gumercindo prepared a little snack.”The others went ahead. Zachary stayed back with Walter.“Did everything go well, partner? You knew how Jacque was.”Zachary grinned

“What is wrong?” Linda’s voice came out tense.“In light of what we’ve heard recently, we need to know what will become of the Alvares family,” Charles replied dryly. “Do you intend to be a constant source of embarrassment for our son, for us, and for the children you intend to have?”Linda’s eyes widened, never expecting to hear such a thing.“Charles, Emmanuelle... what happened?! I thought you understood my situation!” Linda exclaimed, flabbergasted. “I do not agree with my brother’s crimes.”“But there are so many, aren’t there?” Emmanuelle retorted emotionlessly. “What else is left to discover? That he also participated in a prostitution ring that Bella was part of?”“That IS NOT TRUE!” Linda screamed, outraged.“If someone told you Gustavo was a drug dealer before Jackson and Cindy showed up with the videos, you would say the same thing,” Charles said in an icy, impersonal tone.“Guys, you’re denigrating my entire family because of one incident—”“Linda, answer us honestly,” Emm

Jackson and Patricia returned to Borges House.They were calmer after Patricia recounted the conversation she’d had with Sheila.“Sis, Sheila is right,” Jackson said as he closed the door. “There is no reason for you to believe you’ll be bothered by Ronaldo or Elaine. In Elaine’s case, Cindy got a guarantee from Nathan.”“I really hope so. It would be good to have that confirmed.” Patricia took a deep breath. “Anyway, did you talk to Zachary?”Jackson chuckled. “I almost took a dip in Walter’s tempting pool, but I couldn’t.”“You could have...” Patricia looked puzzled.“Walt suggested I wear one of the spare Speedos they have, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.” Jackson winked mischievously.Patricia smiled but shook her head. Her brother wanted to avoid skinny dipping in his friends’ pool and preferred to stay in the heat?Jackson took out his cell phone and showed the photos Zachary had shared with him.“Wow... They are beautiful, Jackson. You and Cindy are going to be happy.”“A