2022-04-20 20:01:43Melissa gets up, turns off the radio, and returns to the couch to talk to her grandfather.
"Grandpa Carlos, I still don't know what to do with my life."
"Are you going to allow this Pamela to rub it in your face as the new sensation in Lagoon City?"
Melissa scowls in contempt, "Pamela should worry about the negative impact this will have on her children. They will grow up completely aimless! I'm not surprised why William has obtained full custody of Caio."
"But, remember that you carry the last name, Rocha. That is of utmost importance." Carlos raises his index finger.
Melissa wiggles, "It's no use to me for prestige and social prominence if at the end of the day Josias rests in the arms of the other woman."
Carlos smiles lightly, "You still love him, don't you?"
"Of course I love him, the question is whether he loves me enough for this story not to be repeated." Melissa replies vehemently, "You know my parents' thesis."
It is
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