Following day. Melissa walks into Rocha Constructions and finds Carmen happy with her pregnancy. She is standing sorting the mail.“Hello, Carmen! Is there still time to congratulate you?”“Melissa!” Carmen turns around and the two hug, “Sure, thank you very much. Finally, it happened.”“Tiago has certainly heard jokes about him being sterile.” Melissa giggles, “His honor has been restored.”“Anyway, how can we help you?”“Is Josias here? We need to talk about our children.”“Yes, he came to the office early. You can go there."“Thanks. I recommend you to Dr. Silvana, she is the best.”Carmen nods; she has already had her first prenatal exam with her.Melissa enters Josias's room and finds him with Ernesto.“Today you have a meeting with the current mayor, sir, to discuss another construction related to the housing project.”Melissa interrupts them, “Another housing project, Josias?”The gentlemen notice Melissa's presence.Josias smiles at her, “Yes, Melissa. We have many projects fo
Josias and Melissa continue talking about their children's need to be together.“You're right, Melissa.” Josias agrees with her, “David is already three years old and Josias Junior is two years old. The two don't know each other and they don't know Alan and Caroline.”“I'm sure they won't be spiteful.” Melissa is quick to say.Josias smiles, “I know our children are kind and understanding.”“Well, I already have Angela's approval.” Melissa touches on the thorny detail, “The problem is: we gotta talk to Katherine.”Josias instantly gets serious, “Don't worry, she'll take it for better or for worse.”“Calm down, Josias, I don't want trouble between the two of you.”“Melissa, if you read an article claiming I'm marrying Kate, that was fake news.” Josias crosses his arms, “I'm going to marry Angela Sousa. That is, if you don't mind.”Melissa smiles slightly, “Of course, I don't mind. I want you to be happy, Josias.”“Thanks. And we will, indeed, provide that our children interact among th
Melissa is now at LCN talking to Daniel and delivering more scripts typed into the computer. Daniel checks how the scripts were written according to the required formatting.“Very well, Melissa. You have become an experienced TV writer.”“Thank you, Daniel. I visited my ex-husband. We don't need to be upset with Jack Motta.”Daniel embarrasses himself, “Is he still upset? I told you this is just business, Melissa.”“You know how it is: it's hard to hear that your show will come to an end.”“Jack Motta's book was a very round and closed story. There was no room for more stretches and seasons. But ‘Love Just Happens’, by Isabel Freire, was the opposite. The screenwriter in charge found many details to explore, especially the protagonists' best friends.”Melissa smiles sweetly, “And you think my story, ‘Sweet Love,’ will make it into more seasons?”“It will depend on how you write the story and how the audience will react. We hope our viewers are excited as I am.”Daniel's confident smil
Katherine is alone in the Rocha Penthouse living room, listening to the Bee Gees song “For Whom the Bell Tolls” on the radio. The bell rings at this time.Katherine asks before she opens the door, “Who is it?”“It's Melissa, Katherine!”Katherine walks away wanting not to answer, but decides to go back to the door and open it, “You still have the key, correct?”Melissa stranges, “What's the matter, were you going to leave me outside?”“Let's go to the living room. I don't want you to tell my husband that I was a bad hostess.” Katherine speaks sourly.“But you just told me you wanted to leave me outside!” Melissa doesn't miss any details.Upon reaching the living room, Katherine turns off the radio, “What do you want?”Melissa is still standing, “I've already talked to Angela and Josias: our children will have a normal coexistence as half-siblings.”Katherine smiles haughtily, “Of course, as long as the boundaries are respected.”“What boundaries?”“May the other children recognize tha
A few days later, Pamela is having breakfast in the dining room. Lilian brings a tray of sweet potato bread and finds her mistress tired and with dark circles under her eyes.“Good morning, lady! I see you down and depressed. Can I get some pills?”“I'm already on the pill.” Pamela says through gritted teeth, “I think I'll take two at once. Miguel is too manly to be stopped by just one.”Lilian immediately understands the reason for her mistress's stern, “Mrs. Damascene, can't you ask your husband to be calmer and slower when it comes to intimacy?”Pamela giggles, “It's like asking a monkey not to eat bananas. At bedtime, it only cares about what Miguel wants. I still haven’t gotten used to that kind of marriage.”Lilian purses her lips and doesn't agree. She and Ernesto are as affectionate and careful as possible in intimacy, each one more concerned with giving pleasure to the other.Behold, Miguel enters the dining room. He is indeed beaming, satisfied, and satiated, hardly caring t
Pamela is beaming and bouncing in Teodoro's building, celebrating in advance what might happen at the conciliatory hearing. Cristina, Diane, and Moacyr don't know what to say to her.“And the radio, is it turned off today?” Pamela asks.Diane turns on the radio and Bruce Springsteen's song “Streets of Philadelphia” echoes through the lobby.“Isn’t that song from that movie where there’s a legal dispute?” Pamela asks good-naturedly, “Look at the coincidence!”Diane explains to her, “The main character sues the company that fired him after he found out he had AIDS. It's a strong film, but an excellent one to watch.”“And so shall I be: victorious with the judgment and having Caio close to his half-siblings.” Pamela laughs.Cristina doesn't know where to start, “Ehr... daughter, do you think William didn't look for any weak spots to attack you?”Pamela has a jolt, “Weak spot, me? No way, Mom, I have nothing to hide.”Christina takes a deep breath. Moacyr is suspicious.“Looks like they'r
Josias doesn't know how to react to the conversation with Miguel about Pamela's attempt to obtain full custody of Caio. He doesn’t like either Pamela or William...“Mr. Damascene, I can only wish you good luck. As far as I know, William has been a neglectful father and I feel bad for Caio. You know, I raised him since he was a newborn, I watched him babble his first words, I taught him to walk...”Miguel smiles mockingly, “In short: you were the father who raised Caio, while Will Campos was just the progenitor. I am aware that he has had a soccer career, but even with Pamela making mistakes in the past, there was no need for you to take that responsibility.”“Raising Caio enabled me to raise my children better.” Josias smiles.“You can rest assured that Pamela didn't hide her version from me.” Miguel states, “I know about the deal you made in 1982, I know about the confusion that occurred between her and Vera Reis, I know that she tried to marry a guy named Wallace Freire who is now i
Pamela is horrified when she hears the truth about Rosemary being Jeremiah's daughter after so many years. It was as if the truth could have been hidden and forgotten.But no: behold, the Truth arises again!William smiles victoriously at the impact his words had on his ex-lover.“By your astonished face, I'm telling the truth.”Pamela tries to buy time with lies, “Who told you this nonsense?”William is outraged, “What? Are you still going to deny it?”“WHO TOLD YOU?” Pamela screams at the top of her lungs.“That doesn't matter! What matters is that I know, and you just confirmed me with your reaction! How could you be so promiscuous and slutty, Pamela? And you still question why I took Caio from you in 1982?”“That was a plot I should never have been a part of!” Pamela yells in a shaky voice, “I was young and inexperienced...”“You were afraid of Wallace finding out the truth about Caio, that he was not Josias's son!” William reminds her, “That's why you took that deal. You were and