In Beto's apartment, he is drying Maycon after he takes a shower.“Can you do this alone, son?”“Yes!” Maycon responds very excitedly.Teresa enters the room and smiles when she sees the interaction between father and son, “Don’t take too long to dress him, dear, or Maycon will catch a cold.”“I know, honey.” Beto blinks. He goes to the dresser and picks up clean clothes for his son, “Are we going to wear the Spider-Man shirt?”“I want!” Maycon jumps up and down with excitement.Teresa informs her husband, “Beto, one of those beggars who have nowhere to drop dead has appeared. Patrick made a fuss about being the bum who accosted him and Rosemary at the entrance to the supermarket.”Beto chuckles, “Is Pat feeling threatened by a homeless guy?”“I don't know why so much jealousy if he hasn't asked our daughter on a date yet,” Teresa says jokingly.Beto scratches his head, “My daughter has to go to college first… but I admit I wish she had her first relationship with Pat. He seems like a
The next day, the Mountain family met again to discuss the plan which backfired. Melissa, once again, was excluded.In Daryl's apartment, the radio in the living room was playing “It Wasn't Me” by Shaggy, but Diane turned it off with anxiety and nervousness.Maggie and Bernardo enter and meet her, Daryl, and Kelvin.“We arrived!”“Sit down, people.” Daryl invites them in and sits in the armchair, “Let's get started. As I said yesterday over the phone, unfortunately, we’ll have to adopt that drastic alternative.”“Cancel the plan and get rid of Gabriela?” Maggie sits up, worried, “Daryl, she'll never accept this.”“I talked to my wife.” Bernardo adds, “It’s very likely that Gabriela will be furious with us and vent everything to Josias.”Daryl responds calmly, “If she says everything we've done, besides her never marrying Josias again, he won't accept the child even though it's his. Gabriela would have done it if she wasn't pregnant, but now she has the baby's future to think about.”K
Josias is embarrassed to bring up the subject of the death of his wife and son in such a tragic way. And it all started with a suggestive article in Maggiezine...“I visited Daryl and also questioned him about the 1999 turmoil.” Josias turns to William, “That article implying that Kate and Claudio were cheating on me was the trigger.”William narrows his eyes, “Did they ever tell you WHY such a paper was approved? It doesn't seem to me that they wanted to harm you on purpose. Katherine must have done something BEFORE that, and we don't know about it.”Josias puts a hand to his forehead, “If you must know, Will, I don't care about that anymore. Kate is dead, she's no longer here to tell us what the matter was. The Mountain family could be honest with me and say what actually happened, but I feel like they are holding it back.”“So, there is no doubt.” William faces Josias, hoping he will conclude that the Mountain family is to blame.“No, there's no doubt about it.” Josias finishes dri
Kelvin finds Melissa in the halls of LCN with episode scripts in her hands. Next to her, two supporting actresses commented on her scenes.“You two will have more screen time. Seize the opportunity. If everything goes well and the public likes you, maybe Daniel Oliveira can change your contract, from recurring to main cast?”The eyes of budding actresses shine with emotion, “God hear you, Melissa! Thanks for helping us!”Kelvin feels another sinking in his heart. Is he doing the right thing in asking Melissa to quit her job because of what they've plotted against Katherine?Melissa sees him and approaches him, “Honey! Hello, how are you?”“Melissa, I urgently need to talk to you.”“Let's go to my office.” Melissa leads him into the enclosure.As they enter, Kelvin views the 'Best Writer' Press trophy that Melissa won last year. He feels a lump in his throat and his decision gets harder.“Speak, my love.” Melissa sits down.Kelvin stands up, “Melissa, we have to do something, but I won
Kelvin takes offense at Dora suggesting he would stay away from the family, “What do you mean by that, Dora? Of course, my family will come along!”Caroline is shocked, “Are we moving to Victoria?”Melissa sits next to her on the sofa, “Yes, daughter! Let's live close to Ray Chaves, see Junior, Cristina, Moacyr, Uncle Adolfo, and Aunt Vânia... wouldn't that be nice?”Caroline wonders, “Yeah, that would be nice... but what about the rest of our family?”“We’ll see each other on school holidays and at the end of the year, Carol.” Kelvin argues, “I’ll also miss the direct contact, as I’ll be alone in the capital while my brothers remain here. But the restaurant is doing very well and we cannot miss this opportunity.”Caroline looks at her grandmother, “I was hoping to work with Aunt Maggie and Mary.”Melissa convinces her, “Carol, you and Mary need to go to Journalism College in Victoria. Sooner or later you would have to move to the capital. Why don't we get on with it sooner?”Dora nod
Josias has the odd feeling that Melissa has brought Caroline along to make it easier for him to accept that they are leaving Lagoon City.So, he continues to chat with Caroline and totally ignores Melissa, “What about your Mom's soap opera?”“Mom will talk to the LCN guys tomorrow. And we're going to have a little farewell party. Will you appear?”“No, daughter. We better say goodbye here.” Josias feels his voice trembling.“OK, see you on school holidays, Daddy!” Caroline hugs Josias once more.“Can I have a few words with your mother, Carol?”“Sure! I'm going to the mansion to say goodbye to Alan.” Caroline breaks the hug and leaves the lounge.Melissa's peace of mind went down the drain when Josias proposed to his daughter to leave.After the door closes, Josias shoots Melissa a stern look, “So you've decided to leave? After everything we've been t
Josias enters the mansion and finds Caroline, as mentioned before, saying goodbye to her brother in the main living room.But Reuben and Pedro are present and take the opportunity to do the same.However, Reuben is more devastated than Alan and fervently hugs his future wife, “CAROL! NO, don't go away! Why do you need to go to college if your future is already guaranteed at Maggiezine?”Caroline laughs, “Oh, you mean I can do my job without studying? It makes no sense!”Reuben breaks the hug and looks at her deeply, “You can do it because you are perfect.”Pedro clears his throat, “We will miss you, Carol. Say hello to Junior for us.”“He must be big.” Caroline laughs.Josias enters the living room, “He is twenty years old. Hello, son, hello, Pedro.”“Uncle Josias...” Pedro lifts an imaginary hat.Alan crosses his arms, “Dad, are yo
Josias is now alone in his office, in his blue robe, trying to read a book by Stendhal, but Melissa's departure has prevented him from concentrating. Alan enters the enclosure and finds his father restless.“Father, are you sure—”“Son, don't confuse me.” Josias scolds him, “Your mother decided to stay with her current husband, even though I declared my love to her.”“Father, that is a risk you took.” Alan scratches his chin, “After all, my Mom isn't free. If my mother was someone like Angela or Kate, she would have cheated on Kelvin years ago.”“Precisely why I want her.” Josias buries his hands in his head, “She's a different woman. And damn Kelvin knows that, which is why he wants to take her away from me.”“Take her away?”“Son, do you definitely believe that this talk of opening a Crystal Blue branch came out of nowhere, with no u