Gabriela is walking down the street when an unidentifiable gentleman approaches her. He wore sunglasses, a black suit, and a matching tie.“Miss Alves? On behalf of Josias Rocha, we recommend that you accompany me to his office.”Gabriela again feels panic, “Who are you?”“I work for Mr. Bento and we are servants of Josias Rocha, the sovereign. Please come to the limousine, and don't make a fuss.”“HEL—”Before Gabriela could scream, the mysterious guy grabbed her, covered her mouth with one hand, and dragged her to the limousine with the other hand. Those who were passing by pretended they didn't see anything, afraid of harming themselves.******At Crystal Blue, Ivan and Lorraine have lunch with meatballs in authentic tomato sauce with pasta cooked in garlic and olive oil and grated cheese on top for decoration.“I missed that handsome maître d', the lucky one who married Melissa Campos,” Lorraine comments.Ivan takes a sip of his dry wine, “Lucky is the right word. He fled before J
Josias and Octavio walk through the corridors of Rocha Constructions after lunch. “Are you sure you don't need my help, Octavio?” Josias insists, “I would hate to know that you are hiding your problems from me intending to spare me. What's the use of being your best friend if I can't help you?” Octavio smiles in thanks, “No need to worry, buddy!” “OK, take the rest of the day off and accompany your wife to her appointments with Dr. Silvana.” Josias does not give up. Before Octavio protests, Josias turns to Pollyanna. “Mr. Rocha, Mr. Guzman and Miss Alves have been captured and are waiting for you.” Josias rolls his eyes. Sure enough, Tiago's henchmen abducted Claudio and Gabriela like in some action movies! He enters the office and prepares drinks to calm the visitors. Afterward, he goes to the side door and enters the lounge. Gabriela was banging on the door and hoarse from screaming, “LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT!”
In Josias's office, Gabriela and Cláudio finally want to know what the president of the company has to say.“Now I'm curious.” Claudio accepts the drink.“Here’s the thing, folks.” Josias sits in the armchair, “Why did you decide to ruin Melissa's farewell party?”Gabriela smirks, “Isn't she Mrs. Mountain? Why do you still call her ‘Melissa’? Oh, God, Josias, don't tell me you still have feelings for her! So that's why you kidnapped us?”Josias puts his hand to his forehead and shakes his head, “Mr. Bento exaggerated. It wasn't meant to drag you against your will. Anyway, you only asked and didn’t answer my question, Gabriela.”“I thought I was still involved with the Mountain family as their friend.” Gabriela responds uncomfortably, “But I found out the worst possible way that I was fired. Melissa tried to dump me from the party and I could
Ingrid is stunned when she discovers that her son is not hiding at the aforementioned address.“Excuse me, ma'am...”“Mrs. Reis.” Teresa introduces herself, “I am the daughter-in-law of the late Teodoro Reis.”She points to the portrait and Ingrid nods in reverence, “I'm so sorry for your loss. But my boy is here chasing an underage young lady. I fear it could escalate into a scandal of epic proportions.”Teresa frowns. If the problem is with the underage girl, why does Ingrid call her son 'my boy'? He must be over twenty-one!“Didn’t a disheveled-looking guy in decrepit clothes stay here?” Ingrid insists.Teresa widens her eyes, “A gentleman who was over thirty years old, without documents, named John, stayed here. He cannot be your son, madam.”Ingrid has a strange feeling that this 'sir' is her mischievous son, “Well, what about this John, what is h
João Paulo meets with Vernon at their apartment. Elza is sitting on the couch watching the music video for “Lady Marmalade” and imagining herself having the same physical shape as Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim, or Mya.The gentlemen let the mistress of the home entertain herself and they chat in a corner of the living room.“I got it, Dad. I found a debt-ridden doctor willing to do us both a favor.”“Will he be able to personally assist Gabriela Alves?” Vernon asks anxiously.“He doesn't guarantee that, but he can get into the archives if necessary. He is a colleague of Dr. Silvana, which increases our luck.”“Yes, if someone catches him messing with the documents, no one will suspect him.” Vernon smiles, “Congrats, son. Could it be that his debts are too high?”João Paulo sighs, “Sure, I promised to pay only the most urgent ones. What a man tang
The next day, Josias is eating breakfast with a worried countenance, even munching on the most delicious homemade bread he's ever eaten with butter and cinnamon.Alan notices his father scowling, “You can tell me. I’ll hear you, Dad.”“Yesterday I had a problem, and today I'll have to deal with another one.” Josias replies, “Do you believe I was charged to Sergeant Oliveira?”Alan grimaces, “Urgh! What was it this time? Adrian Barbosa got out of jail and pestered you again?”Josias has a startle. He had long since forgotten the existence of his worst enemy! “Adrian, if he got out of jail, he must have gone to live with his father in Victoria. He wouldn't be here alone to face me.”“Would Seu Moacyr accept him back even after the attempted murder?”“He always had a good heart.” Josias smiles as he remembers Moacyr.“When I'm in Victoria visiting Carol, I'll want to visit them too,” Alan says with a smile.Josias nodded. The homemade bread tastes good on his tongue again and he helps hi
At Simeon's house, he, Dora, William, and Caio are sitting on the couch in the living room waiting for the interview. Meanwhile, the Backstreet Boys' song “The Call” fills the house.William has itchy arms in anxiety, “Uff, let them start soon!”“I can't imagine what this swimming instructor would have to say.” Simeon frowns.Caio mischievously suggests, “Grandpa, I think this fellow knows he will no longer be hired to give swimming lessons and is trying to make a living by sensationalist means. You know... soon he will be called to Lisandro's Show, soon some magazine will call him for another interview...”“Are you saying the guy wants to be a celebrity at the expense of Kate and J.J.'s corpses?” Dora asks in amazement.“Exactly, Grandma,” Caio nodded, “This guy has become an opportunist.”William smiles proudly, “I'm glad to see you smarter, Caio. Unfortunately, people in this world are like that. I can attest to them.”Caio smiles at his father, “Don't be tough on yourself, Dad. Yo
Josias goes to the police station to inquire Ivan Moraes about the accusation that someone registered against him.Amoreira asks him in the hallways, “Mr. Rocha, do you intend to defend yourself against the charges?”Amoreira was referring to the interview given by Cláudio, but Josias did not yet know this.“I'm going to talk to your sergeant right now.”“No, he's not mine, he belongs to Lorraine...” Amoreira grimaces in disgust and Josias laughs.As he enters Sergeant Moraes's office, he looks up from the computer with surprise in his eyes, “And you actually come to defend yourself?”“Cut the sh*t.” Josias sits face-to-face, “Tell me right away what happened.”Ivan purposely types slowly and takes time to access the police report, “Nowadays, we do everything by computer, isn't that amazing?”“QUICK, I'M IN A HURRY!”“Calm down, you hurried one!” Ivan smiles mockingly.He 'finds' the bulletin and begins to read, “It's this: Gabriela Alves denounced you for moral harassment.”Josias tu