At lunchtime, Lorraine and Ivan meet at Crystal Blue.“Good morning!” Daryl greets them, “Did you guys reserve a table?”“Aren't you going to hire another maître d', Mr. Mountain?” Ivan asks curiously.“Not for the time being. Customers are still missing my brother. Glad Melissa secured him for her.” Daryl laughs and looks for the reserved table, “OK, table for two, Moraes and wife.”Daryl gestures to the nearest waiter and he leads the Moraes couple to the selected table.As they sit down, Lorraine lashes out, “Honey, I talked to Josias Rocha. He explained to me his version of the accusation against Gabriela Alves.”Ivan is surprised to flip through the menu, “Did you visit your boss to talk about it?”“Yes.” Lorraine chooses roast sirloin with sautéed vegetables, “Miss Alves is lusting after you and using Josias Rocha a
Daryl visits Dr. Silvana.“Dr. Silvana, thank you for having me. Did the exam happen...?”She smiles, “Yes, Mr. Mountain.”“You can call me Daryl. Don’t confuse me with my brother.”“OK… Daryl.” She holds out the envelope, but feels something wrong, “Wait... looks like someone already opened the envelope!”Daryl widens his eyes, “Who was the snooper?”“Dr. Antenor!”Antenor runs out of the lab, “Dr. Silvana, your patient Gabriela Alves was hospitalized here in labor!”“Did you tamper with Mr. Mountain’s file?” Silvana doesn't let the subject slip away.“Of course not, I was the one who sealed it. Come on, we need to attend to Miss Alves!”“You go ahead, I need to call—”Daryl offers, “Go ahead, Dr. Silvana, I’m a friend of Josias. By the way
Daryl arrives at the end of the noon service. Diane approaches him with an elated smile.“Honey, I'm going to the penthouse. The pool renovation guys are waiting. With that, we can move there permanently, what do you think?”“I think it’s good, hon.”“So,” Diane's gaze goes straight to the envelope, “what did the exam come up with?”Daryl looks both ways and checks that no one is spying on them, “I'm normal, honey.”Diane widens her eyes, “Is your sperm quality… normal?”“Yes, I’m not sterile, and neither are you.” Daryl grins.“So it's only a matter of time before God blesses us!” Diane hugs her husband tight, hopeful, “We'll make it, darling!”“In fact, Gabriela is giving birth to her son right now,” Daryl remarks casually.“I won't see her.” Diane breaks the hug and say
João Paulo leaves the delivery room and removes his mask to say better, “It's a girl, people! And… she looks just like us!”Josias didn't like that phrase. That means DNA testing is imperative!Elza and Vernon don't worry about that for now.“Oh, can we see her?” Elsa is moved.“She is still being cleaned by the nurses.” João Paulo states, “It’s better to wait a little.”“Thank you, João Paulo.” Josias finally speaks up.João Paulo nods to Josias, but over his shoulder, he sees Bernardo and Maggie, “What are you two doing here?”The Marçal couple gets startled.“We came to find out how the delivery did, if the mother is okay...” Maggie responds in half her normal voice.“I hope you guys don't go into the room, or Gabriela's blood pressure will skyrocket.” João Paulo sneers
A few days passed. Josias anxiously waited for the result of the DNA test. He paced around the mansion's living room, didn't eat properly, and was cranky in the office.Once, Alan got tired of seeing his father only drink black coffee without sugar, “Dad, eat these brioches or help yourself to bread with quince jam. Otherwise, you will get sick.”“Anxiety is killing me, son.” Josias sighs.“What do you really expect?” Alan interrogates him.“I want to know if I’ll be a father for the fifth time.” Josias opens and closes his fists, “It feels like I compete with Pamela.”“Forget that harlot.” Alan shrugs, “You should hope the test comes back negative.”Josias looks curiously at his son, “Don't you want another little sister?”“Honestly, no.” Alan answers as he sips his coffee, “I'm pretty satisfied with having siblings
At Vernon's apartment, the family is anxious about the results of the DNA test. João Paulo finds his father talking on the cell phone with someone.“Yes, it seems like today. We are waiting for Dr. Silvana. As soon as confirmation comes out, I'll send you a message.” Vernon hangs up and turns to his son, “Hello, big boy!”João Paulo is disgusted, “Do you want to publicize the result throughout the media?”“You should also get someone from Maggiezine.” Vernon blinks.“I don't want to get my son involved in this mess.” João Paulo crosses his arms.“Too late, son.” Vernon shrugs, “Everyone in Lagoon City is keeping an eye on this baby, wanting to know if he is Josias's fifth child, in this case, daughter.”João Paulo speaks more quietly, “Father, you know that—”“I know, but what counts is the journalist
At Café Montanha, Francisco and Isabel were talking about the contract Rodrigo signed with the Lafayette Supermarket. The radio played “Last Nite” by The Strokes in the cafeteria.“Son, congratulations!” Francisco applauded, “You’re growing more and more in success.”“And this time, it’ll be a family commercial,” Isabel suggests playfully.“What do you mean by that, Izzy?” Rodrigo jokes, feigning disagreement.Everyone laughs. Obviously, Rodrigo won’t pose naked holding a cabbage or pumpkin in his private parts. The commercial will have to reach the whole family and not just the public above 18 years old.Reuben enters, this time without his school uniform, “Here I am, Rod! Why is everyone laughing?”“Adult jokes, Reuben.” Rodrigo smoothes Reuben's hair in a brotherly gesture.“Speaking of adult life, today Alan made a pa
Antenor takes the result of the DNA test carried out between Josias and João Paulo. Gabriela is sweating and nervous, hoping her baby is from the older brother...Elza is impatient, “Enough of the soap opera suspense, people. Open that envelope right away and announce that Josias is the father.”“Calm down, honey.” Vernon hugs her from her waist.Dr. Silvana removes the papers from the envelope and goes straight to the last page, “According to the result... the father of Gabriela Alves’s little girl is João Paulo Rocha Queiroz!”“WHAT?” Elza exclaims in disappointment.Antenor and João Paulo wink in complicity. But the commotion is such that no one noticed the two doing it.Vernon, aware of the setup, tries to ‘comfort’ his wife, “Honey, don't feel that way. Josias already has too many children, and having one more before marriage would result in bus