William rubs his ears, sensing he hasn’t heard right.What did Daryl say?Was he, William, the anonymous sender who sent the photos of Josias and Gabriela to everyone, culminating in the divorce?Daryl smiles more and more with pleasure as he sees his enemy think and mull over lies and excuses. But he decided not to give him time, “Gotcha, huh?”“My nose, you got me!” William would have jumped on the sofa if it weren’t for his bad leg, “What are you talking about, you imbecile?”Daryl wags his index finger, “It’s no use coming smartly at me. William Campos, you are the most despicable and deceitful guy I’ve ever met. I never thought you were capable of such villainy. Josias was angry with everyone who clearly wanted to get rid of Katherine, but didn’t know you were one of them.”William frowns, “That’s a lie!”“Did you love Katherine Bezerra?” Daryl retorts.“No, I always thought she was a terrible wife for Josias. But since I hated him at the time for cheating on my sister, I had no
William walks through the halls of Rocha Constructions with a scowl, deterring people from asking what he needs.When he arrives at Pollyanna’s desk, it’s she who ventures to ask, “Mr. Campos, are you in trouble?”“Miss, sorry I didn’t memorize your name,” William responds dryly.“Pollyanna.”“Miss Pollyanna, is your employer in?”“Yes, he’s in the office.” Pollyanna starts to get up.“No need to announce me, I’ll come in.” William goes slowly to the door and opens it.He hears Josias talking on his cell phone, “Yes, we can send a representative to Linhares to build the building you want. Thank you very much for choosing us! One of our architects will contact you with suggestions for plans...” Josias sees William and motions him in, “OK sir, bye!” He hangs up, “Will, come closer!”William goes closer. He tries to speed up, but almost falls because of it, “Oops... Argh, will I ever be able to walk normally like Seu Moacyr?”Josias gets up, goes to William, and helps him to sit on the n
Melissa appears at Rocha Constructions. Employees who bump into her in the hallways just missed to bow to the empress.“Mrs. Rocha, welcome back to the company.”“A pleasure to have you back, Mrs. Rocha!”“Mrs. Rocha, teach us the recipe to capture someone as hot as Mr. Rocha!”“What is it, ladies? Behave yourself.” Melissa answers between laughs.What recipe? There is no secret. Just love the man and he will love you back, regardless of external beauty.Pollyanna gets up excitedly, “Hello, Mrs. Rocha. Your husband is inside talking to your brother.”“Hello, Pollyanna. It’s so good to be back.” Melissa smiles charismatically, “But, you said Will is in there?”“Yes, Mrs. Rocha. Is there a problem?”“No, maybe I should wait...”Lorraine appears and is impressed by Melissa wearing a dark green pantsuit with pinstripes. Lorraine’s pantsuit was the color of dog vomit and was bought at a sale.Pollyanna is quick to introduce, “Mrs. Rocha, do you know Mrs. Moraes?”Melissa didn’t know her. L
Daryl is apprehensive about Hector’s supposed indifference.“Who do I speak to, sir...?”“Daryl Mountain.” Daryl responds curtly, “Please, I don’t want to cause any trouble. I just want to know if Patrick Nogueira was at the party, but he got kicked out.”“Mr. Nogueira was at the party.” Hector promptly responds, “He was here with Young Mr. Rocha’s friends.”“Oh, I see.” Daryl raises his eyebrows. Was Patrick at the party, but he got kicked out?“Any questions, sir? Young Mr. Fabray is studying for the entrance exams with his cousin, Caio Campos, at his grandparents’ house.”“Oh, thank you very much, I’ll confirm.” Daryl thanks him and ends the call. Now he knows where Alan is...When looking for Simeon’s number in the phone book, Daryl finds the number and eagerly dials it.******On the other side, in the living room of Simeon’s house, Caio and Alan are at ease, talking shirtless on the sofa, after an excellent lunch that grandma Dora prepared with so much care. The radio plays Emin
Josias shows up at the police station to talk to Amoreira.The detective is once again in his office, luxuriating in the Maggiezine. A double-page ad featured gorgeous models in lingerie.“Wow, if I were fifteen years younger...”The door opens and Josias enters, “Good afternoon, Detective Amoreira. Shall I interrupt?”Amoreira smiles from end to end when he finds Josias, “Mr. Rocha! Come in, please! No, you don’t disturb me. I’ll be more than happy to help you.”Josias smiles and sits down facing each other, “OK. Can you help me with something?”“Tell me.”“Did you happen to be the one who told Daryl Mountain that William Campos was the anonymous sender?”Amoreira becomes more professional and less friendly, “Hmm... You are referring to the email with your photographs, the ones in which you are with Gabriela Alves, which catapulted the divorce between you and Katherine Bezerra...”“...And which resulted in her and my son’s death.” Josias completes in a sinister tone.Amoreira feels t
The day of the entrance exam for Alan and Caio has arrived.Both were at the entrance to Lagoon City College, located in the Saint Gabriel neighborhood. Their families showed up to bring good luck.William has mixed emotions. The neighborhood always reminds him of what happened in 1982. The player from this neighborhood team, in desperation to prevent William from scoring, intercepted him in such a way that it looked like football and not soccer. It was the first time William had broken his leg.He now looks at the brace he needs to use to walk...But he decides to swallow those thoughts and focus on his son, “Caio, pay close attention to the questions, especially the math ones. If you don’t do well in that part, the teachers who correct the test are unlikely to believe that you want to be an architect.”Caio smiles, “Don’t worry, Dad. Alan and I focused a lot on math. After all, without it, it’s impossible to run a company.”William turns to Alan, “You have a good test too, nephew.”
The smaller children were playing with car toys, dolls, and a Spandex tunnel that they crawled through, from one end to the other. The tunnel was a gift from Josias to Alan and Caroline.The tunnel was narrow, even though it was made of stretchable material, and children like Henrique didn’t dare enter it. Only Mary, Ignacio, Sandra, and Maycon ventured out.Reuben had indeed gone to the bathroom and on returning through the side passageway in his swim trunks, he found the children enjoying themselves. Maycon had just left.“Wow, what a cool tunnel. Aren’t you afraid when you’re in there?”“Not really, Reuben, we are brave!” Maycon says.Reuben narrows his eyes, “But this tunnel is kind of long, huh? Are you sure this is a children’s toy?”“We do.” Ignacio nods.Henrique answers, “It serves to train our proprioception. Now, you’ll have to ask my father what that is.”“Can I try?” Reuben asks with a smirk, “Maybe I need to practice that stuff too. I never had one in my childhood.”The
After finishing the entrance exams, Alan and Caio are having lunch at the nearest snack bar. They didn’t want to go to the mansion hungry. The radio is playing “Come Clean” by Hillary Duff.“Now we’re eating coxinha and sugarcane juice.” Alan laughs, “But beef ribs, chicken wings, and pork chops await us at the mansion.”“It’s just so we don’t pass out from hunger during the journey.” Caio chuckles as he chews, “So, are you confident?”“Yes, I am. We’ll pass and study with honors.” Alan sighs, “Our parents deserve this happiness.”“Uncle Josias never went to college, did he?” Caio is curious.“No, he took a technical course at SENAI. But nowadays, people demand a higher qualification a lot. We don’t want to be unprepared when our turn comes.” Alan spreads ketchup on his coxinha.“In your case,