The next day, it was the Mountain family’s turn to wait in the General Hospital lounge.Daryl, as always, was the most excited of them all.“I don’t believe it... I can hardly believe that Josias deliberately ran over Uncle Ulysses...”“Because Uncle Ulysses was running after Aunt Addie to kill her,” Kelvin adds indignantly.“We don’t know if he really wanted to kill her, Kelvin!”“Please!” Maggie exclaims, “Let’s not argue.”Diane asks calmly, “Is Aunt Addie better?”“She is resting in our apartment,” Bernardo responds. “She wouldn’t look good in her old apartment.”“Fortunately.” Diane sighs, “She’s suffered enough.”“If Aunt Addie is suffering the most, it was Josias who inflicted more drama in her life.” Daryl neighs.Maggie and Kelvin look at each other, determined.“OK, since we’re all talkative here,” Kelvin takes the floor, “I think it’s time for the Truth Game.”“What stupidity are you talking about, Kelvin?” Daryl crosses his arms.“Don’t be so quick to call what I have to s
Dr. Braggart regretfully announces, “Everyone, it is with great regret that I inform you that patient Ulysses Cardozo succumbed to his injuries and passed away.”The family doesn’t know whether to celebrate or mourn. Silence is general.“Who will take care of the bureaucracy for the release of the corpse?” Dr. Braggart clears his throat, somewhat uncomfortable.Daryl offers, “I’ll handle it, doc. My aunt is bedridden. Later, we’ll make preparations for the burial with her.”Daryl and the doctor leave the lounge. The rest are still impacted by the news.“This feels surreal.” Isabel shakes her head, “We should feel something, shouldn’t we?”“Honey, after it was revealed that the deceased was responsible... for the explosion, causing the death of his henchman...” Francisco clears his throat, “How are we going to mourn his death?”“And even more so for the fact that if he had remained faithful to his wife, Shirley would be alive.” Diane responds, “No matter how annoying and troublesome sh
Diane presses the intercom at the gate of the Teodoro building. Outside, she can hear the song “My Humps” by The Black Eyed Peas.“Some things never change.” Diane smiles.Diane hears the click and enters the lobby. Teresa was behind the counter, swaying to the beat of the music, feeling twenty years younger.“Oh, God, am I missing a performance?” Diane applauds, laughing. For a moment, she forgets her problems.“Life is too short to not have fun once in a while, my dear,” Teresa states.“And you have plenty of reasons to have fun, right, friend?” Diane leans against the counter. “In my case, we will have one more funeral to attend.”“To attend and to take care!” Teresa gets serious, “I heard about your uncle. Girl, I’m so sorry.”Diane sighs, “I don’t know if I can accept these condolences, Tess. Knowing what I know...”Teresa nods, “How is your family?”“They know.” Diane promptly responds, “I told Daryl, and he admitted that it was Ulysses who blew up the kitchen at the Rocha Hotel
The next day, Josias was meeting with his family to discuss the case. João Paulo and Helen returned from their honeymoon.In the living room of the Rocha Mansion, Melissa turns to Helen, “Later, I want to see the photos, Helen.”“Ah, of course, you’ll see them. They were perfect.” Helen sighs in wonder.João Paulo kisses Helen on the cheek. Then he turns to Josias, “What’s up, little brother? Did that anonymous phone call my father received tell the truth?”Josias smiles, “It wasn’t exactly anonymous. It was Daryl, confessing the truth and getting revenge on his uncle for sleeping with Shirley.”Vernon shakes his head, “I wonder what was going through his head.”Melissa sighs in regret, “Oh... Shirley was never a good person, huh? What happened to that lady who baked shortbread cookies?”“That was the mask she wanted us to see,” Elza speaks.“Only the family, especially Francisco and Isabel, knew who she really was,” Simeon states.“Well, with Diane confessing that the guy I killed wa
Vernon and João Paulo’s journalistic columns were the most read and sought after of the week, with thousands of readers wanting to read the outcome of the 2005 mysteries. Father and son agreed to write their articles together.The fact that Ulysses Cardoso decided to simply blow up the kitchen at the Rocha Hotel without ever having contact with Josias Rocha before that made a lot of people angry.“How could this guy?” Alfred complained through the halls of Rocha Constructions, “Was he so eager to please his nephew that he risked his neck for it?”“So you can see how crazy some people are.” Octavio chuckles mockingly, “And as João Paulo made clear in his article, Daryl discovered that his beloved uncle was sleeping with Shirley and decided to report him.”Josias magically appears, “Octavio, we need to talk about this. Come to my office.”Octavio is startled. Does Josias want to talk about the blackmail?The gentlemen enter the CEO’s office. Reuben was adjusting the air conditioning tem
After the success of the article revealing all the rot of Ulysses Cardozo, João Paulo and Helen decided to focus on their lives.And that included buying a beautiful house in Europe Garden.The house was built in the American style with two floors, a basement and attic, a dark gray roof, and walls with wood panels mixing white and lavender.The property had a stone wall flanking the house, a front garden for Helen to spend her time, a swimming pool and barbecue area in the back for leisure, and a covered garage to protect the brand new car that João Paulo intended to buy.Erasmo and Olivia were walking along the sidewalk and were shocked to discover it: they’ll be neighbors of someone from Josias’s family.“Holy Crap! What do you think you’re doing here?” Erasmo turns pale.João Paulo turns to him, proudly, “Hello, Mr. Vasquez! We’ll live on the same street as you! And it looks like the Lafayette Mansion isn’t far from here, right?”“A few blocks behind,” Olivia informs, only to be po
At Mountain Penthouse, Kelvin gets up and turns off the radio to talk better with Caroline. Felipe clears his throat.“Carol, would you believe me if I told you that my father had nothing to do with this?”“How can I believe something like that, Felipe?” Caroline is discouraged, “I never know your father’s limits. Please, don’t say that his late uncle acted on his own. Your father knew who blew up the hotel kitchen, did he?”Felipe sighs, regretful (or not), “Yes, he knew. And me too.”“FELIPE!” Caroline is horrified, leaving the cup on the coffee table, “I don’t believe it... How could you betray me like that? I thought we were friends!”“Forgive me, Carol. In this dispute between our families, I ended up going over to my father’s side.” Felipe lowers his head, “After all, I spent my childhood and adolescence without a family...”Kelvin adds, “I know, Felipe, but you’re also Caroline’s friend and Josias holds you in high esteem. You can be sure that you’ll have a promotion at the res
Melissa is startled by Alan’s sudden question.“Son, do you want to know if I noticed adulterous conduct between Cláudio Guzman and Olivia Vasquez?”“Maybe, if you had noticed, that photo had some truth to it,” Alan responds.“No, son, I didn’t stop to pay attention to that.” Melissa shakes her head, “Of course, we always suspected that Olivia Vasquez had a crush on Cláudio Guzman, especially with what happened at the fashion show in 2003. But, son, I definitely didn’t notice any of that at this year’s festival. I’ve been pretty busy, and I trusted Olivia wouldn’t do anything like that.”“Yes, she was left out of the fashion show last year because of the confusion.” Alan rubs his chin, “Well, Sofia doesn’t want to believe that her mother willingly got involved with another guy. In fact, she says that my future in-laws are increasingly romantically linked.”Melissa smiles, “That’s great. Now, son, as for your sister...”“Mom, Carol admitted that she’s been pretending this whole time to