Caroline entered Felipe’s office, opening the door very slowly, as if she were afraid of waking someone up. She saw Felipe at the desk, standing still and looking at the monitor. It didn’t seem like he was working, instead distracted by thoughts of the engagement.“Felipe?”Felipe’s face immediately lit up when he saw her, “Carol! Come in, come in! Why are you still standing at the door?”“What do you mean?” Caroline laughed and entered.Felipe was so excited that he didn’t notice that Caroline purposely left the door a little open so Patrick could hear them.“Glad you came. How can I help you?”“I wanted to know how you were,” Caroline admitted.“I’m fine. Better now, to know that you care about my feelings.” Felipe strokes Caroline’s hair, “Honey, don’t worry. I’ll be patient.”Caroline gulped. “I would hope you wouldn’t. Felipe... it’s time for you to stop nurturing vain hopes. Don’t extinguish the Mountain family by not having children, by not marrying another woman who could brin
At Isabel’s house, she and Francisco packed their bags and were saying goodbye to Rodrigo and Nadia.“Let’s go to São Paulo.” Francisco explained, “Veronica is not feeling well. The funeral must have already taken place, but you know how things are.”Rodrigo nods, “My little sister is very sensitive. She certainly became fond of her father-in-law and took care of him as best she could. And Jack needs comfort too.”Isabel smiles with pity, “Maybe it’s the case that we spend Christmas in São Paulo too.”Nadia reassured her, “Don’t worry, Izzy. The café is in good hands.”“Well, LCN filming has wrapped and we have a good batch of ‘Love Spins the World’ episodes to air over the next few weeks.” Isabel smiles, “Recordings will only return in 2008.”Isabel’s cell phone rings and she is surprised to see that it’s Josias.“Josias is calling.” She answers him, “Hello?”On the other side, Josias is in his presidential chair, “Hello, Isabel. I want to know if you need my jet.”Isabel is stunned
At Rocha Hotel, Josias received the long-awaited call from Everaldo.“Hello, prophet?”“Josias, all these years, you still haven’t stopped playing around, huh?” Everaldo chuckles, “How are you, my old friend?”“You know very well how I am, not just me, but several members of my family.” Josias grins.“Well, I know your son got married and had a great honeymoon.” Everaldo hinted, “And I know you’re taking great care of your son, David.”“Exactly. Any good prophecies for David?” Josias probed.“I think you better continue to worry about Caroline. Girls always attract more attention, more care.” Everaldo comments casually.Josias, however, takes this as a warning, “What will happen to her?”“She got engaged, right? It feels like I walked past the Crystal Blue window and saw you all celebrating.” Everaldo explained casually.However, Josias does not remember seeing anyone passing by the window at that dinner and is more convinced that Everaldo was present in spirit.“OK, I’ll take more ca
Caroline goes to the Rocha Hotel. She searches and finds David returning from carrying luggage for an important guest.“Carol? What is that sad face?”“David, I need your help! I don’t know what to do. Although I talked to our mother...”David smiled in pity when he heard Caroline make a mistake and consider Melissa his mother too. He decided not to correct her.“Let’s go to the hotel restaurant.”The mention of the restaurant gave Caroline goosebumps, but she didn’t know of a more appropriate location.There, the service had not yet started. Some guests were placing their orders. Benjamin watched the brothers heading to a table in the corner.“Tell me what ails you, little sister.”Caroline takes a deep breath, “Do you believe Felipe Mountain kissed me?”David’s eyes widen. “What? Why did the pervert do this?”“Calm down, David. I don’t want anyone to hate Felipe.” Caroline gestured.“Nonsense. We should cut his berries and hang him in Ibrahim Square to serve as an example to others.
In the Teodoro Building, Rosemary was helping manage the family building. She cleaned the counter while the radio played the song “Candyman” by Christina Aguilera.When it came to the upper belt ‘E’ note, Rosemary also reached it and held it without strain and added vibrato in the last seconds. Pedro appeared and was amazed at his sister’s talent.“Little sister! Please sign up for one of these reality shows NOW to become an artist! You’re already a model.”Rosemary bursts into laughter, “Ha, ha, ha... Don’t be a clown, Pete. I just sang by chance and improvised. I need to eat a lot of rice and beans to achieve Christina’s talent. It reminded me of something... our Grandmother Cristina.”Rosemary handed Pedro Christmas cards signed by Cristina and Moacyr.“We need to visit them,” Pedro stated longingly.“The hard part is we have to visit Victoria and dodge our damn mother all the time.” Rosemary sighed.Beto approached them, coming from the canteen. “Are you talking about your promisc
2008Caroline Campos Rocha (and probably Freire) was eagerly walking around the pool area wearing a white dress as fireworks welcomed the New Year. She was alone.Josias found her. He wore casual clothes, also white, and held a glass of champagne. It looked like a celebration was taking place in the ballroom, but his little princess was isolated.“Daughter?” He approached her with slow steps, “Wanting to ease your mind?”“I didn’t even get a call from him, Dad.” Caroline’s eyes were watery.“I know.” Josias kissed her cheek, “But I couldn’t allow Reuben to be arrested for Felipe Mountain’s attack.”“I know it wasn’t him, Dad.” Caroline repeated this several times, “I believe Felipe has other enemies. You know what the Mountain family is like. Felipe is no saint.”“Are you blaming Felipe for his misfortune?” Josias smiles out of the corner of his mouth.“I’m saying there are things we don’t know.” Caroline warns him, “Since Felipe took over management of Crystal Blue, we haven’t had an
Caio and Brigitte meet at Café Montanha. Rodrigo and Neilton attend to them, but their faces show concern for Reuben.“Neil, how’s the situation with your apartment?” Caio asks casually.“Well, Benjamin and I are going to have to tighten the budget.” Neilton lamented, “We don’t have Reuben’s help this month.”“What a situation.” Caio turns to Rodrigo, “Do you know when your father comes back?”“Hard to know.” Rodrigo replied aloofly, “Josias is the one who dictates the orders, you know that.”“My uncle, always the one in control...” Caio smiles and points to two pieces of chicken pie.After being served, Caio and Brigitte sit at one of the tables. Rodrigo turns on the radio and the song “Bubbly”, by Colbie Caillat, echoes through the cafeteria.“A peaceful song to calm us down a little,” Brigitte comments.“The situation is getting tense and dangerous, darling.” Caio informs her, “Rumors are going around that Daryl Mountain is visiting town, like a pit bull foaming in wrath.”“He want
Melissa also felt that Josias wanted to talk to her about that subject...After David left, Melissa closed the door and approached her husband. “OK, I believe you wanted some answers.”“I think I deserve it, don’t I?” Josias jokes, “Honey, you showed up at my company, talking normally about the two of us, our love... Until Caio showed up talking about Reuben having a gun in his hands. You freaked out, magically guessed that Kelvin was in the hospital, and begged me to send Reuben to São Paulo with his grandparents. We’re now aware of this attempted murder, and the victim is Felipe.”Josias took a deep breath, “Will you please fill in the blanks? I’m seriously thinking that Reuben tried to murder Felipe, but our daughter refuses to believe it. When I ask if she has any theories, she withdraws. She knows something else, and I feel like she conferred with you.”Melissa smiles awkwardly. “Of course, she conferred with me. She cried in despair, sensing something like this would happen.”“D