Reuben returned to Lagoon City.What was agreed with Josias was that he would stay in the mansion until the matter was resolved. But this coincided with David moving into the same mansion.David was already comfortably installed at Rocha Mansion, watching the music video for the song “It’s a Beautiful Lie”, by Thirty Seconds to Mars, in the living room. The doorbell rang, but Hector seemed unable to answer.“Looks like I’ll have to answer the door.” David got up from the couch.When he went to the foyer, Ignacio was already heading towards the door.“I’ll get it, David.” Ignacio volunteered.The door was opened, and they were both shocked by the presence of Reuben, smiling broadly and carrying two suitcases.“LET THE PARTY BEGIN! I came back!”“Hi, Reuben!” Ignacio greets him while David barely fits in shock.“Nacho, how you’ve grown! It feels like I was away from home for ten years.” Reuben strokes the boy’s hair.“It looks like you spent ten years in jail, is that what you mean?” Da
Daniela started her work at Crystal Blue reorganizing reports and accounting data. She’s in the same office, but the door is open.Patrick passed by the corridor and found this situation strange. He decided to enter.“Daniela, is everything okay? Is the air conditioning not working?”“The air conditioning is working perfectly, Patrick.” She smiled, “I just didn’t want to be isolated in this room.”Patrick smiled and nodded. “Sorry. As soon as you took up your post, Kelvin Mountain returned to Cardozo Perfumes. He’s the branch manager here.”“Yes, I know I am in an exceptional situation while my real boss recovers in the hospital.” Daniela giggles, “I’m even thinking about visiting him to say hello.”“It would be great. If you want, I can accompany you.” Patrick offers.“Thank you, Patrick. I don’t know if I could do this alone.” Daniela goes back to typing.Patrick nodded and left, not wanting to disturb her.But Daniela’s cell phone rang. She was surprised to see that it was Pedro.“
Flávia and William visit Rocha Mansion and meet Reuben again. Reuben was installed in Alan’s old room.“My son!” Flávia hugged Reuben tightly, “Your grandmother wouldn’t let me talk to you!”“She said you shouldn’t compromise yourself,” Reuben explained.“Nonsense. How could something like that compromise me?” Flávia breaks the hug with a grimace.“Maybe my cell phone was tapped.” Reuben looked at his mother in doubt.William chuckles. “Don’t worry, Reuben. These are just extreme theories and concerns. With Josias around, you’re more protected than being in São Paulo.”“Will I have to give my statement to the police?” Reuben asked with concern.“Unfortunately.” Flávia sighs, “Daryl Mountain is in town and has already visited me at the orphanage, threatening and cursing us. Will punched him twice.”“I’m going to work out in the gym to punch him too.” Reuben scowls, “I know Daryl Mountain is the twins’ uncle, Melissa’s ex-brother-in-law, or Caroline’s token uncle: I DON’T CARE! If he wa
Brigitte wasted no time in visiting Reuben at Rocha Mansion to offer support.“Hello, Miss Amoreira.” Reuben shook her hand.“Hello, Reuben. Where can we talk?”“Let’s go to the living room. It’s comfortable, and the twins don’t mind.” Reuben opens the door.Not understanding what the twins have to do with this, Brigitte entered. They both sat comfortably on sofas.“I’m listening to you. I know you graduated in law and are dating Caio.”Brigitte smiles slightly, “Reuben, I want to inform you that Damascene Lawyers is available to defend you. Daryl Mountain tried to hire me, but I flatly refused.”“Thank you very much, Miss Amoreira. But do you intend to defend me?” Reuben smiles hopefully.“Unfortunately, I can’t do that. My specialty is different. I handle legal matters involving marriages, divorces, and wills.” Brigitte explains patiently.“I hope I can never hire you after I marry Caroline.” Reuben makes a joke.Brigitte remains serious. “Will there be a wedding, Reuben?”“Sure!” R
In the LCN newspaper, the news that Reuben had returned from São Paulo appeared on the front page.João Paulo was tasked with being the bearer of the news. He wasn’t very confident about it.At his house, Helen, with her pregnancy in progress, tried to comfort him during breakfast.“Honey, you can’t be so upset. You’re just doing your job.”“For real?” João Paulo chews the bread with margarine, “So why do I feel like I’m betraying the Freire family’s trust?”“You should ask Izzy, Reuben, and Wallace if they feel betrayed.” Helen sits down.João Paulo sighs. “I haven’t had Daryl’s illustrious visit yet. I thought we were going to have peace.”“Daryl is willing to put Reuben behind bars.” Helen shakes her head. She starts choosing several breakfast options.João Paulo’s cell phone rings and he answers, curious.“Number not saved. Hello?”On the other side, Reuben is sitting on his bed, already dressed.“Hello, João Paulo? This is Reuben, your favorite topic of the week.”“Reuben, I’m so
In the Teodoro Building, Pedro was talking to Theodore who was visiting the building after so many years. He admired the portrait of his ‘grandfather’ pinned to the wall.Pedro was a little embarrassed. “Little Theo, I wonder if you know the meaning of this.”Theodore smiled at Pedro. “My father explained the story to me. I was thought to be the son of Mr. Reis, that’s why I was named Theodore.”Pedro nods, but he knows it isn’t quite like that. Pamela knew that Theodore was not Beto’s son, but she had the nerve to name her son after her father-in-law anyway, out of sheer impudence.“Still, we consider you part of the family.” Pedro states, “We’re brothers. You also need to get along with Rosemary and Caio. Were you invited to her engagement party?”“Yes, I was,” Theodore confirmed.Beto appeared and was startled by Theodore’s presence. “Ah... Little Theo, I never thought you’d want to visit us!”“Hello, Mr. Reis.” Theodore smiled respectfully.“I was explaining some things, Dad.” Ped
Beto is shocked by the question Teresa asks. Is she going crazy or is it menopause?“Tess, you offend me with those kinds of questions. What do you mean?”Teresa calms down. “Do you regret divorcing Pamela?”Beto takes a deep breath and sits down on the sofa. “Honey, I want you to understand one thing: TODAY, I love you. But in the 90s, Pamela was my wife. We got married in 1985 because of Rosemary, and we spent long years living in harmony.”“It wasn’t exactly a harmonious marriage.” Teresa retorts.“Yes, there was some confusion concerning Caio’s custody.” Beto confirms, “But overall, I loved Pamela and I never wanted her to cheat on me. Yes, I was devastated and didn’t want to get divorced. But when I found out how seriously Pamela didn’t take our commitment... The divorce was bitter but necessary.”Teresa sits next to him. “I hadn’t thought about it in that light.”“Yes, if Pamela hadn’t slept with her boss - who coincidentally is now Brigitte’s boss - we would still be married to
Caio and Brigitte walked through Ibrahim Square hand in hand.“Am I not stopping you from going to work, sweetie?” Caio asks suddenly.“I don’t have much to do,” Brigitte responds with a sweet smile.“OK. Thank you very much for helping Reuben. Julian Pereira seems like a serious but competent guy.” Caio praises him.“I didn’t understand the ‘serious’ part.” Brigitte giggles.Caio smiles, “He seemed like a serious guy to me, one of those who won’t be intimidated by the opposition lawyer.”“He usually advocates for victims, acting as a prosecutor.” Brigitte explains, “But this time, he will act as a defender. Although, I repeat, there is still no formal case against Reuben.”Caio and Brigitte sit on one of the benches in the square.He asks, “So there’s a possibility that Reuben won’t even be charged?”Coincidentally, they didn’t see that Dylan was eating a ham sandwich on the bench facing away from the couple.Dylan turns to them and responds, “Unfortunately, we can’t count on that, b