Melissa appears smiling at Gomes real estate. It is the first time she enters after Josias had taught her one day where the company was located. The news that she was pregnant was so pleasant she just couldn't wait.
Upon entering the entrance hall, Vânia is the first person to see her, "Niece Melissa! What a pleasure to see you here."
Vânia gets up from her desk and the two embrace.
"Is Josias here?" Melissa asks.
Vânia breaks the hug and looks at Melissa with pity, "Oh my dear, what bad luck... your husband is at the registry office doing the paperwork for the sale he made earlier today. You know how it is: signatures need to be checked and authenticated. The old owner needs to transfer the house to the new owner's name."
Melissa is positively surprised, "Josias got another sale? How nice! Well, he would tell me tonight."
"And you, did you want to say something to him?"
At this point, Adrian comes from the hallway a
At night, Josias enters the Rocha penthouse and finds Melissa sitting calmly and with an angelic smile. Without her saying anything, Josias is already smiling. It's impossible not to feel loved by Melissa, this perfect being coming from Heaven to cheer mere mortals.Instantly, Josias kneels in front of Melissa and speaks in the most adorable tone possible, "Melissa, my love, my dear wife! Just seeing your naughty girl's face I already know you'll tell me good news!"Melissa strokes Josias's hair. While many men adopt the Mohawk hairstyle, Josias still kept the professional, businessman hairdo."Honey, you're absolutely right." Melissa sweetly announces, "I have good news. I went to the hospital..."Melissa can't finish anymore. Josias vibrates, laughs, claps, and then pats Melissa's stomach, "How long?"Melissa is surprised to see that Josias guesses. Did she respond...? "It has two weeks."Yes, Josias has connected the facts. He blushes wit
Saturday arrives, and with it, the celebration of Carmen's engagement. She and Tiago are beaming at Crystal Blue, talking to Elisa about the anticipation."Everything is ready for tonight, dear brother." Elisa proudly comments, acting as the restaurant's new owner, "We've already put a notice out there announcing that we'll have the venue reserved for a private party."That's great, little sister!" Tiago smiles back, "And you, Carmen, what do you think?"Carmen seems to wake up from a reverie, "Eh? Ah, I'm mesmerized by everything so beautiful!"Elisa pretends she believes it. Carmen is not acting like the excited bride who is about to get married.***In the Rocha penthouse, Melissa is in the living room slowly dancing alone to the sound of "You Make Me Love You", by Roger Hodgson. She puts her hands on her stomach and smiles as if she can already feel the baby.Josias appears shirtless and in shorts. Today is Saturday and he doesn't
Simeon and Carlos have a more relaxed breakfast, as they prepared it. The bread is fresh, the guava jar is new, and the coffee has been sweetened with sugar.They take advantage of Dora's absence to talk."Son, I'm still worried about your wife after that outburst." Carlos begins, "She hasn't mentioned anything about William since then, and I've seen you being aloof and pick the right word so as not to trigger any extreme reactions.""Of course, I need to be careful." Simeon chews the guava with bread."The question is, how long will it be like this?" Carlos questions with a serious look and the undisguised tone of a worried father, "I don't want this to become a constant in your life."Simeon swallows and looks down, unable to respond.Someone knocks on the door. Simeon gets up to answer it.First, he opens the living room window and grins when he sees Josias, Melissa, and Alan, "Hey guys! Just a minute!"Simeon was comfortabl
At the Crystal Blue restaurant, the morning activity is the same as other weekends. Families who work all the working days now come to enjoy an exquisite lunch.Elisa looks on with concern as Stacy performs the waitressing. Igor appears and finds her at the bar."Hi, sister! Is everything alright for—" Igor breaks off when he notices Elisa's gaze and decides to follow her. Seeing Stacy, he worries, "Elisa, do you think it's a good idea to keep Stacy still in the same job?"Elisa glares at her older brother, "I'm just watching her to I get the answer. And you want to know what I think? She's doing great."Igor is worried, "Maybe the tasks she performs might remind her of Marcelo.""Why?" Elisa narrows her eyes, "She's no longer going to Sunset Village beach to be treated like a piece of meat. She's gone back to sleeping eight hours a night. She told me she is attending sessions with the psychologist."Igor nods, "Not bad. So, do you nee
In the evening, the private dinner celebrating the engagement of Tiago and Carmen was about to begin. Elisa organized the arrangement. Tables were joined to form a larger, rectangular table. The fine linen towels were immaculately white. The window shades were closed so that passersby would not be prying the dinner in progress.Elisa was standing watching the arrangement with undisguised pleasure. While the staff put the plates and cutlery out, Saulo appeared very elegant and handsome in a tuxedo, hugging her from behind."Good night, my beautiful wife! Today another member of the Bento family will take the important step."Elisa turns to her beloved husband, smiling and in love, "Yes, and just the eldest, to set a good example! You look charming, darling.""I'm the only one?" Saulo takes two steps back and admires Elisa's outfit. The long sleeveless cherry-colored dress makes her stunning. In her ears, the most expensive mother-of-pearl earrings, and aro
Josias and Melissa are sleeping soundly and cuddled together. Nothing could disturb the sacred sleep of this cute and adorable couple.Well, at least that's what was thought. The landline telephone rings in such a way that no one can sleep in the Rocha penthouse. Josias wakes up scratching his eyes and muttering complaints."I hate it when I wake up before the alarm clock!" He complains.His movement in bed also wakes up his beloved wife. She barely opens her eyes and notices her hubby getting up."Hey, at least put your pajama pants on! Don't go walking around naked, your son might be awake." Melissa warns him.Alan's bedroom is farther away from the living room, and he's likely to be sleeping without hearing this landline ring.Obeying his wife with a mischievous smile, Josias goes into the living room. The landline had stopped ringing... but had come back for the umpteenth time."HELLO?"On the other side, is heard the voice
Elisa, Saulo and Igor visit Tiago at his house. The older brother and head of the Bento family is still devastated by Josias's absence from his engagement dinner.Tiago is sprawled on the sofa, shirtless, with a cup in his hands containing anything but coffee."Brother!" Elisa is surprised by the sight, "We entered because the gate and door were left open. Are you still upset?"Tiago sighs deeply and responds in a tearful tone, "We failed with our mission, folks. Our Master Josias Rocha is furious with us!""Did he not want to show up at dinner because of the mess involving Pamela and William?"Something inside Tiago is triggered when he hears Igor's question. He straightens up on the couch and frowns, "That could have been it. Pamela has been arguing and insulting Melissa. How was Josias going to let such nonsense go?"Elisa nods, "That's understandable. Yesterday she was with her husband and Caio who wanted to be with William. If Josias sh
Later, Dr. Braggart allowed William's family to visit him, but not everyone at once. Simeon was chosen to be the first, after all, he is the father.In the ICU room, William smiles slightly as he sees his father, "Dad... how long...!""You know damn well why we took so long to see you!" Simeon's voice is shaky, and he tries not to cry in front of his son, "You're the one who didn't seem to want to see us anymore."William nods, "Yeah, I was talking to God if it was worth it for me to go back. So much suffering, Dad, I'm tired of it!"Simeon has slight discomfort. That's exactly how Dora feels."Well, son, in people's lives everything happens... My life was never a bed of roses." Simeon tries to encourage his son."But mine looks like a minefield!" William complains, "Are you taking good care of my son?"Simeon finds himself cornered. The doctor said not to stress the patient."Son, you better think about recovering, OK? I'll ca