At Harold's house, there will be another kind of celebration.
Isabel is in the living room reading her second book. Her head bobs to the beat of The Bangles' song "Eternal Flame".
Josias and Melissa approach the open door and see her.
"Good morning, Mrs. Freire!" Melissa greets her.
Isabel lifts her head and smiles widely, "Come in, guys! But when are you going to call me Isabel?"
Josias and Melissa enter with a package.
"Maybe never." Josias jokes, "Only if you don't mind."
Isabel gets up, goes to Melissa and the two ladies exchange three little kisses.
Harold and Uélton come in from the backyard, both shirtless and sweating.
"Hi, guys!" Harold greets them, "Too bad, we're weeding the yard and we're dripping with sweat like pigs."
"Don't even say hello, we're stinking." Uélton jokes.
Everyone laughs. Josias goes anyway and at least shakes their hands.
"We have a gift for your mother."
At Marcal Publishing, Vernon is bursting with rage. He stormed into his room, slamming the door against the wall. Vernon sits down in his chair so furiously that he almost slips and lands on his butt.After regaining his balance, he picks up the phone and dials home.Elza is just finishing knitting Caroline's socks to Debbie Gibson's song "Lost in Love.""These female singers are all in love, each song is beautiful..." The landline rings, but Elza insists on finishing a line of knitting stitches so as not to lose count.After finishing, she gets up and answers the phone that hasn't stopped ringing. "This person is really desperate, huh? Hello!""Honey, I thought you were dead!" Vernon complains venomously, "Why were you so late in answering?""I'm knitting socks for our granddaughter Caroline." Elza nonchalantly replies, "What do you want, man?""I just had a meeting with my boss." Vernon growls, "Can you believe he said that if Maggi
In Beto's apartment, Pamela is kneeling in front of Rosemary, tucking her backpack onto her back. Rosemary is still sad about Caio's absence.Ironically, their radio is playing "Someday We'll Be Together" from Santa Fé.Beto still appears with the face of a few friends. The blanket still crumpled on the sofa indicates that Beto has been sleeping on the sofa since the beginning of their fight.Cristina enters their apartment and finds the mood bleak, "Hello everyone, what a beautiful day it's been out there!""It looks like it's going to rain," Beto responds in a harsh tone.Pamela rolls her eyes, "Mommy, escort Rosemary out, please."Cristina more than quickly takes her granddaughter's hand, "Come on, granddaughter, let's wait for the school van.""Bye Mommy, Bye Daddy!" Rosemary says goodbye trying to be nice.Cristina gives Pamela a look as if to say 'behave yourself' and hastily leaves the apartment, closing the door.
On the way to the restaurant, Stacy and Flávia talk animatedly about their lives. Flávia pushes Reuben's pushchair."How old is he, Flavia?" Stacy asks curiously."He's two, will turn three in November." Flávia proudly replies, "I'm taking him to the dentist because he's been crying with his finger in his mouth.""It must be the teeth that are growing, they say the last teeth are the most painful for them," Stacy comments as if she were an experienced mother.Flávia nods. The two continue to talk as they approach the restaurant."Well, dear friend, I hope your son is all right." Stacy starts to say goodbye.But, seeing the facade of Crystal Blue, Flávia frowns and wants to prolong the conversation, "Stacy, how's it been working at the restaurant?"Stacy thinks Flávia refers to her time as Marcelo's sex doll, "Oh my dear, it's better now. Knowing you won't be dragged to Sunset Village beach any
At recess, João Paulo sees Benjamin in a corner of the courtyard practicing his boxing moves, punching an imaginary bag in the air. Even the facial expression of someone concentrated and the pose of a boxer he is doing."Hey, almost-cousin! What are you doing, practicing here?"João Paulo gets closer and notices a punch mark on Benjamin's cheekbone."As you can see, I'm pretty out of shape." Benjamin apologizes.João Paulo laughs, "Oh, don't worry, man. With time and practice, you can improve.""The problem is: my classmates think I lost another fight with those bullies," Benjamin responds by punching the air three times in succession.João Paulo narrows his eyes, "Look, since you mentioned it... they didn't show up to bother you anymore, did they?""They must be afraid of you, yes," Benjamin responds unconcerned.What the two boys don't know is that the school principal talked to the bullies and thr
Beto is extremely irritated in his office because of discussions involving the custody of Caio. He tries to concentrate by reading the schedule of the trucks that will deliver goods to the warehouse today.A porter respectfully appears at the door, "Mr. Reis, do you have a truck for today?"Beto takes out his anger on him, "Of course there's a truck for today, you idiot! Are you thinking you'll have free time to scratch your balls?"The porter widens his eyes and decides to retreat fearfully. But before he can close the door, another hand stops it."I'll go in, excuse me."Beto abruptly tosses the spreadsheet on his desk when he hears the voice and knows whose voice it is.William enters the office with a confident, confrontational stance, "We need to talk, buddy.""We have nothing to talk about." Beto gets up furiously, already wanting to punch his supposed rival, "You can leave because unlike you, I have work to do!""Ha, ha,
Beto and William are arguing about their and Caio's situation. Beto is furious and is almost hitting William, but William is calm and with a slight smirk."You are over thirty, Roberto." William teases him, "You shouldn't be so impulsive and explosive.""You're the one wanting to die!" Beto exclaims, "Stop the clowning and go back to following the agreement made by the Juvenile Court!"William pulls away as if Beto's bad breath bothers him, "Do you really care that much about my son, Roberto?"Beto is taken by surprise. He's already admitted that he doesn't give a damn about Caio; he only engages in contention for the pleasure of chaos."What crazy question is that?" Beto disguises, looking around, "I know Caio is not my son, but if my wife is happy with him, so am I. And Rosemary is his step-sister, she has a right to see him.""If Pamela stopped the enmity, she could visit him on the penthouse.""It was your sister who didn't want t
Beto takes a deep breath in the office after having the clash with William. He sat at his desk, groping eagerly until he found his calendar. As he flips through it, he finds a desired phone and smiles. So he dials the number almost breaking the dial.After waiting, knocking their knees in anxiety, someone on the other end responds, "Hello, Mr. Soares? Nice to meet you, Roberto Reis. I'm Vera Reis's brother, whom you helped Wallace Campos to annul the marriage... yes, it's a pleasure too. Can we talk? I need your services... tomorrow? Great, at Crystal Blue..."Beto picks up a pen to write this appointment down on his calendar. The smile lights up more and more...***Josias is leaving the residential complex's construction site. He looks over the horizon towards Sunset Village.Octavio, who's with him, comments jokingly, "You really don't want to come to live here, huh?"Josias remains serious and wiggles, "No, not yet, Octavio. I know Sunse
The next day, Pamela is brewing coffee in the kitchen when Beto appears, still shirtless and only wearing boxer shorts. When she finished straining, he suddenly hugs her from behind, squeezing her between his body and the kitchen sink.Pamela feels some sudden pleasure of being touched by that hot, manly, and muscular man; she even lets the strainer fall in the sink carelessly. She closes her eyes and moans, feeling her husband's excitement under his boxer shorts.When she thinks she will be banged right there in the kitchen, Beto whispers in her ear, "Today I'm going to talk to Cláudio Soares."Done! All the excitement is gone. Pamela opens her eyes and moves away from her husband, elbowing him in the stomach, almost hitting his private parts."Argh, you bastard! You cut out all the romantic mood!" Pamela picks up the thermos and slams it down on the table.Beto smiles mischievously, "You pretty liked it, huh? That's why I want to solve Cai