"Love, I'm home!"From a distance, Oliver hears Aurora's voice approaching the stable. Completely confused by the situation, he watches Liana run away in a hurry. He blinks several times, trying to convince himself that what he just saw is real and not some hallucination created by his own mind.Liana was standing right there, staring at him.Even after all these years, she still looks young, exactly the same way she did when he first met her."What are you doing here?" Aurora enters the stable and finds her husband standing there in nothing but his boxers.Still unable to process what just happened, Oliver quickly tries to compose himself, convincing himself it must've been his imagination. Ever since Noah left home, memories of Liana have been resurfacing constantly."I just came back from the plantation and was covered in mud. I didn't want to walk into the house filthy.""And what if someone saw you like this? Don't you know I'm jealous of this body of yours?" she teases."You don

"What's going on here?" Oliver asks, walking toward his wife and wrapping his arms around her."Aurora is not handling this situation well at all. How could you let Liana's clone end up here?" Denise asks nervously."And how was I supposed to know this girl would look so much like Liana?" he snaps back in the same tone Denise used."He's right." Aurora says through tears. "We could never have imagined she'd look this much like her aunt.""You need to talk to Noah immediately and ask him to send her back to wherever she should've never left in the first place," Denise continues, ignoring everything they just said."Enough." Saulo intervenes. "We're the adults here, and we need to act like it. This week will be difficult, but we need to do everything we can to pretend everything's fine. Noah will be upset if we send her away before the agreed time. I think we should ignore her appearance and pretend none of this affects us.""Saulo's right." Aurora wipes her tears away. "Let's do everyt

Saulo's comment only makes Oliver even more uncomfortable. He shoots his friend a deadly glare, practically wanting to jump at his throat, but deep down, he knows Saulo is completely right. This situation is getting out of control.Being alone in a car with an unfamiliar younger woman looks terrible for him.“Go straight home,” Saulo warns him.“Of course. Where else would I go?” Oliver replies nervously.Helping Luana into the car under Saulo's watchful eyes, he drives back home.“Go to your room, take a shower, and get some rest,” he tells her as they enter the house.“My back is probably all scratched up. Take a look for me.” Without the slightest bit of shame, she lifts her shirt right in front of him.“Put that down!” he orders immediately, turning his face away. “If you don't feel well, I'll ask someone to take you to the hospital. I'm not a doctor, I'm not examining you.”After saying that, Oliver walks away, leaving Luana alone. The moment she notices how nervous he is, she st

That afternoon, during lunch, Noah sits at the table with his cousin, his brothers, and his parents, all eating in silence.“This afternoon I'm going to the capital,” he announces.“That's good. I think you should take Elisa with you too. She stopped by earlier looking for you,” Oliver says, trying to avoid letting his son wander around alone with his cousin.“Really? I forgot to tell her I'd be working this morning.”“You can take my car, that way all of you will be comfortable. Your car only has room for two people.”“Thanks, Dad.”After lunch, Noah is getting ready to leave with his cousin when Oliver calls him aside to talk privately.“What happened?” Noah asks suspiciously.“I know you're excited about your cousin, but you should think about Elisa too. How do you think she's feeling?”“I already explained my relationship with Luana to her.”“Would you feel comfortable if Elisa suddenly showed up with a guy her age and started going everywhere with him? No matter what you told her

It's already past four in the afternoon, and Noah still hasn't returned home.Everyone is so worried that even Eloá's birthday preparations have been left in the hands of the household staff.Noah ignores every call.Elisa paces back and forth, overwhelmed with worry, not knowing where to find him. Without thinking twice, she sneaks her father's car and drives down the village road, calling Noah over and over until he finally answers.“Noah, where are you? Everyone's worried sick about you.”“Tell them not to worry. I'll come home when I feel better.”“I'm not telling anyone anything. To be honest, I'm behind the wheel right now. I just stole Dad's car, and if you don't tell me exactly where you are, I'm driving all the way to the capital and finding you myself.”“Elisa, are you crazy?” he asks, immediately concerned. “You barely know how to drive. Pull over right now and call your father to come get you.”“I'm not going home until I find you!” she says firmly.“How am I supposed to g