After the most wonderful weekend of my life, we're back at the office. My parents have returned to Campanário, as have Nando's parents, Mel's parents, and Patrício's parents.

Alessandro talked to Lygia and hired her full-time, with a much better salary, as she would soon be caring for another child, which made her very happy. He also convinced her to move into our house so she could rent out her little house and earn extra rent, and she wouldn't be so lonely. She liked the idea, but I suspect she liked the idea of spending more time with Jorge even more; the two were always chatting.

Pedro would continue at the same daycare, so Alessandro hired a driver. In fact, he stole Patrício's driver, who couldn't say no when he claimed it was for Pedro.

My husband introduced me to the security team that would be permanently based at the house, and I really liked Matias. Jorge told Alessandro that he would work hard to contact the employees who had worked with his parents, and that for those who