"Samantha"

I was very worried about Catarina. With the news that Ana Carolina was pregnant with Alessandro, Cat was miserable, of course. I worked all day moving Rick and Cat's office, as she would now be advising Patrício.

My mother had invited her boyfriend, Heitor, and Enzo to dinner with us on Saturday. The apartment was finally organized, and my mother was excited to have a visitor. But the girls didn't want to go. Cat said she was very sad and didn't want to ruin my mother's moment.

Joaquim was the first to arrive and was telling me that his eldest son had just broken off his engagement because his fiancée was unsure whether she really wanted to get married.

"And how is he, Joaquim?" I asked, sympathizing with what must have been a terrible situation.

Joaquim worked with my mother at the pharmaceutical company. He was a tall, black man, very kind, and he treated my mother like a queen. He was a widower with three children, two girls and one boy. The girls were already married, a