Episode 5

Jonas - I'm considering your future. If we lose everything, you'll have no inheritance.

Alessandra - I'd rather you focus on my present. I overheard my fiance laughing at me with the woman who claimed to be my friend, and you didn't once ask if I was alright. He doesn't love me, Father. Do you know why he said he'd marry me even after knowing I spent the night with someone else? Because he's interested in those lands you own. He said that once he gets his hands on them, he'd find a way out of this marriage. And I doubt he has any intention of helping you with your company's issues.

Jonas - What's on those lands that he's so interested in?

Alessandra - I don't know, but it must be worth something for him to marry me just to get them.

Jonas - Does he know you overheard his conversation about our lands?

Alessandra - No.

Jonas - You better not mention anything to him. Before you break off the engagement, I'll call a geochemist to analyze the soil samples. They'll tell us if there's anything valuable or any possible mineral deposits on the land.

Alessandra - Fine, but I don't want to see those two anymore.

Jonas - Don't worry. I'll make sure you don't have to deal with them until we have the analysis results.

While Alessandra's father becomes ecstatic about the prospect of something valuable on his land, Alessandra herself is disappointed with her father's nonchalance over her betrayal and didn't even inquire whom she had spent the night with. Speaking of which, she recalls the steamy night with a stranger who, despite being obnoxious, made her forget everything that happened in her fiance's office. He made her feel things she'd never felt before. Alessandra undresses for a bath, looks in the mirror, and sees the marks on her body - reminders of that night she intends to forget.

Meanwhile, Davi approaches Guilherme, who is finishing getting ready.

Davi - What's with the face?

Guilherme - Can you believe some crazy woman barged into my room claiming she got the wrong room by mistake?

Davi - Well, it could be true. Remember, the room number's upside down. She could've thought it was a six.

Guilherme - Really? If that's true, then I might have made a mistake.

Davi - What kind of mistake?

Guilherme - I assumed she had ulterior motives for coming here.

Davi - Did you think she was an escort?

Guilherme - What else was I supposed to think when she came in and slept with me?

Davi - You spent the night with a stranger?

Guilherme - Yes, I even left her some money, which, by the looks of it, she took.

Davi - I don't think so. Look up there on your briefcase.

Guilherme had yet to see the note Alessandra left behind. He grew curious to read what she wrote.

Guilherme - She must have felt insulted.

Davi - Man, you have to stop thinking all women are like Barbara. You might have missed the chance to meet someone decent.

Guilherme - Maybe, but now it's too late. I'll never see her again, and I don't have the chance to apologize.

Davi - Let's just forget it. We should head to breakfast. The meeting is in an hour.

The two head towards the hotel’s dining area, but Guilherme stops by the reception desk first.

Receptionist - Good morning, sir. How can I assist you?

Guilherme - Did a lady stay in room six?

Receptionist - Yes, she checked out not long ago. She's the fiancee of the businessman you're meeting soon.

Guilherme - Oh, she's engaged? Interesting.

Receptionist - What was that, sir?

Guilherme - She entered the room I'm staying in last night.

Receptionist - It's likely due to the room number mix-up. The receptionist last night might have forgotten to inform her, but we'll fix the issue today.

Guilherme - Thank you.

He then catches up with Davi.

Davi - Where'd you go?

Guilherme - After you made me feel guilty, I got some information about the girl who entered my room. It turns out her room was six, and she mistook it for mine.

Davi - See? She could've been the love of your life.

Guilherme - That’s where you're wrong. She's just like the rest of them, deceitful. Believe it or not, she's engaged to the guy we're about to meet.

Davi - Really?

Guilherme - Now do you believe me when I say women just want to play with us? I will never let another woman toy with me again.

After finishing breakfast and settling the hotel bill, the two head to Renato's company.

In the meeting with Renato, Guilherme and he discuss the iron ore exploration project. Guilherme, concerned about the legality, questions whether the land for exploration has all the proper documentation.

Renato assures him that the land belongs to his future father-in-law. However, Guilherme is taken aback by the absence of the landowner from the meeting and presses for an explanation.

Renato attempts to justify the absence, noting that the landowner had other commitments and couldn't attend.

Unsatisfied with the response and stressing the need for all parties involved to be present for a proper discussion, Guilherme insists on transparency and legal and environmental responsibility in the project's proceedings.

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