Episode 5

Gabriel was clearly upset, this habit of feeling inferior was making everything quite difficult, I tried to stay calm and talk to him.

"They didn't know you'd bought a house, you hadn't mentioned it to anyone, or rather, you said you rented, it's a wedding gift."

GABRIEL: it's fine, but we will live in the house I paid for and I can take care of it.

"Yes Gabriel, but now I need to go there to sign the paperwork, would you like to come with me?"

GABRIEL: No, I'm really tired, don't be long and be careful, there's a car you can use, it's from work, they gave it to me to use.

"Okay, I'll set the address on the GPS... I won't be long, can we talk later?"

GABRIEL: Yes... we'll talk when you come back!

I went to the address my father sent me, I was too upset about what had happened

EMILY 💭I need to sort things out with Gabriel; I like him and want to make it work… But I won't tolerate these antics.

I stopped at a traffic light, lost in thought, you know that feeling of being watched? I'd felt it since I left the hotel, there was a car behind me, I ignored it and went on my way, soon the car turned onto another street and I arrived at the house.

I greeted the lawyer and signed the documents, he showed me to the main room, the house was indeed amazing, both my father and my sister had a great taste in houses.

After we finished everything, he left, and I stayed to look through all the rooms, it was huge and very well decorated.

EMILY 💭Gabriel will never accept living here... I wanted this marriage so much, but I'm not happy.

While I pondered how complicated my life had become, my sister was living her fairy tale, naturally with the most beautiful and charming prince in the world.

HUGO: Good morning my lovely... What are you doing, Helena?

HELENA: Good morning, love... I thought about rearranging the living room furniture, can you help me, it's heavy.

ANA: I told her she could call a professional team to do this, and...

HELENA: I don't want to pay someone to do this, I have two arms, two legs, and I'm very much alive, I can do it!

LIZ: Dad, do you think mom's got some sort of mental problem?

HUGO: Daughter, you better get ready or you'll be late for school.

HELENA: Are you going to help me or just stand there watching?

HUGO: Helena, are you upset about something or someone... I know you, my little garden dwarf... Where are the three dwarves, my Snow White haha

HELENA: What's with that nonsense, Hugo, I'm not in the mood, if you think you're better than me because you're taller, size proves nothing... I know a bunch of huge things that are really dumb... They can't even stand up on their own.

HUGO: What kind of talk is this... You're speaking nonsense.

HELENA: Then don't bother me, Hugo!

HUGO: Know what, I'll see the kids... After you're in a better mood I'll talk to you!

My father left her there alone, after a few minutes, he was already in the office, Helena went to talk to him.

HUGO: What do you want, love?

HELENA: You spend too much time working and hardly pay attention to me, I'm feeling...

HUGO: ABANDONED... Are you on your period, love HAHA, come here, I'll take care of you...

He sits on the couch and she lies on his lap, they spend a lot of time together.

HUGO: I love you, my love... What do you want to do?

HELENA: Nothing, I just want to hug you and stay quiet... I have a meeting today at the Mazza hotel salon, will you come with me?

HUGO: Of course, I will, I like to see you at work.

HELENA: Why?

HUGO: You're so different, it's like you have a dual personality, at home you're a girl who needs affection and care, at work you're a Lioness who makes everyone run haha, I love seeing how much people respect you, my businesswoman.

HELENA: I love that about you... I'm also very proud of the man you are, my husband is Hugo Lacerda Bianchi, I'm your number one fan.

HUGO: Haha... What if we take advantage now that Luca and Liz are at school and the babies are sleeping...

HELENA: That's what I want, to be naked in your arms...

HUGO: I suspected as much... Come here, my love, let me feel your lips.

HELENA: Is it just my lips you want, love? I can offer you more than that.

HUGO: Maybe I need a little incentive...

HELENA: Okay, make love to me, my handsome old man... I love it when you drive me crazy with pleasure.

The atmosphere was heating up but…

KNOCK... KNOCK...

HUGO: What the HELL!!!

HELENA: What's that, love!? Since when do you speak like that, that's awful, Hugo!

ANA: I only knocked because they called from the children's school... They asked for you to come quickly, Liz is badly hurt...

That statement floored my father, Helena was wearing a pencil skirt, and her blouse was already off, she ran through the room just in her bra, the guards were disconcerted and turned away, no one wanted to clash with my father.

ANA: Helena... You're shirtless…

HUGO: Oswaldo, prepare the helicopter... Ana, call the hospital and put them on alert.

HELENA: Liz... What happened, my love? Hugo, I'm so worried, what do you think happened?

HUGO: Calm down, everything will be alright!

They rushed to the school where Liz was in the principal's office, frightened, sitting in a corner clutching Luca's hand, with lots of blood on her uniform, which made my sister go pale upon entering.

HELENA: My daughter... What happened to you?

She had a cut over her eyebrow and some scratches all over her body, her lips were also cut.

HUGO: I want an explanation for this... WHY IS MY DAUGHTER LIKE THIS?

My father was about to strangle the principal, who couldn't speak... LUCA! Can you tell me what happened?

LUCA: A classmate pushed her off the slide, that's what happened... at least that's what it seemed from a distance, I wasn't close to her.

HELENA: Let's go, daughter, to the hospital, we'll sort this out later, love...

They went straight to the hospital, and following some imaging tests, the doctors confirmed that everything was fine.

HUGO: It was nothing serious, love, we can take Liz home...

She wouldn't talk to anyone and just wanted to be near her brother; once home she went to her room and slept, Luca sat beside her bed to be close when she woke up.

HUGO: Helena, I'm going to the school to settle this, want me to drop you at the meeting?

HELENA: I cancelled it, I'll stay with her today, she's not well, Hugo...

HUGO: I won't be long.

My father went to the school, and as expected, the principal called Liz's classmate's father; my father, however, didn't want to talk, he wanted a conflict, Hugo Lacerda Bianchi loses all reason when it comes to protecting his offspring.

HUGO: Are you the father of that little monster? Listen here, either that diabolical girl is expelled from this school, or I will shut it down, just one call and all the other parents will transfer their children to another school.

The classmate's father was up for the challenge and confronted my father, and of course, they exchanged blows and kicks. By this point, my grandmother Antonella already knew of the incident, she was angry with my sister for letting him go alone to resolve it, since my father becomes irrational haha...

She was heading to their house for a visit but had to divert straight to the school.

ANTONELLA: Please, Hugo, control yourself... This is not how we resolve things...

Things calmed down until the classmate's father spoke again.

"I'M NOT TO BLAME IF YOUR DAUGHTER HAS A MENTAL PROBLEM..."

Then things completely spiraled out of control.

ANTONELLA: Listen here, you miserable wretch, watch your tongue when speaking about my granddaughter, or I'll cut it out myself.

FABRIZIO: Alright, that's enough... Give me that staple remover, Antonella, and Mr. Principal... What's the purpose of this weapon here? Hugo, you also calm down, they are children, and everything needs to be resolved cautiously.

HUGO: I'm going to destroy this idiot... He won't have an easy life from here on out.

FABRIZIO: Ask the little girl to come here... We need to ask what happened, what's your name, young man?

My uncle is the most sensible in the family, obviously after me... The girl's father answers Alex.

ALEX: Melissa, my daughter's name is Melissa...

FABRIZIO: Okay, let's talk to Melissa...

A beautiful little girl with green eyes entered the room, she seemed very apprehensive.

FABRIZIO: Hi Mel, are you okay? I'm Uncle Fabrizio, let's talk a little about the unfortunate accident today.

MELISSA: Liz is my best friend, how is she?

FABRIZIO: She's a bit shaken but not too hurt, she's already at home... What happened?

MELISSA: She wanted to call Luca but slipped... I told her not to climb, I tried to hold her, but I'm too weak, I couldn't do it!

FABRIZIO: Did she climb up higher to be more visible?

MELISSA: Yes, she'd already been calling Luca loudly, but he didn't hear... It's my fault, I should have held on tighter.

At this point, my father's face was dragging on the floor haha and my uncle, of course, gloated.

FABRIZIO: This is how things are resolved, see, children, Melissa is more adult than all three of you put together; what to do next is clear, Hugo, I expect nothing less from you.

HUGO: Thank you, Melissa, for clarifying everything... Excuse me!

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