Effects of Pregnancy

João FelipeAfter the departure of our parents, my brother and I continued at the charity event for some cause, which I had not paid attention to since I went only to get foreign investors to our branch in New York.I was succeeding with my pretensions when I got the call from my father, who made us apprehensive and we immediately went to the hospital to which our mother had been taken.Now we were in the mansion and Mom was resting in her room. She had had some tests and they indicated strong anemia, but she would undergo a more complete consultation and do a full check-up.I was very tired, the week had been strenuous because I was dedicating myself fully to work, which had not worked very well as a way to forget a certain girl.Although Viviane did not leave my thoughts, I had concluded that our separation was better. There were many obstacles and I could never take on a serious relationship with her."I'm quite worried about Mom, Felipe. She never had any kind of malaise and sudde

Hurt, very hurt

VivianeJoão Pedro had called me, asking me to go to his room, and despite the fear of meeting Felipe, I had to learn to live with this situation, even more so now that the time was approaching to have to face everyone.I got to João Pedro's room and he wasn't there, which made me quite upset. I risked myself in vain!I texted him and he replied asking me to wait for him as he had gone to the kitchen to get a snack for us.I threw myself on his bed and stared at my social media. What was not my surprise when I saw a mark of João Pedro in a photo where beside him was also Felipe hugging a girl, very beautiful by the way.Felipe and the girl seemed very intimate and that was a blow to me. Without even realizing it, a tear fell on top of my phone, and at the same time, I wiped it awkwardly.I heard voices in the hallway and before João Pedro entered the room, I ran to the bathroom, to wash my face. I didn't want to have to explain to him why the tears were.So I decided to be quiet when

Strange Attitude

João Felipe I realized that Lúcia spoke more to herself and that information bothered me a lot. I decided it was time to face João Pedro and whatever was leaving him in that state so different from his usual. I hurried out of the kitchen as I was going to confront my brother and it would be now. There was no more reason to postpone. "Aren't you going to eat, Felipe? " I still heard Lúcia ask when I was leaving the kitchen. She must have been even more confused, I figured. I met João Pedro already in the corridor that led to our rooms and when he was arriving in front of his door, I questioned him. "What's your problem? " He stopped his hand in the lock of the door. His face was a mask of coldness and it didn't resemble the ever-loving brother I had lived with since I was a child. " Is there a problem?" he replied with another question, his eyebrow arched and his tone was icy. "I don't know. Tell me you. " He opened the door and went into the room. When I realized he was goin

Hurt by Him

VivianeI looked at him in surprise and was utterly speechless. What João Pedro was proposing was something very serious. It would be lying to everyone involved and I couldn't handle it." It's not solved at all!" I said as soon as I could make some sound. "You can only be joking... ""I would never play with something so serious, Vivi. Think carefully and you will conclude that this is the best solution for everyone. Your parents will accept me very well as their son-in-law and my parents are already waiting for something like this from us... ""I'm so confused by all this! I don't know what to think... ""Do just that... Think! But think carefully and weigh all the pros and cons and you will see that we will not be doing any harm in taking c

A Great Circus?

João FelipeI still couldn't believe that Viviane was going to marry my brother. Soon with him, someone I never suspected might come to have a relationship with her, for they were like brothers.I backtracked, for I always had a certain suspicion that there might be something between them. They were very united, they did almost everything with each other. Not to mention that they were always with gestures of affection to each other and should have only protected this feeling. I had no idea of his motives since João Pedro was never afraid to go against his mother or the whole of São Paulo society to be with Vivi. He always stood up to everyone and if I didn't realize I had something else in it, now I realized that he should always have loved Vivi.Just like me. But

I lost the game

João FelipeI decided to go home, I would travel the next day, and given that I was not yielding anything, sitting there in that chair, looking out the window of my office. The best thing was to go get some rest and say goodbye to my parents properly since I didn't intend to be traveling constantly from there to here and would spend at least a few months without seeing them. They always visited me in New York for the past few years, at least four to five times a year, which I considered very little and was something my mother complained about a lot.But she didn't travel without Daddy and he had a whole schedule of appointments and work, which prevented him from always traveling, as my mother wished. Either way, I would continue to avoid my own home. I had to assume, at least to myself, that the reason that led me to keep all this estrangement, then and again now, was Viv

Marta is in trouble

Truth Ignored

VivianeJoão Felipe wouldn't want to know that he traveled and was working normally, while his mother was probably, apparently, facing a serious health problem."Daughter, you know I've been working for the Mendes of Albuquerque since Mr. Rodolfo was just a kid. I followed the whole story between him and Mrs. Marta, and so I can safely say that if she is facing any more serious health problems, it will shake the whole family and especially Mr. Rodolfo. ""I understand that I do, Dad. This is a very delicate subject. We can't be sure of anything just by a snippet of conversation my mom overheard. ""But you, as Mrs. Marta's future daughter-in-law, can have a conversation, so that it makes her understand that you can't be hiding something like this from your own family, regardless of your m