Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo

Chapter 20

Bruna apologizes to Júlio, explaining that she is accompanied by Ciro because he had notified her that she needed to go to the police station to give a statement regarding the car crash she caused; irritated by Bruna’s duplicity, Ciro leaves the country house, remarking that she is already “very well advised” by Ciro. Later, at the office, Júlio begins emptying his drawers and, in a fit of irritation, orders his secretary out of the room. Shortly thereafter, Júlio surprises Luísa by saying that, with his resignation, there is one less obstacle in Ciro’s path to managing the chain of eateries; he adds, however, that if she wants to win Ciro over, she will have to compete with Bruna for him.