"Did he give up being a deacon because of the slut?" Melissa asks with wide eyes.

"Melissa, look at the language," Romualdo asks like every boss.

"Yes, Melissa," Uélton replies with his head down, "he doesn't want to be a deacon anymore and probably won't even set foot in the Church anymore, because everyone is talking and gossiping about it. Wallace, for our doctrines, couldn't be involved with Pamela."

"Imagine what the brethren of the Church are saying." Romualdo opines, "If Wallace insists on taking on the son, it is because the son is his. Soon, Wallace committed another offense: making love before the wedding. He could be expelled."

"If...