1981 (#16) - Victor's vasectomy, Julia and Michael's passion, Eve's requests

During his work at Jabot, Michael is struck by Julia's beauty and doesn't hide the fact that he would like to date her if she wasn't married. Julia, while admitting that she enjoys Michael's kindness and charm, confirms that she is happily married to Victor. In fact, the marriage between the two finally seems to be going well and Julia begins to fantasize about a future baby. The subject, which has always been a taboo with Victor who absolutely has no intention of becoming a father, is, as always, put aside by the man, who is strongly disagrees with the idea of having a child in their life. To make sure that he doesn't end up with his wife expecting a baby at any moment, Victor undergoes a vasectomy that guarantees him the impossibility of having children. Victor, of course, does not inform his wife about the vasectomy, so that she will believe that the non-pregnancy is exclusively due to bad luck. In any case, Julia does not hide her bitterness for her husband's harshness and his opinions that are often too far from hers, despite the fact that she is convinced that inside him there is still the sweet man of then. The cooling off period in Victor and Julia's relationship, meanwhile, allows Michael to get closer and closer. Things fall apart for Julia when Eve, with her son Cole, returns to town surprised. Realizing that she doesn't just want money to hide, but rather to fight to get Victor and reunite her family, not resigning herself to the fact that the father of her child will remain exclusively her one-night stand, Eve is disappointed when she learns that Victor is out of town on business. Despite everything, Eve does not miss the opportunity to visit Victor's house with an excuse and meet his wife Julia. She soon becomes suspicious and begins to understand that Eve is Victor's mistress; on the other hand, the woman does not do much to hide it. Unable to react and realizing that she has once again been mocked by her husband, a desperate Julia finds comfort in Michael's arms. Overwhelmed by grief, Julia lets herself go and the two spend a night of passion. Only in the morning does Julia realize that she has betrayed Victor for the first time and, feeling strongly guilty, she returns home before Victor returns. In the meantime, he runs into Eve, and denies the recognition of Cole as his son. Eve, after a failed seduction attempt, argues furiously with the man and the woman refuses further sums of money, promising that she will fight to see what is due to her.