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The house was completely silent and Ana thought it was strange, she went to her daughters' room and to her surprise the three were sleeping together in Thaís' room, Alice Luiza and Thaís were tangled up in each other.

Ana smiled when she saw her daughters sleeping together in Thaís' room. She walked over, sat on the bed and watched them for a few moments, remembering when they were little and they used to do this often.

She got up carefully so as not to wake them up and went to her and Diego's room. He was already asleep, so Ana lay down next to him and hugged him, feeling grateful for her family and the love they shared. She knew that life had its challenges, but she was confident that together they could overcome them.

Thaís had gone through a traumatic experience that made her realize the importance of being close to her sisters and being more careful with her personal safety. Since then, she always let them know when she left and kept in constant contact with everyone during her a