From outside my house, my mother-in-law shouted, “Why is the gate closed?”… A minute later, my husband called me begging me to open it, and I told him, “Put me on speakerphone,” because his whole family was going to find out the truth.

PART 2

For a few seconds, no one spoke.

Then, as always, Ofelia tried to regain control by raising her voice.

“Don’t invent things! The whole family is here! You have no right to do this!”

“I’m not the one causing a scene,” I replied. “You started it the moment you decided to break into my home and go through my personal documents.”

Sergio tried to step in.

“Mariana, please… let’s talk privately.”

I let out a dry laugh.

“Oh no. Everyone gets to hear this. Because everyone came ready to celebrate in a house you and your mother were already planning to take from me.”

Whispers spread.

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