I Came Home Two Days Early and Found My Wife Sneaking Through the Servants’ Entrance—Then I Learned Who Had Taken Over Her House

Before I could ask what she meant, my mother stepped into the frame.

“Julian, stop interrogating your wife.

She’s been far too sensitive lately.

Let her rest.”

Mariana looked down.

She said nothing.

The call ended less than two minutes later.

Seconds afterward, a message from Mariana appeared on my phone.